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BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES OUR LEGACY SUMMER 2022
CONTENTS
DIVE IN 4
PATHS FORGED FOR A NEW JOURNEY 5
SPREADING LEGACY BENEFITS 6
INVESTMENT INTO GAMES VENUES AND INFRASTRUCTURE 12
BRING THE POWER YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME 16
GEN22 YOUTH SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMME 20
VOLUNTEERING 26
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WELLBEING 30
COMMUNITY COHESION, INCLUSION AND PRIDE 36
THE QUEEN’S BATON RELAY 42
CREATIVE AND CULTURAL PARTICIPATION 46
JOBS AND SKILLS 52
BUSINESS AND TOURISM 56
SOCIAL VALUE 60
SUSTAINABILITY 64
UNITED BY BIRMINGHAM 2022 70
AMBITION BEYOND THE GAMES 74
A FINAL WORD 78
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DIVE IN PATHS FORGED FOR A NEW JOURNEY
There is a diver standing on the 10-metre platform Home to people from over 180 countries,
She will turn her back on the crowd but face up Birmingham and the West Midlands are known as a
To the challenge. Where so many would have ran driving force of innovation and ideas. And we brought
From the ladders she climbed without blinking this same industry and creativity to deliver the
She could be called Birmingham. Ready to jump Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in step with
In at the deep end, and we know you’re not meant Birmingham’s motto: Forward.
To make a splash, but we’ll bend the rules this time.
During Games-time the investments made in world-
class facilities like Sandwell Aquatics Centre and
Residents from 180 different countries and I can’t tell
Alexander Stadium will shine a light on the power
You that they always get the credit that they deserve
of Birmingham 2022 to accelerate change, bring
But I can tell you that they should. Can tell you that
forward investment, and play a part in levelling up.
we have never claimed to be perfect, but we step up,
Always ready sometimes rough, we may not be well sanded After the Games, the memories of sporting
But from Sandwell to Coventry we are taking it on. achievements will be joined by images of children
learning to swim, young people representing a local
Short notice at the start, pandemic in the prep, athletics club, and communities coming together to
But ever more determined with each and every step CASEY BAILEY get active. In Perry Barr much needed regeneration
This is by the West Midlands, for everyone Birmingham Poet is radiating out from Alexander Stadium, with
Putting passion and pride back where it belongs new houses and a refurbished train station being A shortened timescale and global pandemic have
Laureate 2020-2022 catalysed by the Games. also shaped Games delivery. Unfazed, pragmatic and
Where Black Sabbath’s songs and Shakespeare’s pen
Set stages ablaze, and we‘re burning again always determined, Birmingham 2022 has taken it on.
As well as buildings, infrastructure, and economy The journey may not have been a smooth one but, on
the Games is helping to forge a new image of time and on budget, our region is ready to welcome
We will do more than just generating income Birmingham and the West Midlands, displaying the
We will tell a generation to come in, to travel the world.
best of this great city, region and nation to the rest of
Two hands on the basketball for more than two steps, the world. A place recognised as inclusive, youthful, There are hallmarks that make Birmingham 2022
Two feet kicking at the back of the swimmer, and distinctive; a place where people come first; unique, unafraid to do things differently, and striving
Maybe one foot, maybe none, we will make waves and where the investment in the Games is only the for new benchmarks in creativity, inclusivity, and
start. The issues that are important to our young sustainability. Birmingham’s legacy will not only
We took the baton late but we’re moving now, people have visibly helped to shape this Games. travel on to future global events, but will also travel in
And Birmingham is not known for bragging From venues to volunteering, and sustainability to the confidence, skills and optimism of the generation
More play it down than say it loud, but don’t social value young people’s voices have urged us to that is thousands of young people who have worked,
Think that because we do not sing our own tackle inequalities of all kinds, to advance inclusion volunteered, or felt part of this Games.
praises that you shouldn’t. We are flying and sustainability, and to see the benefits reaching From Cannock to Coventry, there is immense pride
people like them. that this is the first major multi sports event to be
Maybe the sports have brought us here,
open to the public in almost three years. It is apt that
But we are certainly not just here for sports,
in the historic year of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee
Can you hear the talk? The rumblings coming like
we will warmly welcome athletes, spectators, and
Trains slowing at New Street, cars flowing on new streets,
visitors to the 'friendly Games' in the 'friendly city',
Paths forged for a new journey. Come with us
from across the UK, Commonwealth and the world.
No seriously, wherever you are we are not far
The roars and cheers that will reverberate from
In the heart of this land, this land where
Games venues will showcase people and a region
passionate about sport and being active, but also
There is a man in a wheelchair, pumping through the
about purpose and possibility, and keen to build an
Finish line, and the crowd are roaring, just experienced
enhanced reputation as a world-class host of major
What awe is and this is awesome. There is a man
sporting and cultural events.
Who cannot stand, but has always stood for something
For hard work and dedication, for transcending expectation Hosting this event has always been about more than
And taking limitations for the joke they have always been. sport and tickets. This is Birmingham 2022, created in
On this day, where are you? Are you here, did you see? the West Midlands. Be in no doubt, we are taking it on.
Is the story you will tell to your children, or your friends about
how you were here in this place how you are part of this movement.
