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Birmingham city is hoping to host the 2026 European Athletics Championships after reports that that rival bidder Budapest has pulled out of the race to host the sporting event. It appears that Budapest has informed the European Athletics that it would pulling out of the race which leaves Birmingham as the front runner to host the…
A political hustings tackling issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community is taking place in central Birmingham this week. As the General Election approaches, ‘Queer Question Time’ returns once again, with members of the public putting their questions to representatives of all the major political parties.
Firebrand former Labour MP George Galloway and Perry Barr’s Khalid Mahmood are taking part in a hustings in Birmingham ahead of this month’s General Election. The political heavyweights are taking part in a Q&A panel arranged by popular city broadcaster New Style Radio which will be chaired by Charmaine Burton, presenter of the ‘Different Anglez’ current affairs…
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.
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…
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…
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,…
Birmingham rap artist Lady Sanity and her band are all set to perform ‘Go The Distance’ during 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.
Full details of the Gold Coast to Birmingham Commonwealth Games handover ceremony have been revealed, ahead of the main event on Sunday. Culture Central, the development organisation for culture in the Birmingham city region appointed by Birmingham 2022 Games Partners, have announced the the eagerly awaited plans of the Handover Ceremony, titled ‘Go The Distance’, which takes…
Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Anne Underwood has arrived in Queensland to represent the city at the Handover Ceremony at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Her itinerary includes a visit to meet schoolchildren on an arts project, meetings with State and City government officials, observing parts of the Gold Coast 2018 cultural programme and…