Queen's baton to visit the IoM next June

Thursday, 30 September 2021 07:21

By Ariane Barua

The Queen's Baton Relay for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be visiting the Isle of Man next summer.

The baton is due to cover about 90,000 miles across the globe ahead of next year's event in Birmingham.

The journey is due to begin on 7 October and last for 269 days.

It is scheduled to begin its journey in Cyprus, spending Christmas Eve in the Seychelles, new year in the Maldives and Easter in Jamaica.

It'll stop off in the Isle of Man in the beginning of June,

You can nominate an inspirational member of the public to be a Batonbearer at birmingham2022.com.

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