A volunteer who has contributed towards raising more than £800,000 for Cancer Research has been recognised with an invitation to carry the Queen's Baton ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Ann Walsh of East Boldon, who has been chair of the charity's Relay for Life in Jarrow, was nominated for the role of baton-bearer by South Tyneside Council. She will carry the Queen's Baton along the seafront at South Shields this Friday July 15 as part of its journey to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
The 294-day Queen's Baton Relay began last October and has included all 72 nations and territories of the Commonwealth. Its entire journey will have covered more than 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometres) by the time it reaches Birmingham, with Darlington, Durham, Seaham and Sunderland on the itinerary for Thursday July 14 and South Shields, Whitley Bay, Blyth, Alnwick, Gateshead and Newcastle on Friday.
