Preparations for Birmingham’s largest ever sport and cultural event are gathering pace following the first meeting of the newly-appointed Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Board. John Crabtree, Chair of the Organising Committee, welcomed the new board members, who will together oversee the planning and staging of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held…
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games opens first wave of recruitment
The first wave of job opportunities for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will go live today, 24 August, offering committed and talented jobseekers the chance to be part of history and contribute their passion and skills to Birmingham’s largest ever cultural and sporting event. The jobs advertised include operational and management roles in Finance, HR…
Commonwealth Games Village planning application submitted
Birmingham’s plans to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games stepped up another gear today with the submission of the formal Planning Application for the residential element of the Village, which would be home to the participants in four years’ time. The Commonwealth Games Village, proposed to be built on the site of the former Birmingham City…
Birmingham celebrates four years to go until the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Today (Friday 27 July) marks four years to go until the start of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. To celebrate, young gymnasts who live and train in the Games’ host city will gather at the Gymnastics and Martial Arts Centre (GMAC), in Perry Barr, for a special training session. The gymnasts, some of whom…
Prime Minister appoints Chair of Birmingham Organising Committee for 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Prime Minister has appointed John Crabtree OBE as the Chair of the 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. Mr Crabtree, Lord Lieutenant for the County of the West Midlands, has been appointed for four years and six months beginning from 2 July 2018. Tracey Crouch, Minister for Sport and Civil Society, said: “Birmingham 2022 will…
Gold Coast 2018 team land in Birmingham to pass the baton to next Games hosts
The Commonwealth Games Federation’s Gold Coast 2018 Debrief started today in Birmingham, England – as delivery partners from the widely-praised “Games of Firsts” travel to the UK to support the CGF in preparing the next partner host city’s by sharing expertise, experiences and learnings with Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games organisers and stakeholders. Commonwealth Games Federation…
Join Games’ Gold Coast medallists – and try top sports – at Birmingham’s “Homecoming” event
Go on, have a go… and be a Commonwealth hero Join Games’ Gold Coast medallists – and try top sports – at Birmingham’s “Homecoming” event City unveils Commonwealth Games “Homecoming” at Victoria Square on Saturday, 21 April, 2018 Free party set to feature Team England athletes from the Gold Coast Public “have-a-go” sessions showcasing…
Go The Distance – Full Birmingham 2022 Handover details announced
Full details announced for Birmingham 2022 Handover, which takes place on Sunday 15 April, 2018 First ever fully choreographed live handover across two continents in the history of the Commonwealth Games Tune in to BBC 2 on Sunday 15 April, from 11am Culture Central, the development organisation for culture in the Birmingham city region appointed…
Spoken word artist confirmed as part of the Birmingham 2022 handover line-up – Three days left to sign up to perform as part of the live televised handover
Birmingham based spoken word artist Amerah Saleh is confirmed today as taking part in the official Birmingham 2022 handover ceremony on Sunday 15 April 2018.
Plans for Birmingham 2022 handover underway – Organisers seek 2,022 young people to take part in the live televised handover
Plans are underway for 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.