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SPREADING LEGACY BENEFITS REGIONAL INVESTMENT
The Games has brought significant investment to
LEVELLING UP
The Games is a gateway to turn setback into
Birmingham, the West Midlands, and beyond. It has strength, generating possibility and opportunity.
built confidence to bring forward and accelerate From the start, Games partners made a firm
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has In building and delivering our legacy programme
planned investment and regeneration. The significant commitment to inclusive growth and delivering
the power to bring people together, improve health we have drawn upon the Commonwealth Games
core public investment of £778 million has created a benefits for local people. It is vital we ensure that
and wellbeing, act as a catalyst for change, help Federation’s (CGF) vision to use sport to create
positive economic, social, and environmental impact the benefits of the Games flow to local people,
the region to grow and succeed, and put us on peaceful, sustainable, and prosperous communities
for ongoing investments in Perry Barr including the communities and businesses more equally - in step
the global stage. These are the five pillars of our across the Commonwealth. Our work embodies the
£30 million refurbishment of the train station, wider with levelling up ambitions and pandemic recovery.
mission and in our legacy programmes we have CGF’s values of Humanity, Equality, and Destiny.
transport improvements and the creation of up to
worked hard to make sure everyone has had access
5,000 new homes. Investing in the region for the
to the opportunities and benefits that the Games
Games has also unlocked additional funding from a
will provide.
range of public and third sector bodies, enabling a
specific, tailored set of legacy programmes to be
established to maximise the opportunity of hosting
the Games. The impact of the legacy programmes will
be measured and reported through the Games-wide
evaluation.
The programmes set out in this document have been
delivered by a strong partnership of organisations
BE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE who have worked to maximise the opportunity and
Drive sustainable growth investment presented by hosting the Games. The
BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER partners driving the legacy programmes include
and aspiration, creating
Embrace and champion, the local, national, and international organisations:
opportunities through trade,
youth, diversity, humanity and
investment, jobs and skills. • Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). Birmingham was the fastest growing city in the
pride of the region and the
Commonwealth. • Commonwealth Games England (CGE). UK in 2019, and although the pandemic may have
• The Birmingham Organising Committee for the interrupted this trajectory, hosting the Games can
THE GAMES 2022 Commonwealth Games (the Organising
Committee ‘OC’).
help to put the region back on track economically.
With £350 million of goods and services to procure,
FOR • Department for Digital, Culture, Media,
and 40,000 jobs and volunteering opportunities
to recruit for, this is a vital time to unlock the local
EVERYONE IMPROVE HEALTH
and Sport (DCMS).
• Birmingham City Council (BCC).
benefits. We are using the opportunity to revitalise
AND WELLBEING our economy and seeing levelling up in action as
• The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), we enjoy the momentum of new investment and
Inspire, engage, and
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), opportunities in the West Midlands region – 75% of
HELP THE REGION TO GROW connect communities and
and the West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC). the OC’s supply chain spend has been with
AND SUCCEED athletes to realise their
full potential and live • Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council West Midlands suppliers.
Transform and strengthen local
happier, healthier lives. (Sandwell Council).
communities, working together to
deliver new and improved homes,
facilities and, transport links.
PUT US ON THE GLOBAL STAGE
Deliver an unforgettable, global Games
in partnership, on time and on budget to
showcase the best of Birmingham, the West
Midlands, the UK and the Commonwealth.
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ADVANCING EQUITY AND INCLUSION RISING TO THE CHALLENGE
We also want the Games to be an opportunity to This Games is striving for new benchmarks for
advance equity and equality, both on and off the field inclusivity and sustainability, lifting limitations, and
of play. To deliver that, we are engaging people and resetting expectations for future Commonwealth
groups that reflect the diversity of the region. By Games and other major events. Birmingham 2022
listening and understanding their lived experiences is set to be the most sustainable Commonwealth
we have tried to remove barriers in their way. People Games yet, reducing our carbon footprint wherever
have told us that the Games must be about more than possible and offsetting what we can’t reduce.
sport and tickets if it is going to have a long-term
Birmingham 2022 is also the first Commonwealth
positive impact. What we have heard has shaped this
Games to be delivered in a shortened timescale
Games and is driving fairer practice.
and during a global pandemic. When the Games
In the legacy programme you will see this playing was awarded to Commonwealth Games England
out in the number of volunteers from the region, and Birmingham on 17 December 2017, organisers HISTORY AND CELEBRATION
through our Social Value Charter which is using our embraced the challenge of delivering to a shorter
2022 is a significant year for our nation as we
supply chain to maximise the opportunities reaching timescale, after original host Durban did not proceed,
honoured the immense achievements of Her
local people, in the curatorial lines that shaped the enabling Birmingham to set a new bar for delivering
Majesty the Queen as she celebrated her Platinum
Birmingham 2022 Festival programme, successful a global multi-sports event in record time and amid a
Jubilee. The Games will help to shine the light on the
SME suppliers that came through our black and global crisis. We are on time and on budget, and have
brilliance of our nation and the warm and friendly
ethnic minority procurement bootcamp and the created a multi-faceted Birmingham blueprint on the
welcome that Birmingham and the West Midlands will
Commonwealth Games first relaxed Festival Site ways we have changed the delivery approach to take
provide to athletes and visitors from around the UK,
catering to neurodiverse people. forward to future Commonwealth Games.
the Commonwealth, and the globe.
The Games has also provided a platform for big
The Platinum Jubilee, the Games and the Birmingham
conversations on issues that affect us all, enabling
2022 Festival are not the only moments of
us to ‘take it on’ using the Games as a platform to
celebration for the UK in 2022. Across the nation we
embrace issues and spark conversations about
will also have come together to celebrate renewed
change. The power of sport provides a chance
hope and optimism with: UNBOXED: Creativity in the
to reflect on common values and constructive
UK, Coventry UK City of Culture, the 75th anniversary
conversations, and this has directly shaped our work,
of the Edinburgh Festivals, and the Centenary of
helping us reach communities who feel physical
the BBC, all highlighting our luminescent cultural
activity may not be for them in Sport England’s
heritage, creativity, and shared histories.
‘Commonwealth Active Communities’. We are also
providing one thousand young people who face
significant barriers with 30-hour social action MAKING THE MOMENT LAST
assignments through our Gen22 programme. This Legacy publication, our second, is a showcase of
our impact so far, and a signpost to legacy activities
We are hosting seven free neighbourhood Festival that will go on beyond the Games, throughout 2022
Sites to bring the Games to local communities. and into the future. Immediately after the Games,
Through the Birmingham 2022 Festival we are DCMS will be publishing a short 'Snapshot Report'
broaching topics such as empire, colonialism, that highlights key data about the Birmingham 2022
migration and settlement through creativity and Games. The Games is also being independently
projects like SAMPAD’s photographic exhibition ‘From evaluated and this evaluation will continue post-
City of Empire to City of Diversity: A Visual Journey’. Games culminating in a final, one year on report. The
It illustrated the range of experiences of those who evaluation will assess both the economic impact
came to live in Birmingham and how connections to of the investment and for the first time in a major
the British Empire have shaped Birmingham’s past, sporting event evaluation will include a social return
present, and future. on investment to assess the value of the wider social
impact of the Games
Beyond Birmingham 2022 we are determined to
make sure legacy doesn’t stop when the Games
does. That’s why the United By 2022 Legacy Charity
was set up with the aim of maintaining the social
and economic momentum started by the Games and
keeping the best of our work going long after the end
of the Games for the region.
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OVER
7000
EMERGING LEGACY IMPACTS
Inclusivity shines brightly throughout our legacy programme, helping to tackle inequalities and inequity and Up to 5000 free tickets
providing a way to get communities involved from the bottom up. Driven by significant public investment the to ensure every child in
impact of our work across the legacy programme is beginning to show. This commitment to inclusivity and the care in Birmingham can
challenges of the pandemic have led us to work differently. We have made choices that have raised the bar for attend the Games
People trained for Games roles in Sandwell Aquatic
future Games organisers. catering, cleaning and waste Centre has
one of the only
fully accessible
£6.5M
competition pools
National investment in in the world
Games sports to reach new
participants/audiences Public transport is
First major multi-
sport event to have
included for ticket holders
and volunteers, making
sustainable choices easier
BIGGEST
Integrated para sports
more women’s than programme of any
men’s medal events
6
MONTHS Aiming to
Commonwealth Games
14,000
deliver an
6-month long audited,
Birmingham 2022 accredited
30,000 hours of social action
EMERGING
Festival showcasing The Queen’s Baton Relay carbon
neutral event assignments for young people,
the regions cultural travelled without a team, Volunteers in a single who face barriers, aged 16-24
LEGACY
strength and reducing carbon footprint integrated programme covering
including many free all delivery partners
to access events
IMPACTS
12 Hometown Heroes celebrate
WE ARE MOST PROUD OF, AND MANY
the people who continually
OF WHICH BREAK NEW GROUND FOR
SEVEN
support grassroots sport in
SOCIAL IMPACT
our region
Seven free neighbourhood
Festival Sites including
2022
a relaxed site for people
with disabilities and
neurodiverse conditions
Inclusive, accessible
£24M
medals with an Accessibility Advisory Regional ticket
Home Nation Batonbearers, Forum ensures Games ballot for local
adjustable ribbon. To
Safe space for people from across England wide Equity, Dignity and people and 1 million
suit all body shapes
LGBTQIA+ athletes, making a positive impact Functionality tickets prices at
Business and Tourism programme will and sizes
supporters, and £22 or less
deliver impact for the region until 2027 workforce at
Pride House
40,000 BIG
A Social Value Charter
£200M
to ensure inclusivity and A Big Inclusive Games (BIG)
So far more than £40 million of
human rights are central creates a new A-Z of access
Social Value delivered.
to Games delivery and inclusion standards
The predicted total is around... new jobs and volunteering opportunities
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INVESTMENT INTO GAMES VENUES AND CANNOCK CHASE
INFRASTRUCTURE The mountain biking event venue for the Games
• Almost £1 million investment from partners including Sport
Birmingham 2022 has accelerated positive change England and the Forestry Commission to upgrade facilities.
in the West Midlands, helping to amplify planned • Includes a new Pedal and Play trail for children, a new blue trail for
infrastructure improvements and accelerating Cannock less experienced cyclists and improvements to existing red trails.
levelling up plans for both city and region. • Provision of a Go-Ride Community Coach.
Significant public investment of £778 million has not SUTTON PARK
only helped create a physical legacy but acted as a Venue for the Triathlon
catalyst for additional and accelerated investment • Investment of circa £1 million
benefitting local people and communities for many including upgrading the electricity
years to come. supply to create ‘all-year’ parking
facilities and boost the park’s
ability to host events in legacy.
SANDWELL AQUATIC CENTRE
• £73 million investment creating a brand new, world-class ALEXANDER STADIUM
facility for elite and community swimming and diving. • £72 million investment, transforming the existing stadium for the Games and
Sutton Coldfield
• Early consultation with local people to meet post-Games communities.
community requirements, including women’s only • Increased spectator capacity - 30,000 at Games-time, 17,500 post-Games.
swimming sessions, a women’s only gym, and tackling • Improved opportunities to host all levels of events from community to major
lower levels of swimming attainment across the Black international events.
Country and West Midlands.
• Post-Games the stadium will be home to UK Athletics, one thousand
• When the facility opens to the public in 2023 it will create Sandwell Birmingham City University Sport Science students, and will be a community
new jobs in the local community. venue to inspire and support a local athletics legacy.
• Capacity to train the next generation of young, talented • Fully accessible including seating and Changing Places facilities.
divers in England.
Birmingham • Enhanced community facilities including an indoor gym, new floodlit warm up
track and infield.
• Improved public spaces around the stadium.
PERRY BARR
• Public sector investment of £700 million spanning transport, homes and facilities.
• Acceleration of planned investment into transport infrastructure including segregated cycle routes, ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
improved pedestrian facilities, Sprint priority bus corridor, improved bus interchange, and a redeveloped Games-time home of lawn bowls
rail station.
• Comprehensive refurbishment,
• A Masterplan ‘Perry Barr 2040: A Vision for Legacy’1 will ensure the investment is a springboard for further including floodlighting to Lawn Bowls
benefits for the area and the city. Pavilion and Clubhouse at Victoria Park.
