Bath will host the Special Olympics, for athletes will intellectual difficulties, this summer.

The University will serve as the main ‘Olympic Park’, with some events also in the city and Bristol. The games run from 28th August to 1st September and are expected to attract several thousand competitors and supporters to the city.

Volunteer stewards, the counterpart to the Olympic ‘games makers’ are being sought; apply online at http://www.bath2013.org.uk/volunteer/.