City Centre Discovery Day & SportsFest

Discovery DayDate: Sunday 15 AugustVenue: Birmingham City CentreTime: 11am - 5.30pmAdmission: FREECome and join the fun at Discovery Day! This annual event organised by Birmingham City Council is a chance to find out more about our wonderful city and is a great day out for all the family - there?s bags of entertainment, activities, prizes, exclusive views and tours which are all FREE. Plus you can find out more about the services provided to the community by Birmingham City Council, the largest local authority in the country.For more information visit www.birmingham.gov.ukSponsored by Broadway Plaza and supported by the new 96.4 BRMBTravel West Midlands is providing a FREE shuttle bus service (11am - 6.40pm). There are also free canal boat trips departing from Gas Street Basin.Shuttle Bus TimetableBroadway Plaza (Dep)11001300 ﾀﾀﾀ 1330 ﾀﾀﾀ 1400 ﾀﾀﾀ 14301800Centenary Square1105 ﾀﾀﾀ then1305 ﾀﾀﾀ 1335 ﾀﾀﾀ 1405 ﾀﾀﾀ 1435then1805Museum of Jewellery1108 ﾀﾀﾀ every1308 ﾀﾀﾀ 1338 ﾀﾀﾀ 1408 ﾀﾀﾀ 1438every1808Birmingham Cathedral1113 ﾀﾀﾀ 151313 ﾀﾀﾀ 1343 ﾀﾀﾀ 1413 ﾀﾀﾀ 1443151813Millennium Point1123 ﾀﾀﾀ mins1323 ﾀﾀﾀ 1353 ﾀﾀﾀ 1423 ﾀﾀﾀ 1453mins1823Hippodrome1130 ﾀﾀﾀ until1330 ﾀﾀﾀ 1330 ﾀﾀﾀ 1430 ﾀﾀﾀ 1430until1830Broadway Plaza (Arr)11401340 ﾀﾀﾀ 1340 ﾀﾀﾀ 1440 ﾀﾀﾀ 14401840Canal BoatsCanal Boat 1NIA to the MailboxCanal Boat 2 NIA, Sealife Centre, the MailboxCanal Boat 3Board at Gas Street Basin(1 hour tour)10.30am, 12 noon, 1.30pm, 3.00pm, 4.30pm, 6.00pm SportsFestDate: Sunday 15 AugustVenue: Centenary SquareTime: 11am - 5.30pmAdmission: FREEShowcasing more than ten different sports, Birmingham’s first ever SportsFest will be staged in Centenary Square.The event, which has been organised to coincide with the city’s Discovery Day, is FREE and activities will be suitable for children of all ages.Centenary Square will be divided into zones for loads of different sports. You can play football on an inflatable pitch, take part in the cricket roadshow, have a go at Sportshall Athletics and even play zone hockey.There will also be a disability zone, which is likely to feature table cricket, table tennis and a target throw and a stage in Centenary Square will play host to a variety of displays including fitness, Aikido and football skills.BBC News & Sport ON TOUROne of the highlights of SportsFest will be a behind the scenes look at broadcasting thanks to BBC News and Sports ON TOUR. You can meet some of the people who make the programmes happen and even have a go at some of their roles yourself by sitting in the presenter’s chair in the specially built television and radio studios.For more information visit www.birmingham.gov.uk

Published 13th August 2004