- Legacy Trust UK
Legacy Trust UK is a charitable trust in the
United Kingdom , established in 2007 to support a range of cultural and sporting activities in connection with the2012 Summer Olympics and2012 Summer Paralympics to be held in London, with the aim of providing a lasting legacy from the Games.It is registered as a charity in England & Wales, and its objects are "to make awards of money to individuals or organisations for charitable purposes including, without limitation, cultural, educational, healthy sporting and other charitable activities for the benefit of the community in any approved territory." [ [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1118809 Charity Commission: Registered Charity Number 1118809] .]
The charity has been funded by a one-off endowment of £40 million from the
Big Lottery Fund ,Arts Council England and theDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport . Of that, £6 million is earmarked for theUK School Games organised by theYouth Sport Trust . [ [http://www.ukschoolgames.com/ UK School Games] ]See also
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LOCOG
*Olympic Delivery Authority References
External links
* [http://www.legacytrustuk.org/ Legacy Trust UK official website]
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