One Kick for Birmingham

Lord Mayor’s Blog 16
I recently had a chance to put into practice my skills at football, such as they are, by taking part in ‘One kick for Birmingham’.

This is a campaign to ensure that Birmingham is an attractive part of England’s bid for the World Cup in 2018.
It would be terrific to have the World cup in England again - and we’ve got so much to contribute in this city. Birmingham has great venues, great fans and there’s a great City to enjoy.
The one kick campaign will involve getting people to film themselves kicking a ball and then putting the video up on the internet.
Luckily, my own one kick for Birmingham seemed to be pretty fair - but I don’t think that it would have taken Gil Merrick in his prime to save it!
So have a go yourself and let’s hope that both national and local campaigns get the success that they so rightly deserve.