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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
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Mia O'Hare

The Queen's Baton Relay will take a trip down the canal on a kayak during Nottingham visit

Nottingham will welcome the Queen's Baton Relay by taking it on a trip down the Nottingham and Beeston Canal. The baton will sail down the canal on a kayak as part of its tour around the Commonwealth before ending its route in Birmingham.

Birmingham 2022 is hosting the 16th Queen's Baton Relay which see communities across the Commonwealth coming together ahead of the Games at the end of the month. The baton will spend 29 days in England ahead of Birmingham 2022 and will make a stop in Nottingham on Sunday, July 10.

Kicking off on June 2, the baton had four days in London as part of the Jubilee celebrations and has had a tour of the Commonwealth. It returns to England on July 4 to commence a 25 day tour of the country.

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