How You Can Get Involved in the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As part of its three years to go celebrations, the team behind Birmingham 2022 is dialling up the countdown to the Commonwealth Games by rolling out an art-led community research project. The team are aiming to connect communities across the West Midlands.

Birmingham 2022 is staging an innovative research project called Common Ground, which will visit nine locations across the region throughout June and July. It will invite people to have a conversation about the Games, as well as exploring how Birmingham 2022 can benefit their community and create a legacy in the region.

Featuring local artist illustrators Room 0121 and Void One who will be joined by a team of researchers. Common Ground hopes to engage local people to explore how they feel the Games can bring people together and provide a catalyst for beneficial change. The findings will be used by the artists to create a visual interpretation of the conversations, as they happen, at each location.

Common Ground will conclude with an exciting Birmingham 2022 milestone, an event called Commonwealth Social taking in Birmingham city centre on Saturday 27 July. The Commonwealth Social will mark the momentous milestone of three years to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in 2022. The ceremony will unite the people of the city, who are pivotal in helping to shape Birmingham’s inaugural Games. The Commonwealth Social will also reveal the new Birmingham 2022 brand identity. The exciting reveal,which has been co-created with local communities across the West Midlands to truly reflect the region.

Common Ground will take place in the following locations on the dates below:

Saturday 22 June        Cannock                        Cannock Shopping Centre

Saturday 6 July            Coventry                        Broadgate

Sunday 7 July               Wolverhampton         Wolverhampton Food & Drink Festival

Friday 12 July               Stourbridge                  Ryemarket Shopping Centre

Saturday 13 July         West Brom                    Sandwell Arts Café, New Square

Sunday 14 July             Sutton Coldfield        Community Games – Wyndley Leisure Centre

Wednesday 17 July    Solihull                           Touchwood Shopping Centre

Saturday 20 July         Walsall                           Saddlers Shopping Centre

Saturday 27 July         Birmingham                City Centre – Centenary Square

 

Josie Stevens, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Birmingham 2022, said: “We’re putting local people at the heart of the Games and celebrating what makes the region special. For us to do this effectively it’s important that we hear from local communities and give them a voice to share their ideas. This will help shape our approach. We want to create a Commonwealth Games that unites the region, benefits local people and marks the occasion in a way that only Birmingham can.”

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will bring athletes, officials, spectators and local people together. Creating a positive change in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands through a unique celebration of sport, culture and business and creating growth.

Find out more at www.birmingham2022.com

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