Commonwealth Games 2022 - Page 4
Birmingham families wanted for photography project celebrating region’s diverse history
A photography project is calling on Brummies to send in family pictures, or to be photographed, to celebrate the diversity of Midlands individuals and families. Organisers of the project are inviting everyone from…
Community sports event held for people with learning, physical and sensory disabilities
A free public event to make sporting activities more accessible for all has been held in Birmingham. The initiative took place at Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet) at Lichfield Road in Sutton Coldfield, and…
Brum council erects 8.2m-high St George’s Day flag on Town Hall ahead of Commonwealth Games
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…
British Army athletes deliver successful Alexander Stadium test event ahead of Commonwealth Games
British Army athletes helped put a redeveloped venue for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games through its paces yesterday. The UK Midlands Army Athletics Championships were staged at the Alexander Stadium…
What’s it really like to train for a job at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games?
The 2022 Commonwealth Games are coming to Birmingham and thousands of people across the region are taking the unique opportunity to land jobs at this summer’s sporting spectacle. Training places…
100 days to go before start of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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…
Commonwealth Games “an embarrassment for Birmingham” says Adil Ray, as diversity race row continues
Award-winning Birmingham actor, comedian and television presenter Adil Ray has described the Commonwealth Games as an "embarrassment" for his home city, as a race row over diversity and inclusivity continues…
Public invited to help make 4,600 hand-made gifts this weekend for Birmingham 2022 athletes
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…
Birmingham 2022 official under fire after suggesting city lacks large ethnic minority creative organisations
A Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games official has come under fire from community leaders after suggesting Birmingham does not "have enough large ethnically-led creative organisations" to help facilitate reaching out to…
Sikh leader says South Asian community “ignored” by Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
A prominent Sikh leader is concerned about the lack of engagement by the organisers of the Commonwealth Games with Birmingham's South Asian community. Jatinder Singh, president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara…