Birmingham Commonwealth Games / Jamaica 60th Independence Day
Victoria Square will be the beating heart of the City Centre Festival Sites, where you can join in with Sunrise Stretch Sessions, or bring the family in for a dance off with Perry.
Neighbourhood Festival Sites
Across the city look out for our seven Neighbourhood Festival Sites, which are being produced by and for local residents. These sites are bringing the Games experience right to the doorsteps of Birmingham residents.
The neighbourhood sites even include the first ever Relaxed Festival Site at a Commonwealth Games. This will be located in Touchbase Pears in Selly Oak and will provide support to people with complex disabilities.
The Colony of Jamaica gained independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962. In Jamaica, this date is celebrated as Independence Day, a national holiday. The island became an imperial colony in 1509 when Spain conquered the Indigenous Arawak people. Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_Jamaica
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which will be held from 28 July until 8 August 2022, will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to put the city, the region, and its people on the global stage. The Games will host 19 sports and 9 para sports, across 72 nations and territories.
HMT Empire Windrush is best remembered today for bringing one of the first large groups of post-war West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom. The ship carried 1027 passengers and two stowaways on a voyage from Jamaica to London in 1948.
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/windrush-histories/story-of-windrush-ship