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The Queen's Baton Relay will arrive in Small Heath Park on Wednesday

Free Birmingham 2022 event planned to welcome Queen’s Baton Relay in Small Heath Park

Rangzeb Hussain01 mins

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, is now almost within sight of the opening ceremony which will take place on Thursday as the much-anticipated Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 finally get underway.

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Lynette Linton, Cole Martin, sir Lenny Henry and Kit de Wall on the red carpet for the My Name is Leon preview

Sir Lenny Henry joins stars behind drama ‘My Name is Leon’ ahead of BBC television premiere

Staff Reporter01 mins

Ahead of the film adaptation of bestselling book ‘My Name Is Leon‘ coming to BBC Two this Friday, actor and executive producer Sir Lenny Henry joined the Birmingham writer behind the story, Kit de Waal, and the programme’s young star Cole Martin on the red carpet last night. They appeared along with the film’s director Lynette…

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