2nd February 2012

WEYMOUTH: New manager for 'Live Site'

NEW member of staff Roger Woods will be responsible for organising and running the Live Site at Weymouth Beach during the Games.

The borough council launched a national recruitment campaign in November 2011 to find a suitably experienced candidate to manage the Live Site which will provide local residents and visitors with a place where they can enjoy the Olympic atmosphere for free.

Roger, who comes from near Bath, is an experienced events manager who has been involved with a number of events companies, put on live music events worldwide and site managed the International Festival of the Sea, which at the time was the biggest maritime event in Britain.

The free Live Site will be at the Pavilion end of the beach and will run daily between July 27th and August 12th. Viewers will be able to watch live and recorded Olympic sports, including sailing, on the two 60 square metre screens. While the site will be able to entertain up to 15,000 people at any one time, access to it will be closely controlled and managed for safety reasons.

Mr Woods said: “It is a privilege to be part of this once in a lifetime project and I am looking forward to working with the Weymouth and Portland 2012 Operations team and our partner organisations.”

PICTURE: Roger Woods next to where Live Site will be

WEYMOUTH: New manager for 'Live Site'

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