• The London Development Agency is working closely with key partners to deliver the physical transformation of East London as well as a lasting legacy of social, economic and physical improvements. The partners include:

• The five host boroughs: Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest

• Greater London Authority (GLA)

• Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)

• Central Government
• London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC)

• Lee valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA)

• Sporting Legacy for 18,000 Londoners

• More than 18,000 Londoners have taken part in different sporting activities through a coaching programme intended to get more people active in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

• The London Development Agency’s (LDA) Summer of Sport programme was taken up by 8,000 and the Winter of Sport programme was taken up by 10,000.

• One of the main goals of the project was to try and increase sport participation among disabled people, working alongside London Sport Forum for Disabled People. This year the project is part of the Mayor of London’s Play Sport London Initiative, and has funded London sports clubs to put on 229 events where people can turn up and receive expert coaching. The participants will then be signposted to similar activities in their area so they can continue playing.

• For many participant it will be the first time they have received any form of coaching. Around 70% of the people will receive 6 hours of more of coaching, which means they are far more likely to carry on playing the sports at their local clubs.

• Sport England has invested £200,000 in the London Summer of Sport and has recently awarded the London Development Agency £250,000 of National Lottery Funding towards Play Sport London.

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