facilities – I Am Birmingham

100 days to go before start of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Denise JamesApril 20, 202201 mins

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…

Birmingham City Council announces plans to improve King’s Norton Cemetery and Yardley Crematorium

Plans unveiled for £4.5m upgrade to Kings Norton Cemetery following surge in COVID deaths

Staff ReporterFebruary 21, 2022February 22, 202201 mins

Plans to improve facilities and capacity at a cemetery and crematorium in south Birmingham have been unveiled, following a surge in city deaths due to COVID. King’s Norton Cemetery, which opened its first two phases in 2005, is set to reach capacity in less than two years and available graves for baby and Muslim burials…