• Up to 5,000 new homes will be built. 968 will be ready from January 2023 including 312 affordable homes UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM • Further park upgrades include: outdoor
with planning consent and up to 99 affordable homes through the Government’s First Homes pilot. • Hosting the Games accelerated gym equipment installed, resurfaced
• New 1,200 place secondary school and sixth form, Prince Albert High School, opened in September 2021. University investment into installing public tennis courts, footpath and car
two world-class water-based Leamington Spa
• Regeneration has created Social Return on Investment including: over 41,500 work placement hours; more park improvements.
than 900 jobs, including apprenticeships; over 1,630 people upskilled; and almost £253 million spent with hockey pitches.
local businesses. • Supported progress on the
renovation and improvement of
University station. 1
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“This innovative yet bespoke mini squash
court really is a thing of beauty. This is a COMMUNITY SPORTS FACILITIES
wonderful legacy of the Birmingham 2022 • £8.5 million Sport England Places and Spaces • £250k Sport England and more than £560k
Commonwealth Games, and our children Fund enabling grassroots clubs and community Birmingham City Council investment into
and the community will enjoy it for many organisations across England to get up to Wyndley Leisure Centre to upgrade to an
years to come.” £10,000 of match funding to improve their local International Hockey Federation standard pitch
sport facilities. £3.5 million allocated to the and for improvements to the existing running
Dr Cheron Byfield, Founder, King Soloman West Midlands. track and throws cage.
International Business School. • £500k Sport England and Birmingham City Council • £200k ECB investment into Moseley Cricket
investment into Holford Drive Community Sports Club to improve the playing surface and create
Hub, including a floodlit mixed-use games area hybrid pitches.
(MUGA) meaning the facility can be used year- • Funded by England Squash a revolutionary
round by people in Perry Barr. outdoor squash court has been installed at King
TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENTS • £500k England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Solomon International Business School in Aston.
investment into Edgbaston’s Foundation Ground
• £30 million has been invested to redevelop Perry
enabling first class cricket to take place both there
Barr station. Rail station upgrades have also taken
and at Edgbaston Stadium.
place at University, Leamington Spa, and Coventry
rail stations.
• West Midlands Metro Westside extension in
Birmingham City Centre.
• Addition of new ‘Sprint’ bus routes, quicker
journey times and improved reliability, to key
SECURITY CASE STUDY
• State of the art Multi Agency Command Centre
venues, Alexander Stadium, and the NEC. PERRY’S TRAIL AND PEDAL AND PLAY
delivered by West Midlands Police. A vital resource
• A Regional Transport Coordination Centre, for all four police forces in the region and will be More than £900k of investment into Cannock Chase
the first of its kind to bring together real time used for all large-scale events in the region post- from partners including Sport England, British
information across all modes of transport in one Games. Cycling, Forestry England, and Cannock Chase
place, providing to provide permanent regional District Council will deliver the Games’ Mountain
• City Centre enhancements to CCTV and vehicle
coordination, greater resilience, and incident Biking events and leave a positive legacy. The facility
number plate recognition systems creating safer
management to reduce congestion. will be used by local people and visitors providing
public spaces in Birmingham, and safer roads
• Road improvement schemes and cycling across the region. ‘novice to expert’ off-road and traffic free cycling
improvements in and around the city centre and provision.
at key venues.
The new ‘blue’ intermediate cycling trail, ‘Perry’s Trail’
will create opportunities to collaborate closely with
local schools, community groups and cycling groups/
clubs and provide a safe and enjoyable off-road
route. It will welcome visitors from across the UK,
delivering additional tourism benefits to the area.
More technical features have been added to the
popular red graded (difficult) cycling trails, as well as
creating a play trail called ‘Pedal and Play.’ Designed
in partnership with Sport England and British Cycling,
‘Pedal and Play’ is relatively flat and wide suitable
for beginner/novice cyclists. It will help children
gain skills and confidence in off-road cycling and
experience the physical and mental health benefits of
being active outdoors.
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BRING THE POWER Delivery is across a wide range of activities and programmes. Some highlights are set out below:
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME
National Reach Across England Shaping Bring The Power
Funded by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Bring the Power has been shaped by our
Sport (DCMS) and the Organising Committee (OC), Headteacher Advisory Group. Brought together by
Birmingham is Europe’s youngest city with almost in collaboration with the Department for Education, the Games, a dedicated group of 15 senior leaders
40% of the population being under 25. Bring The There is nothing more powerful the National part of the youth programme ‘Bring the from Birmingham Primary, Secondary and Special
Power is a celebration of young people, enabling their than a flash of inspiration Power School Festival’ was launched in May 2022. schools have met twice every term and have had
voices to be heard, helping them to develop the tools A strike of lightning that shines It was launched in Newham, London, close to where the opportunity to co-design, check and challenge
to make a positive difference, and be ready to tackle through your community the Games’ track cycling events will take place, and the development of the programme, ensuring there
life’s challenges, laying foundations to become the at the heart of legacy from the London 2012 Olympic is a lasting impact for schools in the city beyond the
next generation of changemakers. Let inspiration brew like a storm Games. In collaboration with the Children and Young event. The advisory group plan to keep meeting post-
Birmingham 2022’s Bring the Power Youth And watch the sparks fly People’s Services team at Newham Council, 200 local Games with a focus on pupil wellbeing.
Programme aims to reach at least 1 million children Be brave in our ability to amaze primary school pupils and their teachers enjoyed
This group were vital to the success of our
and young people aged 5-25 across Birmingham and an interactive assembly, led by Perry the Mascot, a
Your potential is golden Headteacher conference produced in collaboration
the West Midlands, creating a pathway for them to range of workshops and an opportunity to interview
with Sport Birmingham, which attracted 110
get closer to the Games and helping to boost their Never be afraid to become your great two incredible female athletes: Zoe Smith from
Headteachers and senior leaders from schools
confidence and resilience through the celebration of BRING THE POWER Team England, and Chloe Whylie from Team Jamaica.
across the city. Comprised of 35 young people
sport and culture. The event was supported by the Minister for Sport,
aged 14-18 the Birmingham City Council (BCC)
Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society and the Minister
Youth City Board have joined us to form our Bring
for Children and Families.
the Power Youth Voice Panel. With the support of
LEGACY OBJECTIVES All schools can get involved and create their their dedicated youth workers, these young people
own festival day supported by a range of exciting have shaped and advised across the programme.
