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31 October 2025  3 min read

#ProjectSwish: Clifton Road court final piece of the puzzle of B2022 legacy

After the England men’s and women’s teams won 3x3 gold and silver respectively, Basketball England, Birmingham City Council and Sport England announced a project to renovate and enhance 17 basketball locations across England's second biggest city.

On Saturday 25 October, Clifton Road - a rare covered outdoor basketball space - was revealed to the local community as the 17th and final court, complete with a striking red and black colourway to reflect the brand identity of BE’s outdoor courts renovation campaign #ProjectSwish.

On the day there were girls' coaching sessions delivered by Just Play UK – an inclusive basketball organisation that specialises in women and girls' basketball – as well as coaches from local club City of Birmingham Rockets, who organised skills demos and competitions.

Birmingham 2022 gold medallist Orlan Jackman was also in attendance to speak to media and give words of encouragement to the next generation of ballers, while basketball freestylers Laszlo Puskas and Tarryn Algar gave all participants a taste of their bewildering basketball tricks.

BE’s Outdoor Projects Lead Toby Wilkinson said:

“Clifton Road is court 17 out of 17 that we’ve renovated in Birmingham and we put a little extra on this one with the help of our partners, Wilson.

“It’s a celebration of the project coming to a close and this great court opening for the community.”

More than half a million pounds was invested into the project through the partnership between BE, Sport England and Birmingham City Council, as well as through the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.

The majority of the courts have a distinct purple and grey colourway painted to pay homage to the Birmingham 2022 court at Smithfield, where England created basketball history.

The locations are:  

• Chamberlain Gardens  
• Clifton Road Youth Centre 
• Cotteridge Park 
• George’s Park 
• Gilbertstone Recreation Ground 
• Myles Hesson Basketball Court (Hamstead Playing Fields)
• Kings Heath Park 
• Musgrave Road Recreation Ground 
• Nechells Open Space (Mount Street) 
• Nechells Wellbeing Centre 
• Perry Common Recreation Ground 
• Queen’s Park 
• St Paul’s Trust Children’s Centre 
• Shenley Fields 
• Tower Street Recreation Ground 
• Victoria Common  
• Woodview Pocket Park 

Hamstead Playing Fields basketball court was renamed after England and GB international Myles Hesson, who created one of the most watch moments of the Games, scoring the buzzer beater to sink Australia in the 3x3 gold medal game. It's the court that he honed his skills on as a youngster.   

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Check out the gallery from the launch day!