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Music stars Raye and Becky Hill to perform at Birmingham 2022 Beach Volleyball tournament
Staff Reporter
August 2, 2022
International singer-songwriter Raye and British singer Becky Hill will both perform at the Birmingham 2022 Beach Volleyball this week. Ray will be performing at the Smithfield site on Thursday 4 August with a live set…
Council leader Ian Ward in in talks to save iconic Birmingham 2022 bull following public appeal
Rangzeb Hussain
July 31, 2022
The towering star of the Commonwealth Games 2022 opening ceremony, a 10m high fiery steam-punk bull that exhales actual smoke, could be saved says council leader Ian Ward. Plans to dismantle the…
Show-stopping Birmingham 2022 bull will be dismantled and destroyed after games end
Rangzeb Hussain
July 30, 2022
It appears that the celebrated and well-received bull, which made a dramatic appearance at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, is destined for the scrapheap once the sporting event comes to an…
Birmingham 2022 opening ceremony thrills with a fiery journey from dark to light
Rangzeb Hussain
July 29, 2022
The audacious multicultural opening ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 thrilled with a show that dared to look at the dark past while looking forward to a positive future. Thursday…
LGBTQ+ Commonwealth protest held in Birmingham during Queen’s Baton Relay
Staff Reporter
July 28, 2022
Protests were held today as the Queen’s Baton arrived at Aston Hall in Birmingham on its final stop before entering Alexander Stadium for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony this evening.…
Peaky Blinders creator and Duran Duran plan exciting opening ceremony for Commonwealth Games
Rangzeb Hussain
July 28, 2022
Legendary Birmingham band Duran Duran are headlining the opening ceremony celebrations at the Commonwealth Games 2022 tonight. Steven Knight, the creative force behind the BBC smash-hit drama series Peaky Blinders,…
Free Birmingham 2022 event planned to welcome Queen’s Baton Relay in Small Heath Park
Rangzeb Hussain
July 26, 2022
A free public event has been organised as the Queen's Baton Relay tour comes to Birmingham's Small Heath Park on Wednesday. The iconic baton, which has toured through 72 countries,…
Award-winning British Muslim female cricketer honoured with a mural in Small Heath
Rangzeb Hussain
July 20, 2022
A stunning mural honouring British Muslim female cricket player Abtaha Maqsood has been unveiled at a primary school in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. The gigantic mural - measuring…
Migrant mural featuring NHS nurse from St. Kitts painted for Birmingham 2022 Festival
Rangzeb Hussain
July 13, 2022
A striking new mural has been painted in Erdington celebrating one of the migrant women featured in the Queens of the Commonwealth documentary. The gigantic art, painted by Bunny Bread,…
LGBTQ activist Joshua Williams to carry Queen’s Baton ahead of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Staff Reporter
July 10, 2022
A young social justice activist who has battled homelessness, mental health struggles and bullying, has been selected to carry the Queen’s Baton ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Joshua…