Reach 1 million West Create pathways for Widen knowledge, Give young people downloadable resource packs filled with engaging This group was consulted for input on key Games
Midlands children children and young improve access to a voice, help them activities, ideas, and the opportunity to win prizes to moments including: the launch of the Queen’s Baton
and engage schools people furthest sport and exercise, make a positive help them bring their Festivals to life. Relay at Buckingham Palace; the Young Volunteers
Process; and the Baton Bearer Nominations Panel.
across England to away from the boost confidence and difference, Schools and youth groups were encouraged to join in
involve and excite Games to deliver resilience in young and be ready with the ‘Good Luck challenge’ competition, creating To support their ability to build new networks and
young people about social legacy and people, helping them to tackle life’s Good Luck artwork or letters to welcome athletes. develop new leadership skills, the group have been
the Games inclusivity acquire new skills challenges A selection will be rewarded with prizes and be on two residential trips to Liverpool and London.
displayed in the Games’ athlete villages. Letters will The focus of the Liverpool visit centred around the
feature within athlete welcome packs providing a forthcoming World Gymnastics Championships and
warm and personal welcome to our visitors. saw our Youth Voice Panel share their knowledge
WHAT WE ARE DELIVERING THEME and experience of working with Birmingham 2022. In
JOURNEY TO THE GAMES
1
Bring the Power is collaborating with schools, London they teamed up with Hackney based youth
community youth organisations, partner Children and young people to learn
organisation Rise 365, to support their community
organisations and youth professionals with about, celebrate and feel part of the
food bank initiative and learn from their young people.
activities organised across three programme journey to Birmingham 2022.
In July our Youth Voice Panel will run a Hearts and
strands introducing young people to the Games Minds event for young people and the three groups
through three themes: will come together to watch the dress rehearsal of
FINDING COMMON GROUND the Birmingham 2022 Opening Ceremony.
Schools Engagement & Learning Activities THEME Children and young people to learn
2
Primary, secondary and tertiary education: children, from, connect with and celebrate
young people and teachers. similarities and differences between
them and other children and young
Community Youth Participation Activities people in their community and around
Grass roots outside of education: children, young the Commonwealth.
people and youth professionals.
Youth Voice Advocacy Activities THEME WE CAN CHANGE OUR WORLD
3
Amplifying children and young people’s voices Empower and support children and
across the programme including Social Action young people to take action to make
opportunities. their community and society a happier
and healthier place to live.
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Youth Engagement Celebrating Local Children and Young People BRING THE POWER
Bring the Power is also working with youth In Birmingham and the West Midlands, Bring the
MISSION ALIGNMENT
engagement organisations to provide a range of Power is using the excitement of the Games to inspire
in-person physical activity workshops and learning, celebrate the Games, and amplify young
engagement projects. This will see more than voices in a number of ways:
500 workshops delivered in schools and youth
club settings across the West Midlands, engaging • The Common Ground Grant scheme for secondary
approximately 30,000 children and young people. schools in Birmingham will create a space for
young people to explore what Common Ground
Working closely with BCC and Birmingham Youth means to them, by reflecting and sharing what it
Service, four youth centres have been chosen means to be part of the Commonwealth in 2022. BRING PEOPLE
as hubs to enable young people to feel part of The grant scheme, funded by BCC, will create TOGETHER
Birmingham 2022. The Lighthouse (Aston), The Factory a lasting Games legacy by fostering cultural • One school participating is Oscott Manor School,
(Longbridge), The Concord (Sparkbrook) and the collaboration, facilitating conversation, and a community special school for young people aged
Clifton Road (Sutton Coldfield) will be the heartbeat promoting student leadership opportunities. 11-19 with a diagnosis of autism. They are twinned
of activity and provision for young people in the with a school in Kenya and have spent time teaching
• With a grant of £1,000, each school is producing a
community in the build-up to the Games. The four hubs each other their favourite songs.
creative response which may include short films,
will provide a series of 6-week programmes where the • Funded by Commonwealth Sport Foundation,
shared food, conversation, photography, song,
young people will be able to engage and participate in delivered by Youth Sport Trust and in partnership
dance, visual art, spoken word and installations IMPROVE HEALTH
activities including: with Team England an inter-school project,
culminating in a Youth Summit in July at the AND WELL-BEING
• A city-wide basketball skills challenge. University of Birmingham. Awards have been made Birmingham Connect, promotes social integration
to 27 schools so far and support for teachers is through the power of sport. Young people (aged
• Music of the Commonwealth Album Creation Project.
provided by BRAP, a charity transforming the way 12-14) from 20 Birmingham secondary schools
• Youth violence reduction programme, reclaiming we think and do equality, and the IKON Gallery. have been paired with each other (matches made
a local park and supporting young people at risk of because of differences in ethnic diversity, disability,
• Commonwealth Connections is a school twinning
criminal exploitation. and disadvantage). Pairing schools has encouraged
project creating connections between young
people on shared Commonwealth Values, through meaningful social mixing to improve attitudes
HELP THE REGION TO
sport and art. The programme has reached 120 and perceptions held of people from different
GROW AND SUCCEED
schools, and aims to reach 12,000 young people. backgrounds; building a sense of belonging and
mutual trust; making sure participants, teachers
• The British Council, Birmingham Education
and families have fun trying out new sports and
Partnership and Youth Sport Trust have come
artforms together.
together to connect 60 schools in the West
Midlands with 60 schools in ten Commonwealth • Our inspirational Mascot, Perry, was imagined and
countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, Kenya, designed by a school child following a national
Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Jamaica, and Trinidad & competition. Perry is visiting approximately
BE A CATALYST
Tobago. 250 primary schools across the West Midlands
FOR CHANGE
delivering special educational assemblies. Schools
and youth groups will meet and hear from athletes.
