details have been revealed about the route that the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will take through Tywyn.

The relay will come through Tywyn on Thursday, 30 June, and Derek Brockway, will present weather reports from Tywyn that day.

The relay will start at Ysgol Craig y Deren in Llanegryn at 8.45am before moving to Ysgol Penybryn.

Then the walking relay will start at 9.45am, moving through Tywyn to Talyllyn railway’s Wharf Station where a train will leave at 10.35am to go to Abergynolwyn.

The baton will be relayed through each carriage and there will be a mini Race the Train event between two of the stations.

At Abergynolwyn, there will be a short relay in to the village where the silver band will be playing.

The event will finish around 12pm when the baton leaves for the next stage.

Around 35 Batonbearers have been lined up to carry the baton but the town council is still working on the final plan as to who will carry it where.

The Batonbearers have been chosen from nominations from the public and represent community organisations and service to the community. The youngest is 10 and the oldest is 84.

The baton relay was first held ahead of the 1958 Commonwealth Games and the Cambrian News understands that Tywyn has a Batonbearer this year who was due to be a Batonbearer in 1958.

Unfortunately there was no bus service from Abergynolwyn on the day and so he missed his chance, but 64 years later the council is delighted to have nominated him again and hope he will carry the baton in to Abergynolwyn next month.

A window display competition will be organised for the shops in High Street to enter.

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will spend Wednesday, 29 and Thursday, 30 June in Gwynedd, having travelled down from Anglesey on 29.

It will go across south Wales to Swansea, arriving there on Sunday, 3 June.

Chris Wood, Tywyn Town Council clerk, said: “We are proud to have been chosen as a location for the Queen’s Baton Relay and are looking forward to a memorable day.

“We are delighted so many organisations and groups are represented by our Batonbearers and know they will enjoy being part of this wonderful event and the memories that will be created.”

One of the confirmed community Batonbearers in Tywyn is Nick Aitken who was nominated for his work with first aid and defibrillator training, lifeguard training and for the Welsh Hearts and Swim Safe Scheme.

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay began at Buckingham Palace on 7 October 2021, when the Queen placed a message to the Commonwealth in the baton and passed it to four-time Paralympic gold medallist, Kadeena Cox, and Team Wales 2018 Gold medallist, Lauren Price, who had the honour of being the first of thousands of Batonbearers.

It is visiting Commonwealth nations and territories across the globe before returning to England for the Commonwealth Games.