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UK Athletics and City Council unveil Performance and Innovation Centre at Alexander Stadium
UK Athletics (UKA) has confirmed that Birmingham will host a new Performance and Innovation Centre from summer 2023, after agreeing a partnership with the City Council. The facility will be situated on the redeveloped Alexander Stadium...2022-11-22 1847 0 -
ETHNIC COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER FOR FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
Oceanic Sports is putting on the first ever Scottish Minorities Football Cup (SMFC) on the 20th of November. This one day event will be hosted at Dalziel Park Golf Club from 4pm to 8pm with the...2022-11-18 1254 0 -
Call for evidence to help shape new inquiry into improving physical activity opportunities for Birmingham’s disabled citizens
An inquiry is being launched to look at how the Commonwealth Games legacy will improve access to physical activity opportunities – both participating and spectating – for disabled citizens. The council’s Commonwealth Games, Culture and Physical...2022-11-15 2439 0 -
Aston Villa’s Rachel Day and Carla Ward win Barclays player and manager of the month awards
To kick of this season of the Barclays Women’s Super League, it’s a double whammy win for Aston Villa as Rachel Daly wins the season’s first Player of the Month award. Manager of the Month goes to her manager, Carla Ward. Worthy winners...2022-10-14 1421 0 -
New Masterplan and Levelling-Up Fund bid to transform Edgbaston Stadium and surrounding community
Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Birmingham City Council have formally launched a bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund for a new Masterplan to transform Edgbaston Stadium and support the surrounding community. The “Edgbaston Stadium and...2022-10-04 1673 0 -
FOOTBALL FOR PEACE & BRITISH AIRWAYS PROVIDE AID TO VICTIMS OF PAKISTAN FLOODS
Flood crises in Pakistan are continuing to threaten the lives of millions, with families risking dehydration amid a landscape that’s facing climate destruction. As part of Football for Peace’s Pakistan humanitarian crisis response, British Airways has teamed up with...2022-10-04 1905 0 -
Plans for a lasting and positive legacy use of Alexander Stadium set for discussion
A plan to secure a lasting, positive, legacy for the renovated Alexander Stadium and surrounding parkland after the Commonwealth Games is due before the city council’s Cabinet on October 11. The full business case (FBC) for...2022-10-03 1056 0 -
SOUTH ASIAN FOOTBALL TRAILBLAZERS BY MANISHA TAILOR
In World Cup year, this inspiring book for young people features trailblazing individuals from the British South Asian community working in all parts of the game ‘This book holds so many different voices, a multitude within...2022-09-01 1630 0 -
Games legacy boost for community basketball in the city
Birmingham, and nationally, to play basketball in their local community. We’ll be working with local clubs and communities to co-create these new and refurbished courts so that people feel a real ownership over them.” Street to...2022-08-16 878 0 -
Yorkshire man running four international marathons for charity, in the space of just six weeks!
Father of two, Ash Wallace, set himself the epic task of running four international marathons in the space of just six weeks, these include: London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York (25th Sept to 6th November). Ash...2022-08-12 983 0