There was a celebratory vibe in the air across Blackburn with Darwen on Saturday as the Queen's Commonwealth Games Baton Relay made its way through the borough.
The Baton Relay stopped at three locations before heading off to Bolton and its final destination of Birmingham – where its arrival on July 28 will signal the start of the Commonwealth Games, the largest sporting event in the country for a decade.
The three sections of the relay were civic, community and celebration – and residents were invited to cheer the Baton through Blackburn and Darwen.
For the civic section, the Baton was welcomed by dignitaries, including the Deputy Leaders of Blackburn with Darwen Council, Cllrs Quesir Mahmood and Julie Gunn, the borough’s Mayor, and MP for Blackburn, Kate Hollern, on the steps of Blackburn Town Hall just after 4pm.
The community section, held at Blackburn Rovers Community Trust, saw invited sporting community groups to welcome the Baton at Ewood Park.
And for the celebration section, from around 5pm, carefully selected Baton bearers relayed the torch from opposite Lidl in Darwen up to the Market Square.
A celebration was already underway with live music and sporting activities which carried on till around 6pm.
People in Darwen got the chance to try different sports with a BMX ramp, acrobatic gymnastics and a strength challenge with Blackburn and Darwen leisure staff.
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