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Birmingham city council has erected a giant St George's Day England flag to celebrate the holiday ahead of Birmingham 2022

Brum council erects 8.2m-high St George’s Day flag on Town Hall ahead of Commonwealth Games

Staff ReporterApril 23, 202201 mins

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…

Craftspace and Selfridges are inviting the public to help make 4,600 craft gifts for Birmingham 2022 athletes

Public invited to help make 4,600 hand-made gifts this weekend for Birmingham 2022 athletes

Staff ReporterApril 8, 2022April 8, 202201 mins

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…