diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/partials/activities/_index.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/partials/activities/_index.scss
index 96658eaf..ac42ea8c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/partials/activities/_index.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/partials/activities/_index.scss
@@ -73,6 +73,17 @@ a#new-activity {
       }
     }
 
+    &.official {
+      span.icon {
+        background: image-url('shared/IoR_illustration.svg');
+        background-repeat: no-repeat;
+        /*background-position: 0 10px;*/
+        display: inline-block;
+        height: 40px;
+        width: 40px;
+      }
+    }
+
     // links are actually stacked in this case
     // as one card has to support many purposes
     a {
@@ -203,6 +214,18 @@ a#new-activity {
       }
     }
 
+    &.official {
+      .action {
+        background: image-url('shared/IoR_illustration.svg');
+        background-repeat: no-repeat;
+        background-position: 0 20px;
+        display: block;
+        height: 96px;
+        margin: 0 auto 0.75em;
+        width: 96px;
+      }
+    }
+
     // HOVER state
     &:hover {
       cursor: pointer;
diff --git a/app/decorators/activity_decorator.rb b/app/decorators/activity_decorator.rb
index 2662751d..d91538c7 100644
--- a/app/decorators/activity_decorator.rb
+++ b/app/decorators/activity_decorator.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ class ActivityDecorator < Draper::Decorator
   delegate_all
 
   def css_classes
-    classes =  [relation_ship_with(h.current_user)]
+    classes = [
+      relation_ship_with(h.current_user) ||
+        object.official? ? 'official' : default
+    ]
+    # classes << 'official' if object.official?
     classes << "today" if object.today?
     classes << "past" if object.in_past?
     classes << "full" if object.full?
@@ -19,10 +23,10 @@ def creator_name
   end
 
   def relation_ship_with(user)
-    if user.nil?                            then "default"
+    if user.nil?
     elsif object.creator == user            then "owner"
     elsif object.participants.include? user then "participant"
-    else                                         "default"
+    else
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/activities/_action.html.haml b/app/views/activities/_action.html.haml
index 4909679a..38819c42 100644
--- a/app/views/activities/_action.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/activities/_action.html.haml
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
         %span
         = t("activities.leave.label")
   - else
-    - unless activity.full? || activity.in_past? || activity.official
+    - if activity.official
+      = link_to activity_path(activity), title: t("activities.official.title") do
+        %span
+        = t("activities.official.label")
+    - elsif !activity.full? && !activity.in_past?
       = button_to activity_participation_path(activity), method: :post, remote: remote, title: t("activities.join.title") do
         %span
         = t("activities.join.label")
diff --git a/app/views/activities/_activity.html.haml b/app/views/activities/_activity.html.haml
index f97b5442..a67edff5 100644
--- a/app/views/activities/_activity.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/activities/_activity.html.haml
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
         = activity.name
       %p.creator
         = activity.creator_name
-      - if activity.requires_event_ticket
-        = image_tag 'shared/IoR_illustration.svg',
-          class: 'requires_event_ticket',
-          alt: t('activities.requires_event_ticket'),
-          title: t('activities.requires_event_ticket')
       %p.time
         = activity.time.html_safe
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 613a8eba..bcc3b76b 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ en:
     leave:
       label: Cancel
       title: Cancel your participation
+    official:
+      label: Official
+      title: Part of Isle of Ruby official programme
     more_info:
       label: More info
       label_long: View activity details