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(Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament) There will be a celebratory dinner hosted by the Royal Marines section of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces. The dinner will be held at the House of Commons on 21st March and the Chairman, Oliver Colvile MP has said that he [...]

Help for Heroes, have joined many other lovely folks in wanting to carry the Baton and its message this coming year. Last year David King carried the Baton on the Help for Heroes Big Battlefield Bike Ride, please have a look at David’s brilliant account of his ride, including photos here. David is featured with [...]

June 18th 2012 This is an amazing attempt by Mark who will have the Baton with him during a World Record attempt that will take every ounce of his endurance to achieve, please look at his web site to learn more about Mark and this incredible venture in aid of VIA an organisation that is [...]

WitneyTV recently filmed an Interview with Alan Rowe MBE, Founder of The Baton and Suzanne Dando, Trustee for The Baton on the reasons for starting the Charity, why we are a Charity and the upcoming Run to the National Memeorial Arboretum in Lichfield from RAF Brize Norton. To watch this moving and very honest interview please [...]

September 18th 2011 This photo of the Munro Mission team at the top of their final Munro with the baton! It was taken at 1530 on Sunday 18th Sept – 48 days, 6 hours and 56 minutes after the team started this epic challenge of summiting all of the 283 Scottish Munros (mountains over 3,000 [...]

September 15th 2011 On Thurs 15th Sept following 2 day’s of outward bounds activities a group of lads and staff from Hasler Coy set out to climb Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales at 1085 metres 3,560ft above sea level. The team took with them ‘The Baton’ one of the two that went to the [...]

August 31st 2011 Photo courtesy of Belinda Bennett Midweek Herald Alan is seen in the photograph above with Michael Pentreath (left), of the Army Benevolent Fund and Company Sergeant Major Ryan Braunton-Turner of the Honiton detachment Devon Army Cadets. Michael Pentreath is accepting the £1,000 cheque from the Baton on behalf of the ABF who’s [...]

August 2011 Ryan Braunton-Turner asked to carry the Baton on his trip to the Menin Gate which obviously evoked varied emotions, the write up below from his mother and senior officer describes his trip. “Attached is a picture of Serjeant Major Ryan Braunton-Turner at the Menin Gate Memorial.  He went with other Senior Army Cadets [...]

8th August 2011 Alan was at Castaway House in Portsmouth with trustee Jeremy Clark presenting the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust‘s exceptionally dedicated  board with £1,000.  Alan commented that “the day was extremely enlightening and the hospitality perfect!”. Seen in the photograph is Phil Shuttleworth, Vice President of the RNBT accepting the cheque from Alan, Sarah [...]

July 9th 2011 A fantastic article has been written about the Baton by the Exeter Express and Echo, the full article can be read here. “The baton is there for anyone who believes in it to do something with it.”