Felicity Amswych from Elm Farm in Aylesbury, was nominated to be one of the Commonwealth Games Baton Bearers and this morning she raised the baton aloft at Stoke Mandeville Stadium.
It has traveled via land, air and sea, around the Commonwealth and returned to England on Monday to commence a 25-day tour of the regions with activities and notable visits throughout. Today is has visited the birthplace of the Paralympics, Stoke Mandeville Stadium.
Batonbearers relayed the baton around the track whilst meeting local invited school children and finishing in the sports hall where there was wheelchair basketball. Schools participating were Ashmead Combined School, Oak Green School and Pebblebrook School.
Check out why Felicity was nominated in this video below:
The 2022 Commonwealth Games is being held in Birmingham from 28 July to 8 August 2022.
Paralympian William Perry joined local baton bearers at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, surrounded by children from numerous Aylesbury schools.
The Info:
The Queen’s Baton for the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay champions the individuality in humanity and celebrates bringing people together. The Baton is entwined with unique components and displays connectivity to represent the power of collaboration.
On 7 October 2021, at a special event at Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty The Queen placed her message to the Commonwealth into the Baton, signifying the start of the 294-day Relay to the 72 nations and territories of the Commonwealth. As it travels, the Baton is inspiring people to come together and host moments of celebration ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The Baton has been specially created by designers and technologists from the West Midlands in a unique collaboration that fuses science, technology, engineering and art.
The shape of the Baton moves away from the traditional shape seen in previous editions of The Queen’s Baton. With Birmingham 2022 making history by being the first major multi-sport event to award more medals to women than men, the strength and fortitude of women across the Commonwealth is celebrated throughout the design of the Baton.
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