SPECTATOR INFORMATION - Potters Bar Swimming Club
SPECTATOR INFORMATION - Potters Bar Swimming Club
SPECTATOR INFORMATION - Potters Bar Swimming Club
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<strong>SPECTATOR</strong><br />
<strong>INFORMATION</strong><br />
BRITISH GAS SWIMMING<br />
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 (SELECTION TRIALS)<br />
LONDON AQUATICS CENTRE<br />
3-10 MARCH 2012<br />
For the first time the London Aquatics<br />
Centre will host the British Gas <strong>Swimming</strong><br />
Championships 2012 (Selection Trials)<br />
from 3–10 March and it promises<br />
to be a thriller!<br />
We want to make sure that your time at the event is<br />
as enjoyable as possible so please read the information<br />
provided in this pack.<br />
Event Details<br />
Event Timings<br />
Heats<br />
Doors Open at 07:30 (except for Sunday 4 March when<br />
doors open at 08:00)<br />
First Event starts at 09:00<br />
Please check www.swimming.org/2012trials for Heats<br />
finish times after 15 February 2012 when all entries and<br />
timings are confirmed.<br />
Finals<br />
Doors Open at 17:00<br />
Pre-show starts at 18:00<br />
First Event 18:30<br />
(All finals sessions are scheduled to end before 21:30)<br />
The show will start at 18:00 each evening so do make<br />
sure you’re in your seats ready for the show!<br />
If you have purchased tickets for the Finals session on<br />
Saturday 3rd March come and help us celebrate the start<br />
of the competition with a one-off Opening Ceremony.<br />
Please be seated by 18:00 for the show.<br />
BBC Coverage: All finals can be watched live on the BBC<br />
Red Button from 18:25. Watch the competition preview<br />
on 3 March on BBC One at 13:30. Catch up on all the<br />
highlights on 10 March on BBC One at 13:00.<br />
If you have purchased VIP tickets you will have received<br />
details of your VIP Reception via email.<br />
Arriving at the Venue<br />
Please use public transport to travel to the Olympic Park,<br />
as there is no parking at the venue. Spectators should<br />
travel to Stratford station and then follow the signs to<br />
the Olympic Park entrance, via Westfield Stratford City<br />
shopping centre. This is about a 10 minute walk.<br />
Spectators are advised to arrive at the entrance of the<br />
Olympic Park from 90 minutes prior to the start of the<br />
session, to ensure enough time for security screening and<br />
accessing the venue.<br />
After passing through a security screening area at<br />
the entrance of the Park, you will then walk to the<br />
Aquatics Centre, along a designated route, a distance of<br />
approximately 150 metres.<br />
Spectators who have mobility needs please refer to the<br />
Accessibility item below.
<strong>SPECTATOR</strong> <strong>INFORMATION</strong><br />
BRITISH GAS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012<br />
(SELECTION TRIALS)<br />
Rail<br />
Stratford station is served by London Underground,<br />
DLR, London Overground, National Rail and London’s<br />
bus network. Stratford international station is served by<br />
the London Overground, National Rail and London’s bus<br />
network.<br />
Cycling<br />
Although bicycles are not allowed into the Olympic Park,<br />
there is public cycle parking outside Stratford Station.<br />
For more information on getting around London and<br />
to plan your journey using London transport, visit the<br />
Transport for London website (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/).<br />
Accessibility<br />
This event has reserved seating, you will need to sit in the<br />
seats you have been allocated. If you require a wheelchair<br />
space and companion seat, there are dedicated areas<br />
available at this venue and a disabled ticket should be<br />
selected at the time of purchase. If you have purchased a<br />
general seated ticket and now require a wheelchair space<br />
and companion seat, please call the Ticketmaster special<br />
access phone number 0844 847 1655 and let us know<br />
your accessibility needs.<br />
Blue Badge parking is available in Newham. Visit the<br />
Newham Council website for more details. Blue Badge<br />
holders are able to benefit from the free accessible<br />
shuttle bus from Stratford station to the entrance of the<br />
Olympic Park.<br />
There will be an accessible shuttle service from Bus Stop<br />
M on Great Eastern Road (outside Stratford Regional<br />
station). This will drop you off on Westfield Avenue; a<br />
short distance from the London Aquatics Centre. The<br />
shuttle will then collect spectators from Westfield Avenue<br />
and return to Bus Stop M. It will be running all day<br />
throughout the event.<br />
After the security screening at the entrance of<br />
the Olympic Park, spectators will have a route of<br />
approximately 150 metres to the venue, which itself is<br />
step free.<br />
On arrival at the venue, if you need any further assistance<br />
to get to your seat, please speak to Event Services staff.<br />
There is no readmission to the venue.<br />
Accessible toilets are available at the venue.<br />
All spectators are advised to travel to the venue by<br />
public transport. The London Underground Jubilee<br />
and Central lines at Stratford Station are step free<br />
as are DLR, National Rail (http://www.nationalrail.<br />
co.uk/passenger_services/disabled_passengers/)<br />
and London Overground platforms at this station.<br />
Travel assistance can be pre-booked on National Rail<br />
and London Overground services (http://www.tfl.<br />
gov.uk/gettingaround/transportaccessibility/1175.<br />
aspx). Further information can be found on the<br />
Transport for London website (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/<br />
gettingaround/transportaccessibility/1167.aspx).<br />
Please note that some services start later on Sundays.
<strong>SPECTATOR</strong> <strong>INFORMATION</strong><br />
BRITISH GAS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012<br />
(SELECTION TRIALS)<br />
Safety and security<br />
This is the second event to be staged in the Aquatics<br />
Centre on the Olympic Park and areas of the Park will still<br />
be under construction. As a result, spectators will need to<br />
adhere to access instructions and security protocols.<br />
Please be advised that the security checks are outdoors so<br />
you will need to dress accordingly.<br />
Full details of prohibited and restricted items can be<br />
found here. (http://www.londonpreparesseries.<br />
com/documents/homepage/lps-security-listnovember-2011.docx)<br />
On arrival at the designated entry point, spectators<br />
will be asked to pass through a screening area before<br />
using the dedicated walking route. If, for any reason, a<br />
spectator refuses to go through the security screening<br />
area, they will not be permitted access into the Park and<br />
will not be offered a refund.<br />
If you have lost something at this event, please visit the<br />
information point if you are still at the venue. Otherwise,<br />
please email EventServicesMailbox@london2012.com<br />
following the last day of competition (include your name,<br />
contact details, a full description of your item, the venue<br />
where you lost it and the date the item was lost).<br />
There will be a Box Office on site to deal with any<br />
ticket queries.<br />
For Ticketmaster enquiries please call 0844 499 99 99.<br />
Contact us<br />
If you have any questions about the British Gas<br />
<strong>Swimming</strong> Championships 2012 (Selection Trials), please<br />
contact us: nationalevents@swimming.org<br />
Any bags that are brought into the venue must be small,<br />
soft sided and be able to fit under seating. There are no<br />
cloakroom services available.<br />
Reasonable quantities of food and un-opened drinks<br />
containers (not glass) in original packaging are permitted<br />
Facilities<br />
Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase on site.<br />
You can pay by Visa (debit or credit card) or cash (£) only.<br />
If you have purchased an Event Programme online you<br />
will be able to exchange your programme ticket at the<br />
British <strong>Swimming</strong> Information Desk.<br />
There are toilets and first-aid facilities inside the venue. In<br />
addition, the information point will provide competition<br />
and venue information, a lost and found service, and<br />
buggy and wheelchair storage.<br />
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