We know that their stories can have a lasting impact
on children and young people for years to come.
LEAD LEGACY DELIVERY PARTNERS AND FUNDERS PUT US ON THE
GLOBAL STAGE
Birmingham City Council The Organising Committee
The British Council Commonwealth Sport Foundation
Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport
WIDER LEGACY DELIVERY PARTNERS AND FUNDERS
Birmingham Children’s Trust Department for Education
Youth Sport Trust Sport England Team England
18 Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY 19GEN22 Each of the Flagship Providers has a sector focus • Groundwork (Sustainability)
and will support a minimum of 100 young people • Canals & Rivers Trust
YOUTH SOCIAL ACTION PROGRAMME
across the whole of the West Midlands to access
(Mental Wellbeing)
the programme.
• Positive Youth Foundation
When we first spoke to young people about the have on the life chances of young people in the (Creative)
Games and the opportunities it could offer them, region. Risk that could be mitigated by harnessing, • Streetgames
for example in volunteering, they told us about the shaping, and tailoring the volunteering opportunities Funded by National Lottery Community Fund (Physical Activity)
barriers they faced, and how they might discount presented by the Games to provide employment and
themselves meaning they were unlikely to apply or skills boosting opportunities.
take part.
And so Gen22 was born. A free to access programme
With Birmingham being the youngest city in Europe, creating opportunities for one thousand young We’ve also selected 13 Other These partners have been selected to ensure
coupled with the economic impact of the pandemic people (16-24) from the West Midlands to gain Providers, who bring together we're finding the young people who need our
disproportionately affecting young people, we employability boosting opportunities through the expertise in a range of support the most, ranging from those with
wanted to do more. More to mitigate the serious risk Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. specialist areas. refugee backgrounds, to those at risk of falling
that lack of confidence and unemployment could into the criminal justice system.
Funded by The West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner,
LEGACY OBJECTIVES Sport England and GBSLEP
Flexible volunteering Provide 1000 Increase Increase aspirations
opportunities for those young people employability by of participants and Ideas Made Real All 47 applications were invited to our Power Plan
is a unique opportunity weekend in May where participants were able to
facing barriers to (16-24) with developing soft support into onwards
REAL
for young people (16 24) gain new skills and confidence before pitching their
engaging with the main
Games-time volunteering
30 hour
Social Action
skills, providing
experience and a
destinations such as
training, education,
IDEAS MADE to turn their social action ideas, 'Dragons' Den' style. We picked 22 projects
ideas into reality. and provided the grants to make them real!
programme assignments written reference and jobs
Funded by National Lottery Community Fund
WHAT WE ARE DELIVERING
Gen22 is for young people in the West Midlands for or take part in this kind of opportunity. Everyone
who might otherwise struggle to access Games taking part receives access to on-programme
related opportunities. Barriers could include lack support; mentoring; subsidised travel; wrap around
of confidence, being a young carer or young parent, employability advice and assistance; and guaranteed,
or having a criminal record. It was specifically
designed to be inclusive and to offer help. The young
individually tailored references. The Duke of
Edinburgh Award scheme has also committed to fund
CAREER
people taking part need to live in the West Midlands, and automatically register up to 1,000 volunteers • Network of peer and
although they don’t need to have a fixed address. on its programme to help improve their chances of professional contacts
And to ensure it meets their needs, the programme moving forward to their next step in education or
has been co-designed with a group of 12 young employment.
• On programme support
people from across the West Midlands who face a
range of barriers and who have formed the Gen22
consultation group.
Gen22 has been made possible due to the generosity
of our funders: the National Lottery Community Fund,
•
•
Guaranteed reference
Mentoring BENEFITS PERSONAL
Sport England, the West Midlands Police and Crime • Chance to develop new • A pair of tickets to a
Initially, the programme aims to boost long-term Commissioner, and the Greater Birmingham and skills and confidence Birmingham 2022 event
employment prospects through meaningful 30- Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP). The
hour social action assignments, giving the young different tranches of funding mean that we will be • Gen22 kit including t-shirts,
people access to purposeful opportunities and able to fund Gen22 until 2023 with delivery stretching lanyards and more
networks and raising their aspirations. The 30 hours across the West Midlands, from Walsall and the
are spread over a period flexible to the needs of wider Black Country to Birmingham and Coventry.
• Special Gen22 events
each participant, spanning at least one month, and including a graduation
some of the time can involve training to undertake ceremony and athlete Q&As
the role. Taking part also provides opportunities to • Entry to the Bronze Duke of
meet new people, try new things, and have fun. It is Edinburgh Award
aimed at young people that would not normally look
20 Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY 21CASE STUDY
REGION WIDE IMPACT OF GEN22 PROJECTS
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS, KALLIANE
• Project: Delivering mental health support sessions CASE STUDY
KEY for young people.
• Kalliane heard about Ideas Made Real through NCS (NATIONAL CITIZEN SERVICE)
Flagship Providers • National Citizen Service (NCS) have worked
initial involvement in an existing Gen22 project run
PCC Funded Organisations by Centre Spot. Kalliane designed her Ideas Made with 216 young people to complete their Gen22
Smaller Partners Real pitch having conducted youth consultation assignments, undertaking social action projects
around mental health and the support needed. This particularly relevant to their lived experiences.
Ideas Made Real Projects The NCS put particular focus on working with
is a project designed by young people for young
people. young people with special educational needs or
Stoke-on-Trent disabilities, who made up 43% of participants on
• Project focus on engaging young women to prevent
isolation, building communities and improving the pilot.
mental health and wellbeing. • One of the groups was inspired to act after online
research revealed that Dudley town centre had the
highest levels of pollution in the West Midlands.
Stafford
The group raised money to plant trees on Dudley
College Campus.
Shrewsbury Burton upon Trent
Telford
Walsall
Wolverhampton
West Bromwich
Birmingham CASE STUDY
POSITIVE YOUTH FOUNDATION
Coventry • Positive Youth Foundation is supporting Gen22
Warwick
CASE STUDY participants to undertake creative assignments
within Coventry. All assignments will be designed
by the young people, and they will be encouraged to
SPORTS KEY
Worcester include a Commonwealth theme.
