Renaisi has played a key role in the development of the London Borough of Hackney’s 2012 plans since 2004 when Renaisi first seconded a team of regeneration and economic development consultants to the Council. Led by then Renaisi Chief Executive, Kevin Sugrue, who was the interim Chief 2012 Officer in Hackney between 2005 – 2006, the team advised on and co-ordinated the borough’s involvement in London’s 2012 activity, until a permanent Olympic and Paralymic Unit was secured in 2007. This included advising on business and other relocations on behalf of all five 2012 host boroughs; preparing the borough’s 2012 Community Engagement Strategy; developing and co-ordinating the Volunteering Programme; co-ordinating school’s involvement and ensuring that the physical development of the Olympic Park provides the right kind of legacy benefit for local communities.
Renaisi was also involved in the planning for the 2012 games with Hackney and worked with Hackney’s Olympic and Paralympic Unit to co-ordinate Hackney’s involvement in three key 2012 Legacy plans, the Strategic Regeneration Framework, the Legacy Masterplan Framework and the Multi-Area Agreement.
The Learning Trust, Hackney’s Education Authority, also appointed Renaisi Renaisi to manage their 2012 project ‘Schools at the Heart’. The project aimed to engage all of Hackney’s young people in 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games activity through the schools’ curriculum, which included promoting international links, cultural understanding and the learning of new languages. The project also aimed to help increase young people’s participation in healthy physical activity and involvement in skills training and employment opportunities.
More recently, Renaisi Director of Strategy, Rob Pearce, has been working with Hackney Council to ensure it secures the best possible legacy use for the media facilities after the 2012 Games. This has involved Rob working directly with the Hackney Mayor, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Head of the 2012 team to ensure the Council’s long held ambition to regenerate the commercial and industrial areas around Hackney Wick is realised. The masterplanning exercise for the wider Wick neighbourhood is being delivered by planning consultants EDAW on behalf of the 2 boroughs and the London Thames Gateway Development Company.
Renaisi is heavily involved in the planning for the 2012 games and has worked with Waltham Forest and Tower Hamlets on their 2012 Legacy Strategy.
