1:00pm Sunday 14th March 2010
By Rebecca Cain
A CARIBBEAN heritage and culture group from Wycombe are bringing the sound of steelpans to the cultural lead-up to the Olympics.
The group called SV2G has been awarded the Inspire Mark which is the badge of the London 2012 Inspire Programme which aims to make everyone a part of the Olympic Games.
The SV2G Steelpan Stepping Stone project funded by the Arts Council England will build the capacity of Wycombe Steel Orchestra, which is planning at the town's community festival in July.
Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games Seb Coe said: “Steelpan Stepping Stones is encouraging young people to fulfil their potential.
“I am proud that with the help of partners such as SV2G are delivering on our vision to use the power of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games to boost participation in Buckinghamshire”
The SV2G has been raising awareness of African and Caribbean culture for the past six years.
Jacqueline Roberts Chair of SV2G said “We are excited by London 2012 to see the Games not only for London, but for everyone in the UK. “We feel it would be an ideal chance to grow, shine, express, and promote our sense of pride, being British.”
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