• Visited by the Duke of Cambridge, Sports Key
• In one project young people chose to take part in
is supporting young people to complete sports
a spray-painting workshop, to then create a street
coaching qualifications as part of their Gen22
Hereford art mural at Woodside Youth Group.
assignments. They will then be able to either coach
at existing sports sessions in the community or set • It is creating
up new activities in Birmingham. • safe spaces for young people to express
• Ten young people have engaged in volunteering themselves through a medium that works for
through social action in community sport context. them.
• Volunteers are registered onto Level 1 NGB • engagement through cultural and creative
qualifications. participation.
• “I was super impressed with the depth of thought
the group of young people presented, the will of
them in wanting to empower their communities
as well as their understanding of the benefits the
Games bring to the region and the enthusiasm to
help solidify the legacy of hosting such a large
sporting event.”
Clark McCallum, Senior Youth Engagement Officer
22 Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY 23GEN22
MISSION ALIGNMENT
BRING PEOPLE
TOGETHER
300
COMPLETED SOCIAL
ACTION ASSIGNMENTS SUPPORTING RECENTLY ARRVIED REFUGEES IMPROVE HEALTH
In partnership, National Citizen Service (NCS) AND WELL-BEING
AS OF JUNE 2022
and Gen22 supported a group of young people
from Walsall, all of whom were Not in Education,
Employment, or Training (NEET) and faced barriers Over 250 young people referred to
OVER to employment or accessing further training. They
wanted to design and participate in a project that
DofE Bronze Award
30
1000
would have a positive impact on people in their
own community. HELP THE REGION TO
HOUR GROW AND SUCCEED
759
The group used recent news and publications
PARTICIPANTS
about refugees from Afghanistan being relocated
in the area, and not having any possessions apart
CURRENTLY
ASSIGNMENTS
from what they arrived with. The group felt that REGISTERED
they could use their talents and skills to collect
items they could then give to the young people who
89%
had arrived. They went on to design and collect Up to of young people BE A CATALYST
items to fill 100 bespoke shoeboxes, matched to 30,000 hours faced one of FOR CHANGE
young people’s ages and interests. They delivered of community more barrier
and shared the boxes in their local community. support (excluding gender)
This project helped the group to learn about
teamwork, coordination, project management,
communication, building new relationships,
financial skills and research, as well as supporting
their local community.
“We are delighted to be supporting Gen22’s important work
LEAD LEGACY DELIVERY PARTNERS AND FUNDERS
and look forward to seeing the lasting impact National
Lottery funding will have through upskilling talented young The Organising Committee National Lottery Community Fund
people. Thanks to National Lottery players, the Birmingham
Sport England The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
2022 Commonwealth Games will create a lasting legacy by
generating volunteering and employment opportunities, that
will support communities to prosper and thrive and build WIDER LEGACY DELIVERY PARTNERS AND FUNDERS
back stronger from the pandemic.” Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership
Blondel Cluff CBE, Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport
Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund
24 Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY 25VOLUNTEERING LET THE GAMES BEGIN
In total 22,000 people attended the VSC between
September and December 2021 for an inclusive
90-minute experience including: an exhibition
Volunteering will be centre stage this summer with
about the Games, a cinema room, and a 30-minute
Birmingham 2022’s ‘Commonwealth Collective’ “Volunteers are the heart and soul of the
250,000
interview. The VSC team were supported by
playing a vital role in helping to deliver the biggest Commonwealth Games and play a hugely approximately 500 volunteers who had the skills and
multi-sport event in the UK since the London 2012 important role in making both athletes’ and experience to help deliver the end-to-end experience. hours of training provided
Olympic Games. The 14,000 volunteers will be the spectators’ journeys very special.” The VSC also offered nine paid roles to local people to the volunteer workforce
beating heart of the Games. At every venue, village,
coming through the Commonwealth Jobs and Skill
and visitor interaction it will be volunteers who will
shape people’s experience of the Games, who will
Colin Jackson, CBE - Two-time Academy and provided work placements for a group
Commonwealth Champion of students from Hive College in Perry Common,
provide the first hellos and final goodbyes to more
Birmingham a specialist college supporting students
than one million spectators and thousands of athletes
aged 19-25 with special education needs and
and officials. Volunteers have the power to make the
disabilities into employment and volunteering roles
difference between a good and a great Games.
to improve their independence skills.
THE COLLECTIVE
LEGACY OBJECTIVES The majority of the Commonwealth Collective
are from local communities in the West Midlands,
Deliver the Have a Games volunteering Create an inclusive providing ‘hometown’ knowledge and pride, and
most inclusive volunteering opportunities as an blueprint for large reflecting successful targeted outreach and
Commonwealth cohort who are avenue to support scale volunteering recruitment efforts. Volunteers will represent
every community and will range from 14–84 years
Games representative of skills, training programmes that
old. For the first time the volunteer opportunity has
volunteering Birmingham and and employment could be considered been extended to 14 and 15-year-olds and in doing
programme ever the West Midlands objectives by future Games so inspiring a new generation of local volunteers
through this Games.
