Top sites to welcome Queen’s baton relay
TOP tourist attractions in Dudley borough are gearing up to welcome the prestigious Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay.
Representatives from the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley Zoo and Castle, the Black Country Run, Merry Hill, and the Red House Glass Cone gathered at the Council House last week to mark the announcement of their venues as sites for the Queen’s Baton Relay.
Senior figures from the Queen’s Baton Relay sites were joined by the leader of Dudley Council, Councillor Patrick Harley, and the Council’s Batonbearer nominee, Sgt Adam Sefton from the B Squadron Royal Yeomanry.
The Queen’s Baton will visit the attractions on the afternoon of Sunday, July 24, as part of a series of community activities to celebrate the arrival of the Commonwealth Games in the borough.
Halesowen will be the first area to welcome the Queen’s Baton as part of this year’s Black Country Fun Run, organised by Halesowen and Rowley Regis Rotary Club. The relay will then continue through Mary Stevens Park, before visiting the historic Red House Glass Cone in Stourbridge.
As the relay heads into Dudley, the Queen’s Baton will travel back in time at the Black Country Living Museum, then take in the natural world on its journey through the grounds of the picturesque Dudley Zoo and Castle.
The festivities will continue with a civic event at Coronation Gardens in Dudley town centre, then conclude with an evening celebration at the Waterfront, Merry Hill, featuring live entertainment and music.
Steve Jones, organiser of the Black Country Run said: “It’s extra special for our event to have been chosen to be part of the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay route. We hope that the people of Halesowen will turn out in force to show their support by entering our event, raising money for charity, having fun and enjoying this unique experience.