Alexander Stadium
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| Address | Walsall Rd, Birmingham, Perry Bar B42 2LR, United Kingdom |
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| Capacity | 12,700 |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Phone | +44 121 464 8008 |
| Broke ground | 1975 |
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| ID | 1124841 |
About Alexander Stadium
Alexander Stadium is an international athletics stadium located within Perry Park in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England, at grid reference SP065925. It has staged the Amateur Athletics Association Championships, and was the venue of the 1998 Disability World Athletics Championships.
Where is the Alexander Stadium
Urgent talks at 'bankrupt' Birmingham City Council
... The council s funding of the 2026 European Athletics Championships at the city s Alexander Stadium is also unclear...
Commonwealth Games: Bright colours transform Birmingham landmarks
... " The event will propel Birmingham on to a global stage; the opening and closing ceremonies will take place at the newly-redeveloped Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr, in front of a live audience of more than 30,000 people and a predicted global television audience of many millions...
Commonwealth Games: Prince Charles to speak at opening
... The event will be formally opened on 28 July at the revamped Alexander Stadium...
Commonwealth Games: Countries with homophobic laws unlikely to host
... The opening ceremony of Birmingham 2022 will take place at the Alexander Stadium in the city on Thursday...
Commonwealth Games: Duran Duran to headline opening ceremony in Birmingham
... " Tickets are now available to see Duran Duran and their fellow West Midlanders perform at the newly-refurbished 30,000 capacity Alexander Stadium, which will also host the closing party...
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Talks with Army as 5,000 jobs vacant
... The major venues - the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham and the Sandwell Aquatic centre - are finished but, like many large employers at the moment, they are facing recruitment problems...
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Talks with Army as 5,000 jobs vacant
Five thousand short-term jobs still need to be filled ahead of The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games , with The Army on standby to help out.
There Are 50 days before The start of The Event , which runs from 28 July to 8 August across The City and wider West Midlands .
Chief Executive Ian Reid said they had spoken to The military to take steps if necessary.
Leaflets have been put through doors as part of a recruitment drive.
Organisers say they want to give people opportunities to get skills that will help in finding work after The Games .
Jobs in security, catering and cleaning still need to be filled.
Mr Reid said: " Up to 5,000 roles Are still to be put in place. We're seeing a huge uptick of The back off The marketing campaign but there is still a lot of recruitment to be done over The Next few weeks. "
Speaking from The Sandwell Aquatics Centre earlier, He Said they had a plan A and B in place, The latter being bringing in The Army, and they were monitoring The Situation closely.
In 2012, up to 13,500
Analysis: Phil Mackie, Bbc News Midlands correspondentSo far The preparations for The Games have gone smoothly.
The Major Venues - The Alexander Stadium in Birmingham and The Sandwell Aquatic Centre - Are finished but, like many large employers at The Moment , they Are facing recruitment problems.
Chief Executive of The Organising Committee Ian Reid said lessons had been learned from London 2012, when The Army had to help at Venues because of shortages of security staff.
Mr Reid said that unlike London they were working with A Number of different security providers, instead of a single organisation, to spread The Risk .
Richard Smith , from The Department of Work and Pensions, who was at a jobs fair at Villa Park , said people were still needed to fill roles in security, hospitality, stewardship and cleaning, which, he added, were also needed in The " wider economy" beyond this summer's international sports event.
Thomas Phipps, assistant branch manager at Verve People Birmingham, which is aiding recruitment, said The operation was " huge" for his agency.
" The demand is going to be there because thousands of people Are going to be coming into Birmingham to watch The [Games]. "
Posts range from three weeks to three months and people can fill in an expression of interest form online.
Tom Overton , resourcing team leader for The summer jobs campaign at Birmingham 2022, said he wanted to use The opportunities to " upskill" local people who may not have formal qualifications but wanted to get into work.
Source of news: bbc.com