Commonwealth Games 2022
Birmingham families wanted for photography project celebrating region’s diverse history
A photography project is calling on Brummies to send in family pictures, or to be photographed, to celebrate the diversity of Midlands individuals and families. Organisers of the project are inviting everyone from across the region to share stories of their family and histories through their own family photographs, and also inviting families from different generations to be…
Community sports event held for people with learning, physical and sensory disabilities
A free public event to make sporting activities more accessible for all has been held in Birmingham. The initiative took place at Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet) at Lichfield Road in Sutton Coldfield, and hosted 25 exciting activities for adults and children with learning, physical and sensory disabilities.
Brum council erects 8.2m-high St George’s Day flag on Town Hall ahead of Commonwealth Games
A giant St George flag has been hoisted onto the side of Birmingham’s Town Hall building to mark the national holiday and welcome Team England athletes ahead of the Commonwealth Games in the city. Community groups, athletes and representatives of Birmingham City Council came together to celebrate St George’s Day by erecting the large patriotic flag measuring 52.25m wide by…
British Army athletes deliver successful Alexander Stadium test event ahead of Commonwealth Games
British Army athletes helped put a redeveloped venue for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games through its paces yesterday. The UK Midlands Army Athletics Championships were staged at the Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr, Birmingham this week. (April 20).
What’s it really like to train for a job at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games?
The 2022 Commonwealth Games are coming to Birmingham and thousands of people across the region are taking the unique opportunity to land jobs at this summer’s sporting spectacle. Training places and job roles are waiting to be filled in areas such as security, stewarding, catering, cleaning, retail, transport and logistics and anyone who is interested…
100 days to go before start of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
With only 100 days to go before the Commonwealth Games, local and and Olympic divers and swimmers joined Birmingham 2022 officials to test out brand new facilities ahead of the Games this summer. With just over 3 months remaining until the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games begin, Paralympic swimmers and an Olympic diver tested out the new 75 million…
Commonwealth Games “an embarrassment for Birmingham” says Adil Ray, as diversity race row continues
Award-winning Birmingham actor, comedian and television presenter Adil Ray has described the Commonwealth Games as an “embarrassment” for his home city, as a race row over diversity and inclusivity continues to mar the sporting event. The Good Morning Britain presenter added his voice to a chorus of concerned creatives and community leaders who have already expressed…
Public invited to help make 4,600 hand-made gifts this weekend for Birmingham 2022 athletes
With preparations well underway to welcome the Commonwealth Games to the city this summer (in just over 110 days), Selfridges is inviting Brummies to hand-make gifts for the 4600 athletes competing in the Birmingham 2022 games. Together with the charity Craftspace, the department store is this weekend hosting special workshops where visitors can turn a simple blank gift template into…
Birmingham 2022 official under fire after suggesting city lacks large ethnic minority creative organisations
A Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games official has come under fire from community leaders after suggesting Birmingham does not “have enough large ethnically-led creative organisations” to help facilitate reaching out to more diverse communities. Martin Green, the Chief Creative Officer for the Games’ organising committee, was responding to a question about whether recent concerns from members of the…
Sikh leader says South Asian community “ignored” by Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
A prominent Sikh leader is concerned about the lack of engagement by the organisers of the Commonwealth Games with Birmingham’s South Asian community. Jatinder Singh, president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick, says the lack of diversity funding in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is worrying and claims requests to become involved have been ignored.