Ticket prices for the London 2012 Paralympic Games have been revealed.

Two million tickets will be available, with half of them costing £10 or less. More than 95% of  all the tickets on offer cost £50 or less.

Tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies start from £20.12, with the most expensive tickets priced at £500 for the opening ceremony.

Tickets for spectators who are under 16 or over 60 on 29 August 2012 start from just £5.

The Paralympic Games takes place between 29 August and 9 September 2012. There will be 20 sports taking place at 19 venues.

Tickets to the Paralympic Games go on sale on 9 September 2011. Register for more information about Paralympic Games tickets.

London 2012 organisers have opened volunteer recruitment to the public today, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to become involved in the world’s biggest sporting event.

Applications for volunteers, who will be known as Games Makers, opened at 8am today and continue until midnight on 27 October – so there’s only six weeks to apply.

Sebastian Coe, Chair of LOCOG, said: “Volunteering with us will be challenging but the rewards are life-long as our London 2012 Games Makers will literally make history happen.

“We want the best team players in the UK to apply, people who show the same qualities as our athletes including dedication, focus and grace under pressure.

“Whatever your role, you will help welcome the world and show what the UK has to offer. If you have what it takes to be a London Games Maker, apply now!”

There are 70,000 volunteer roles to fill for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with two thirds of the roles generalist volunteer positions. These include welcome desk staff, ticket checkers, costume assistants, drivers and event stewards.

The remaining roles are specialist roles comprising volunteers skilled in medical, press operations and anti-doping sectors -applications are also still open for these roles.

For more information and to apply visit www.london2012.com/volunteering.

Find out why Eddie Izzard thinks becoming a Games Maker is an opportunity not to be missed below:

The chance to volunteer at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is too good to miss for many, including it seems TV star Ralf Little.

Speaking to The Bolton News, the star of The Royle Family and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps said:

“At the Paralympics they will need hundreds and hundreds of volunteers to help with all kinds of competitions.

“I will sign up. I will definitely look into trying to do something with the volunteering. There is not another way to get better experience of the Paralympics.”

Little added: “This is the catch-22 because once you see it first-hand and get involved you are hooked.”

The 30 year-old first became interested in volunteering when a friend asked him to help out as a marshal at the British Short Course Swimming Championships in Sheffield last year.

He said: “I did not know much about disability sport, but being there got rid of a lot of preconceptions and opened my eyes.

“It was not people being patronised or playing around. It was people doing sport at the top level.

“It very quickly became clear to me that I was not there to sign autographs or as someone from the telly to swan around, but to help marshal the athletes and get on with it.”

Ralf Little will be appearing in The Aliens at Bush Theatre from 15 Sep.

Will you become a volunteer at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games?

The multi-talented Mayor of London Boris Johnson today turned his hand to Boccia, the uniquely Paralympic sport, in celebration of the two-year countdown to the start of the Paralympic Games.

Joined by Paralympian wheelchair basketball player, Ade Adepitan, Johnson played the game – which is similar to bowls – on a full size Boccia court in Trafalgar Square.

The London 2012 Paralympic Games kick-off with the Opening Ceremony on 29 August 2012. Boccia will be played at London’s ExCeL during the 2012 Paralympic Games, with seven gold medals up for grabs.

If you fancy yourself as the next Boccia star or you want to see the GB Boccia gold medalists Dan Bentley, Zoe Robinson and David Smith in action, head to Trafalgar Square this morning.

Alongside Sugababes Heidi and Jade, they were promoting Cadbury‘s new Spots V Stripes campaign (launched with a TV advertisement last week.)

The campaign is a big celebration in the run up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and you can get involved by registering at www.spotsvstripes.com

After five years’ planning, construction and frenzied anticipation, the London Olympic Games are now just two years away.

On 27 July 2012, competitors from more than 200 countries will step into London’s new Olympic Stadium to mark the beginning of the Olympic Games.

The impressive Olympic Park is now really taking shape, the world’s top athletes are stepping up their preparations for the Games, and Londoners are already seeing benefits of the Games.

If you want to find out more, check out the websites below:

• The BBC are live at the Olympic Park all day, follow the developments here

• Olympic partners are also stepping up their preparations. Check out this dramatic video from London 2012 partner Panasonic

• The last time London hosted the Olympic Games was in 1948, have a look at these fascinating images of competitors in action

We can’t wait for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be on our doorstep, will you be coming to see the world’s best sportsmen and women compete in London?

Following the completion of the VeloPark roof and ongoing work on the Olympic Village, the Olympic Stadium is now looking mightily impressive with the latest developments.

The 45,000 square-metres of fabric, put in place by dedicated abseilers, will cover two-thirds of the 80,000 capacity stadium.

The stadium will become the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as many Olympic sporting events.

John Armitt, the chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), told Inside The Games: “The Olympic Stadium is the most visible symbol of the huge progress that has been made on the construction of the Olympic Park and the infrastructure which is transforming East London.”

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson is encouraging Londoners of all ages and abilities to take up sport this summer

The Free Sport project, part of a multi-million pound initiative, involves more than 120 ventures spanning the capital. These include mobile swimming pools, Sky Ride cycling events, a Paralympic-style tournament and free table tennis.

Boris Johnson said: “As we build up to the 2012 Games, we want to inspire and encourage more Londoners to get active and have a go for themselves – particularly the youngsters who could be this country’s sporting stars of the future. Whatever your age, ability or proclivity, there’s a sport or activity to suit, so give it a go.”

FreeSport is part of the Mayor’s £30m pledge for a post-Olympic sporting legacy.

For more information on the Free Sport programme visit www.london.gov.uk/priorities/sport

The volunteers, known as Games Makers, will be split into specialist (medical, anti-doping, sport or press operations) and generalist (spectator assistants, uniform distributors and ticket checking) roles. There will also be up to 1,500 roles for young unpaid workers under the age of 18.

The volunteers will be selected and trained by fast-food giant McDonalds.

Seb Coe, Chair of London 2012 said: “London 2012 needs brilliant volunteers to help us deliver a great Olympic and Paralympic Games.

“Our volunteers will be called Games Makers to reflect the important role they will play in staging the 2012 Games.”

Lord Coe added: “The programme to find our Games Makers will launch on 27 July 2010 and I urge anyone who is interested to come to our website from that day onwards to find out everything they need to know about volunteering in 2012.”

Pre-identified applicants for specialist roles can apply from 27 July 2010 onwards. Applications for generalist roles will open on 15 September 2010.

For more information and to register your interest please click here.

The London 2012 Olympic Park will be in safe hands after the Games as the Government signed the land over to the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) yesterday.

The coalition Government also agreed to clear any debt related to the Olympic Park in an overall £438 million deal.

This confirmation will allow the search for tenants of the Olympic Park, its stadia and amenities to commence in earnest.

Margaret Ford, chair of OPLC said: “The Board of the Olympic Park Legacy Company is delighted with the announcement by the Government regarding the resolution of the land and debt issue.”

She added: “This affirms their strong commitment to legacy and allows us to carry on building the momentum we have been driving over the past year.”

West Ham United Football Club is reportedly interested in taking over the Olympic Stadium after the Games as it seeks to increase its capacity from the current 35,647-seater Upton Park base.

What would you like the Olympic Park to be used for after the London 2012 Olympic Games?