Helping communities across the UK gain lasting and life changing benefits from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Our Aims

Legacy Trust UK will help communities nationwide build a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Our projects:

  • will unite culture, sport and education
  • will make a lasting difference to all those involved
  • are grassroots initiatives, often small in scale, and uniting communities of interest at local and regional level.

Find out what we aim to achieve and how we plan to do

What we fund

Legacy Trust UK has £40 million, allocated through 12 regional and 4 national programmes.

Find out more about the grants and the funding criteria.

Latest news

New Grants Scheme Launched

The North East's Generation 2012 programme is now open for applications to become one of the 12 innovation projects that will pilot innovative and transformative new models of engaging children and young people with the cultural sector in the North East. You can find more information on www.generation2012.org.uk, www.rywu.org.uk or you can email generation2012@rywu.org.uk

21 April 2009: New Olympic legacy projects announced for UK nations and regions

Free running, new music commissions and a film festival will be amongst a wide range of new projects designed to help spread the Olympic spirit around the country.

10 March 2009: LEGACY TRUST UK ARE OPEN FOR CREATIVE IDEAS

The Legacy Trust UK's exciting new funding programme, the Creative Legacy for Young People programme, is open for applications.

Getting Involved

If you have an idea, a project or an organisation which you believe fits the values of the Cultural Olympiad, you'll want to know where to take it. Read in full on the London 2012 website