Over 14,000 people have been recruited to the VIRTUAL ORIENTATION
Collective and they will cover 300 different roles Prepping for the Games during a global pandemic has
WHAT WE ARE DELIVERING VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT including: drivers, first aiders, meet and greeters, provided numerous challenges, but also a chance
This is the first Commonwealth Games to deliver one Shared far and wide, recruitment for the venue preppers, kit carriers, courtside assistants to do things differently, creating a blueprint to take
united volunteering programme across the Games Commonwealth Collective kicked off in June 2021, and everything in between to support Games forward to future Commonwealth Games. For the
landscape with our Host Delivery Partners. encouraging people to apply, including community delivery. Volunteers are also supporting the Games first time volunteers were brought together as one,
From the application process through to interview, organisations, grassroots sports clubs, and faith opening and closing ceremonies and in other roles alongside OC staff, for a global Orientation Training
selection, orientation, and uniform Birmingham organisations. Approximately a quarter of the 41,380 including costume making for the ceremonies. show. Presented by the BBC’s Karthi Gnanasegaram
2022’s volunteering programme has had legacy, completed volunteering applications were from and Colin Jackson CBE, the show included the
innovation and inclusion entwined in everything it has ethnically diverse communities, around one quarter launch of the Games uniform, information about
done. Volunteering provides a rich mix of experiences of applications were from people under the age of 30. the difference volunteers can make at Games-time,
including new friendships, lifelong memories, and Every applicant from within the region was offered an important next steps on the journey to Birmingham
community pride. Gathering and deploying a large interview to the Volunteer Selection Centre (VSC). 2022 and some special guests in the form of Sir Chris
group of volunteers is also an excellent chance to For those with different accessibility needs, Hoy, and Ellie Simmonds OBE.
accelerate employability and skills opportunities adjustments were made. One example being the
for local people. Games-time volunteering could extension of the application deadline for a group
create paths to additional training, career enhancing of recently arrived Afghan refugees who wanted
opportunities both in voluntary work and paid to apply but did not have the required identity
employment. documents in time for the original deadline. The
Commonwealth Jobs and Skills Academy promoted
the volunteering opportunities to those furthest from
ONE MILLION HOURS employment and used their Stand-Out programme to
offer support with applications (see page 53).
OF VOLUNTEER TIME
26 Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY 27Students from the city worked BEYOND BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTEERING
with Birmingham 2022 to THE VOLUNTEERS COLLECTIVE
shape the volunteer and MISSION ALIGNMENT
For the members of the Collective the Games will
workforce uniform design, have provided an unforgettable experience of
featuring patterns from iconic volunteering, one which we hope they will want
buildings in Birmingham to continue. But there is also a wider volunteering
appetite in the region that needs channelling to
maximise its potential. Beyond the 14,000 members
of the Collective, we’ve seen evidence of interest in
volunteering - from the pool of 27,000 applicants
BRING PEOPLE
who were not ultimately selected.
TOGETHER
As a legacy for the region and to extend the impact
and longevity of the Commonwealth Collective
after the Games, a dedicated volunteering legacy
platform has been created in consultation with
leading third sector and community organisations.
A West Midlands wide volunteer portal, the
‘Volunteers Collective’ will provide a digital IMPROVE HEALTH
matching service linking volunteers and curated AND WELL-BEING
volunteering opportunities in the region. This was
made possible by funding from the Department for
Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport.
The ‘Volunteers Collective’ will be the first volunteer
service dedicated to the West Midlands and will
be run by United By 2022 Legacy Charity. The
platform will work with regional organisations from HELP THE REGION TO
local charities to youth sports clubs to connect GROW AND SUCCEED
the West Midlands’ prospective volunteers with
areas of genuine need. It will also act as an open
door for new entrants to volunteering from young
people who weren’t old enough to be part of the
Commonwealth Collective in 2022, and for people
who were inspired by the people they saw working
during Games-time. It is an asset for the region, and BE A CATALYST
a doorway for anyone who wants to help make the FOR CHANGE
region a better place.
PUT US ON THE
GLOBAL STAGE
LEAD LEGACY DELIVERY PARTNERS AND FUNDERS
The Organising Committee
Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport
WIDER LEGACY DELIVERY PARTNERS AND FUNDERS
West Midlands Combined Authority
28 Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY Birmingham 2022 OUR LEGACY 29PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WELLBEING INVESTMENT INTO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WELLBEING LEGACY
Prioritising our health and being active has never
been more important, regardless of our age or
LOCAL
background. We’re committed to using the power and
positivity of the Games to increase opportunities to Sport for All Hubs and
be more active, to support those who think physical “The thing that drives me is the inclusivity Community Games REGIONAL
activity is not for them, encourage healthy behaviour of sport and helping others become part
change, and support the development of active of something. So, when I compete at Active Streets Small Grants
communities over the long term.
Commonwealth Active
Birmingham I will be ‘bringing it home’ for the Communities Programme
The pandemic has exacerbated deep-rooted ones that feel like they don’t belong. Before City of Nature
inequalities and barriers, making it less likely for I got into weightlifting, I was the same, but Investments into
some groups to prioritise their mental health and Cycling for Everyone
now I feel part of something special”. Games venues:
physical wellbeing. In Birmingham and the West Birmingham BMX Club
• Sandwell Aquatics
Midlands, these inequalities are acute. Emily Campbell, the first ever Volunteering/Gen22 Centre
We know that the Games alone can’t and won’t British female Olympic Investments into local • Cannock Chase
solve all of this, but it can boost investment across medal-winning weightlifter facilities: Mental health training • Alexander Stadium
Birmingham and the West Midlands, help us to • Holford Drive for construction workers
engage people who face multiple barriers and look to • Edgbaston
Foundation Ground Mental Health training for
approach these challenges in new ways. Games time public
• Moseley Cricket Club construction workers
wellbeing campaign
• Wyndley Leisure
LEGACY OBJECTIVES Centre
Improve Target Encourage walking, Support people
access and support to cycling and and communities
opportunities to those most in develop facilities to look after their
Nation Governing
get active need for community use mental health
Body (NGB) Sports
Participation
Programme
WHAT WE ARE DELIVERING
Addressing inequalities in physical activity and School Games
wellbeing is a priority across the Games partnership,
and we have worked together to maximise our Places and Spaces
impact, with a total investment of over £38 million2. Fund for
community/grassroots
organisations
NATIONAL
COMMUNITIES YOUTH FACILITIES MENTAL WELLBEING
2
£35 million from Sport England, £2 million from Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and Department for Transport and £1 million
from Birmingham City Council (BCC). The BCC elements of the Physical Activity and Wellbeing legacy offer are outlined on page 40.
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