Children aged between 13 and 15 were given the chance to come up with their ideas for what will be the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).

There were 300 schoolchildren (pictured top) from 10 schools in total who took part in the MADE in East London competition by building models of their ideas, made of recycled materials.

A panel of judges at the Mile End Eco Pavilion in Tower Hamlets judged the entries.

The gold prize went to Mulberry School for Girls in Tower Hamlets, who designed a model for an eco-garden on the Park, which would include a play area, wildlife garden and pond, as well as beehives and an area to grow produce.

Silver went to Eastbury Comprehensive in Barking and Dagenham, who designed a model of five areas representing the Olympic rings linked together, including a mini park, maze and indoor educational space.

The bronze prize was given to Thomas Tallis School in Greenwich, who designed a "chill out" zone that weaves into a maze with small public areas enclosed.

"These young people are the generation that will benefit the most from the changes to this part of East London," said LLDC chief executive Andrew Altman.


"Their enthusiasm was infectious and we were really impressed with their ideas to create an inspiring place that people will want to visit.

"Legacy plans are further ahead than any previous Olympic Host City and with the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (pictured above) opening from July 2013, MADE in East London has been a fantastic way to get hundreds of young people thinking about what will happen to their area afterwards."

A key pledge made when London won the bid to host the Olympic and Paralympics was that the Games would inspire a generation.

This initiative gave children the opportunity to be inspired by the Games in creating their designs for the Park.

Among the prizes given out for the designs were VIP Paralympic experience packages.

The LLDC is now going to work with environmental regeneration charity Groundwork London to look at developing the ideas in the Park.

The Park will become a new part of the British capital and is named in honour of the Queen, who celebrated her Jubilee this year.

It will open in phases from July 2013 and the work that will take place after this summer's Games is billed as one of the biggest construction projects in Europe.

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