The Queen’s Baton arrives in Bermuda in two week’s time, as part of the globe-spanning relay leading up to this summer’s Commonwealth Games.

It will be welcomed to the Island on Friday, April 25 by Sports and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell, who will meet the Queen’s Baton relay at LF Wade International Airport, alongside Bermuda Olympic Association president Judy Simons and 1966 Commonwealth Games silver medallist John Morbey.

The Games, which take place every four years, open on July 23 in Glasgow, Scotland — and for the 248 days leading up to that ceremony, the baton is being carried through all 71 Commonwealth nations.

The relay commenced at Buckingham Palace on October 9, 2013 with Queen Elizabeth II placing her message of goodwill inside the baton.

The baton itself symbolises the unity and diversity of the Commonwealth, and the principles of humanity, equality and destiny celebrated by the Commonwealth Games Federation.

Ms Simons said the Island will be represented this year by a team of at least 30, competing in athletics, swimming, cycling, gymnastics, squash and triathlon.

“We are honoured to once again receive the Queen’s Baton in Bermuda and, with the cooperation of various Government Departments, our national sports governing bodies and our athletes, we have created an exciting itinerary for the Bermuda leg of the relay,” Ms Simons added.

The baton’s journey around the Island commences at 9am on Saturday, April 26 in King’s Square, St George’s — followed by Palm Grove, Devonshire at 10am; Government House at 10.45am; the National Sports Centre at 11.30am, and the Flagpole in Hamilton at 12pm, where it will be conveyed to the Cabinet Office.

The Baton will be taken to the House of Assembly at 12.30pm, followed by 141 Front Street at 1.30pm at the Agricultural Exhibition at 2.15pm.

It will travel on to South Shore, Warwick for 3.30pm, and the WindReach Recreational Village for 4pm. It will finish on Sunday, April 27 at the Crystal Caves, before being taken on to Canada for the continuation of the relay.

Bermuda first took part in the Games in 1930, in Canada.

Along with Mr Morbey, who took the silver for the long jump in 1966’s Games in Jamaica, Bermuda’s medallists are Clarence (Nicky) Saunders, who took the gold for the high jump in New Zealand, 1990, and the Bronze for the same category in Australia’s 1982 Games; Antoine Jones and Conrad Lister, who took the silver in men’s doubles for tenpin bowling in Malaysia, 1998, and Brian Wellman, winner of the bronze for the triple jump in Canada, 1994.