Community Fund

Activities will be brought together under five workstreams:

• A city connected by inclusive heritage trails
• We made Birmingham
• Getting Communities Talking
• Birmingham Peace Garden Proposal
• Inspiring future leaders.

A Games Schools and Learning Programme which will draw down and maximise the assets of the Commonwealth Games to connect Birmingham’s young people directly with opportunities to gain new skills, grow in confidence and become part of a stronger and more cohesive community.

A Physical Activity and Wellbeing programme which will provide the opportunity to promote the importance of physical activity and wellbeing and how they can provide huge legacy benefit to the city as we work to tackle inactivity and improve the health and wellbeing of our citizens.

It is also an important opportunity to use the power of the Games to promote physical activity as a way for people and communities to connect, and to help highlight and begin to address the barriers that prevent people from becoming physically active.

Projects will include:

• Community sport and physical activity club development
• Community Games activities for young people and families across the city
• ‘Project Brum’ a summer youth leadership programme
• A walking app which provides audio guides and augmented reality games in the form of tech trails and quizzes get people hunting for clues as they explore and walk around the city
• Working with the Youth City Board to give young people a decision-making role in the allocation of funding to support health and wellbeing for other young people across the city.