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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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