Hannah Gallop
Bursting with a vibrant vision of colours, community and competition, Birmingham has proven to be a magnificent host of the Commonwealth Games.
The events themselves have been an equally exhilarating experience with multiple records broken and new achievements reached.
To ensure the Games ran smoothly, there was a group of people who passionately worked away to guarantee sports were played and records were made.
“It was quite scary getting my first passenger because you’ve got your radio going in your ear, the sat nav and passengers talking,” she explained.
“You’ve got to be on your metal as well as being polite and courteous. It was quite the juggling act.”
Katie’s hospitality skills were equally put to the test as she was a member of the transport team who were in charge of meeting and directing the Games’ volleyball and basketball athletes to their venues.
“Birmingham doesn’t promote itself widely and I think the Games have shown everyone how humble, lively and welcoming the city truly is,” Katie said.
Reinforcing this sentiment, Jilly revealed her hope for the city’s people to shout about themselves and their accomplishments more often.
“Every visitor will leave the Games with a good experience of Birmingham. I hope the city’s people have that same experience and are proud of it.”