This year Birmingham and The West Midlands are honoured to be hosting the Commonwealth Games 2022. This included staging the 16th official Queen’s Baton relay- an epic journey across the Commonwealth visiting all 72 nations and territories. 

The Knowle Library was excited to celebrate the Queen’s Baton Relay passing through Knowle by hosting a children’s Commonwealth flag making and activity day in the library.

As crowds gathered on the High Street children were ready with their flags to wave and cheer Perry the bull the official Commonwealth mascot and the rest of the relay team through.