The Queen’s Baton 2010 Delhi, arrived in Belfast on the 12th of November. The Baton “symbolises the unity and shared ideals of the Commonwealth Nations and enables communities beyond the Host City to share the Commonwealth Games celebrations”. It also serves a functional purpose in carrying Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s ‘message to the athletes’ from Buckingham Palace in London to the opening ceremony of the Games in October 2010. The Baton has passed through many hands on its journey around the world and recently it was the turn of Craigavon Senior High School students to have the honour of holding it. Matthew McCormick and Lauren Hutchinson were pleased to be invited to the Civic Centre for its appearance in the district before it was taken on to Dungannon and Enniskillen.
