Organisations only have until December 1 to apply for the scheme and be part of the Games taking place next year in the capital, with all those that join being awarded the Inspire mark (pictured) - a special logo that can be used to promote their project or event, showing that they are part of London 2012.

After the closing date, London 2012 will focus on supporting and showcasing the some 1,700 existing projects and events, which includes everything from "Premier League 4 Sport", a project that delivers sporting opportunities for young people, to "The Tate Movie", a 20-minute animation made by and for children across the UK.

London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe said: "I'm delighted that we already have so many fantastic, innovative projects that are using the Games to inspire and engage their local communities and we look forward to supporting and showcasing these brilliant projects next year.

"I urge more organisations to sign up and use this opportunity to play their part in London 2012."


The Inspire programme has already been running for three years and earlier this year the 1,000th Inspire mark was awarded to "Jump London", a London based project designed to support the safe teaching and learning of parkour, also known as Freerunning, by a qualified instructor.

In August the 1,500th Inspire mark was awarded to the West Midlands Fire Service in recognition of its Fire Fit community engagement programmes.

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