I have just learnt that over the last four weeks there has been a sudden explosion of extra support for this campaign. The number of supporters has doubled in number from 1300 to 3300 within a month. This has come as a surprise to me that I could not have foreseen. Birmingham won the bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and it has made some recent changes to it's optional sports on the programme. One of these has involved Archery GB getting in touch with the City Council to push for the inclusion of archery, this may explain the sudden increase in supporters. If that is so then it's a stroke of luck for all of us. According to Inside the Games, Hilda Gibson of Archery GB has made communication with the City Council and it looks likely that they will. But even if this is possible then it is vital that we stay on track with our primary objective of getting the CWG to recognise archery as a core sport. I would like to collaborate with Archery GB in their efforts to talk to the organisers and share my story with them. If anyone is reading this from Archery GB or associated with Hilda Gibson, please get in touch with me. World Archery's Commonwealth Working Group division has made some good effort to promote archery's appeal to the Commonwealth Games, but I believe my activism has a useful benefit to them. With the next Commonwealth Games taking place in Gold Coast this year I think it's time I reflected on the progress that has been made here. When I started this campaign it was about promoting archery and getting the CGF to include archery on the core programme. But as things have moved on the objective has required an additional means to support archery. When I started in archery I was told there was no money in it, it was a minority sport, invisible to the mainstream, and had no significance but was kept alive by passionate people. But I had something to bring to archery that Archery GB didn't have. Outside of my sports volunteering I am a political and civil activist. In this line of work I have been working for my local community and I also have a keen interest in business and social activities. As my campaign moved on I found a way in which archery could make a substantial revenue and bring itself into the mainstream that benefits communities. I haven't just been sharing this with the sports industry, I've been sharing it with politicians, councillors, and business people within the Commonwealth. Among my most valuable supporters are my MP and London Assembly Member. Minority sports like archery are run by people who don't understand enterprise or activism, hence their lack of presence in the community. I think what archery needs to do is not sell itself as a sport, but as a social enterprise. What Archery GB ought to be doing is going out to sell people the benefits of archery for what it can bring to communities. I have a full list of these things written in a report that I intend to present to the CGF should I secure a meeting along with the petition. In particular it will also work for the negotiations with Birmingham City Council. One thing that I have learnt from being a political activist is that you can't just sign a petition to create a social buzz about the issue, you have to physically push the campaign to the decision makers. Thanks to my political connections I have the power and the resources to present this case to the president of the CGF and the executive committee. We are currently trying to make contact right now, but until then there is hope that I can bring to the Birmingham Games. All I need is to make contact with the right people. I don't just need supporters, I need people of power. Power brings the means to gain from change.