West Midlands Mayor Andy Street promoting cycling in the region last year with Imandeep Kaur, former Transport Minister Jesse Norman MP and Daniel Blyden

West Midlands awarded £3.85 million to get region cycling and walking post-coronavirus lockdown

Plans for pop-up cycle lanes, wider pavements and many other measures to encourage more cycling and walking across the West Midlands have been given overwhelming backing from Government. The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and its partner councils a £3.85 million grant to implement these fast-track measures over the…

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Fitness enthusiast Duka Cavolli from Birmingham poses naked for Movember

IN PICTURES: Duka Cavolli strips for Movember to raise awareness of men’s health issues [NSFW]

MO BROS from across Birmingham have got their kit off this month to raise awareness for Movember, and joining them is fitness enthusiast, keen football fan and illustrator Duka Cavolli. As part of the charity month, guys of all ages and backgrounds have stripped naked to highlight men’s health, testicular and prostate cancer, and male suicide.

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Team England athletes and cultural superstars will arrive home from the Gold Coast to celebrate the Commonwealth Games coming to Birmingham in 2022

Public party set for Birmingham to mark Team England Commonwealth Games “Homecoming”

Birmingham will host a spectacular open-air “Homecoming” celebration for Team England’s stars of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Victoria Square, Birmingham on Saturday, April 21. The free public party follows the official handover of the Games’ baton to Birmingham, which will stage the global sporting extravaganza in 2022.

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Birmingham poet Amerah Saleh has prepared a special poem for the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony

VIDEO: Birmingham 2022 | Amerah Saleh discusses her Birmingham 2022 handover poem ‘Tourist in My City’

Award-winning Birmingham spoken word artist, author and poet Amerah Saleh discusses her poem ‘Tourist in My City’ ahead of her live performance during the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony, which will be watched by around 1 billion people worldwide, on Sunday 15th April. The performance will be part of an official handover from the Gold Coast to Birmingham, featuring Brummie performers including…

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Birmingham spoken word artist and author Amerah Saleh from Sparkhill

5 things you need to know about Birmingham 2022 poet Amerah Saleh

Birmingham based spoken-word artist Amerah Saleh is one of five main city artists taking part in the official Birmingham 2022 handover ceremony on Sunday 15 April 2018, which will see young people and artists from the city perform as part of the Closing Ceremony of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 25-year-old Amerah joins film maker Daniel Alexander, rapper Lady…

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Award-winning Birmingham choreographer Rosie Kay is preparing a stunning performance for the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony

VIDEO: Brummie choreographer Rosie Kay planning Birmingham 2022 dance extravaganza

Award-winning Birmingham choreographer Rosie Kay is working non-stop to rehearse and ready the key dance performance for the official Commonwealth Games handover ceremony at the Gold Coast in Australia on Sunday. The performance will be part of an official handover from the Gold Coast to Birmingham, featuring Brummie performers including 2,022 young people; and complimented by a short film from Daniel Alexander,…

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