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Queen's Baton relay route announced

The route for the Queen's Baton relay has been announced ahead of this Summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The relay was launched by the Queen and Sir Chris Hoy at Buckingham Palace in October.

It's been travelling the world since, and is due in Scotland in mid-June. On 18 March it will be in the Scottish Borders.

Starting in Duns, it will go to Greenlaw, Earlston, Melrose, the home of rugby Sevens, Tweedbank, Selkirk, Kelso, Jedburgh and Hawick.

The next day it's in Dumfries and Galloway.

It starts in Langholm it then moves to Gretna, Eastriggs, Dumfries, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright, which is the Southern most point on the route, Newton Stewart and Stranraer.

It's final destination is Glasgow for the start of the Games on 23 July.

Commonwealth Games: 'biggest event Scotland has ever hosted'

The baton will visit over 400 communities and cover 8000 kilometres around Scotland. The aim is to offering people achance to be a part of the excitement, celebrations and countdown to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games which begin in July.

On March 31st, thousands of people who applied to be batonbearers will find out if they've been successful.

The Queen’s Baton Relay is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people across Scotland to celebrate what’s extraordinary and unique about their communities, and honour those locals who make a difference to others. The baton is visiting hundreds of villages, towns and cities, with thousands taking part in the relay, and many more attending the vast programme of sports and cultural events along the route. With less than three months to go until the baton comes home to Scotland, the momentum is building up for the biggest festival of sport and culture this nation has ever hosted

– David Grevemberg, Chief Executive of Glasgow 2014

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Queen's Baton Relay route revealed

The list of villages, towns and cities in Scotland that will welcome the Queen's Baton Relay has been revealed. The Baton has spent months travelling to 68 Commonwealth nations and territories since its official launch by the Queen at Buckingham Palace last October.

It will arrive in England and in May and travel up the east coast, entering Scotland in June. On Saturday June 14th the route will begin in Edinburgh. On the 18th June it will arrive in the Scottish Borders.

It will travel through Duns, Greenlaw, Earlston, Melrose, Tweedbank, Selkirk, Kelso, Jedburgh and Hawick. The next day it will be in Dumfries and Galloway. Starting in Langholm, it will also visit Gretna, Eastriggs, Dumfries, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright, Newton Stewart and Stranraer.

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