Olympic bronze medallist, Kristian Thomas, returned home to Earl’s Gymnastic Club in Halesowen on 21 August 2012. He was mobbed by an enthusiastic crowd and appeared live on BBC Midlands Today. His gymnastic routine at London 2012 helped Team GB win its first Olympic team gymnastics medal for a century. Well done, Kristian.
Top ten recording star and former Ladywood School pupil, Jaki Graham, will be headlining a concert at Symphony Hall to celebrate the 50th year of Jamaican independence in July. Special guests at the event will be members of the Jamaican Olympic squad who will be based in Birmingham whilst training for the Olympic Games. Another Ladywood musician, veteran…
In the build up to the 2012 Olympic Games Birmingham will welcome the track and field teams from the USA and Jamaica. In this, our first Olympic Report, we meet the US team coaches as they visit their adopted home at the Alexander Stadium and find our why the council wanted to attract them to…