Photographs sent to Nub News by local resident Geoff Ousbey have shown the local community making the most of the Commonwealth Games festival site set up in the town centre.

Warwick is one of ten locations across the West Midlands to have been given a dedicated community area for the Birmingham 2022 Games.

Including a big screen to show all the sporting action, and events from a number of different organisations, the festival site has been in place since Thursday 28 July.

Open from 10am to 10pm every day, it will run until Monday, August 8.

Warwick is one of ten locations to have been given a dedicated community area (image by Geoff Ousbey)

Equipped with deck chairs and a huge screen to watch the sporting action, the site is open from 10am to 10pm daily (image by Geoff Ousbey)

And Warwickshire County Council is hoping that visitors and locals make the most of it on Sunday (August 7) as the town hosts the men's and women's cycling road races.

Warwick Market will still run, but will be reduced in size.

Throughout the week the site has been visited by organisations promoting services in Warwickshire like Wellbeing for Life, Child Friendly Warwickshire, Warwickshire Cycling Buddies and the IndieGo PLUS demand responsive transport.

Another site has also been set up at the Pump Room Gardens in Royal Leamington Spa.

(image by Geoff Ousbey)

Local groups and organisations have been running events throughout the week (image by Geoff Ousbey)

Cllr Heather Timms said: "We are very happy to be working with our partners at Warwick District Council to deliver these festival sites for the duration of the Commonwealth Games.

"The sites in Warwick and Leamington will bring the excitement of the games to our residents and let them be a part of this once in a generation spectacle of sport and entertainment. From the opening ceremony on Thursday 28 July to its close on Monday 8 August, we hope as many of our residents as possible come out to enjoy the carnival atmosphere at our live sites."

More information about the Commonwealth Games in Warwickshire can be found on the following link: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Birmingham2022commonwealthgames

(image by Geoff Ousbey)

(image by Geoff Ousbey)