Around 75 per cent of Brits believe the 2012 Olympics will not bring any benefit to their area.

A study by GfkNOP, commissioned by the BBC’s Inside Out programme, also found that in London the figure was 60 per cent.

Throughout its campaigning to secure the 2012 Olympics, the government has insisted that the Games would benefit the entire country.

In an interview by the BBC, Olympics minister Tessa Jowell said this was still the case.

“We have actually given more thought and careful planning than any other city has ever done before, in making sure that people all round the country have a part in the Games and benefit from the Games," she said.

Last mont, the Olympic Delivery Authority appointed LDA Design and US-based landscape architects Hargreaves Associates to design the Olympic Park for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Early plans for the legacy of the Olympic Park enincludes nine character areas that enhance the ecology and biodiversity of the park, and create a mix of leisure and recreational activities.

The areas include meadows, wetlands, wooded valleys, new wildlife habitats and facilities for a range of sports such as canoeing, mountain biking, climbing and cricket.