BATONBEARERS who took part in the English leg of the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will each receive a souvenir baton to acknowledge and celebrate their involvement.
A baton will also be handed out to key supporters of the global relay, which marked the build-up to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The premium souvenirs are the same shape as the official Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton which was used throughout the relay.
Each batonbearer taking part in the relay was nominated due to their inspirational stories, ranging from a challenge they had overcome to them making a difference in their community.
The Rugby leg of the relay, which took place in July a week before the opening ceremony of the tournament, was led by Charlotte Humber, who founded bereavement support charity Freddie’s Wish in the name of her 13-month-old son after he died in a car crash in 2014.
She brought the baton into a crowded Caldecott Park to cheers and applause, before it was taken through the town centre by fellow batonbearers Jemma Shelbourne, Slaviana Pavlovich, Shailesh Agarwal, James Sanders, Billy Norris, Marilyn Haddon and James Daly.
They will each receive their batons from the end of September, with each one individually laser etched with the recipient’s name and route.
The relay began last October with the baton taking a journey across all of the 72 Commonwealth nations and territories that participated in the Games.
The original baton, which had a message placed inside from the Queen, covered 90,000 miles during its 269-day long journey across the Commonwealth.
It then returned to England, travelling a further 2,500 miles across 25 days before it arrived at the Alexander Stadium on July 28.
Birmingham 2022 CEO Ian Reid said: “We wanted to thank all of our amazing Batonbearers for taking part in the Queen’s Baton Relay.
“Their stories are a true inspiration and we hope that this gesture will remind them of their special day and the role they played in the Games.”
A limited number of Batons will also be available to the public.
Visit memories.birmingham2022.com to order one.
