During the summer of 2012 over a million people are expected to visit Surrey to watch the Olympic events that pass through the County. To make people’s visit to Surrey exceptional and memorable we are recruiting up to 450 local people to volunteer as Surrey Ambassadors on the four days that the Olympic events pass through Surrey.
The dates that the Olympic events take place in Surrey are as follows:
20 July: Torch relay
28 July: Men's cycle event (and first day of competition)
29 July: Women's cycle event
1 August: Time trial
The Surrey Ambassadors will be responsible for welcoming spectators to the Olympic events and will provide interesting and useful information about the local area. The Surrey Ambassadors scheme will not only be a great benefit to spectators in Surrey but will provide a unique experience and opportunity to the volunteers themselves.
Volunteers are asked to commit to at least two of the dates listed above for a period of five hours on each of the days.
Each volunteer will benefit from the experience of working directly with the public, meeting people from all walks of life and learning valuable people-related skills. Volunteers will also receive a uniform and a half-day of training before the Games and after the London 2012 Games will receive a certificate of thanks.
Please email Elizabeth Owen (
surreyambassadors@surreycc.gov.uk) who can send you the application form.
Alternatively you can fill out the online application form if you follow this link:
www.gosurrey.info/forms/ambassador-application-form
