November 5th 2011
The Run
This year the Baton Run to the National Memorial Arboretum Lichfield will start from RAF Brize Norton 7:30 pm on the 5th November, running approximately 100 miles through the night to arrive at the NMA as near to midday on the 6th as possible. This is no walk in the park and any money raised will be well earned.
To see the Run Route please click here and support the team if they are running near to where you live, come the morning they will need it!
The reasons for the run are -
- There can’t be a better point to start than the gateway to Afghanistan, where amongst normal traffic sadly repatriations are made.
- A large part of the Baton’s cause is to remind us all to Remember the effects of service life, not just on the serving person but also on their family and friends, all will carry memories forever.
- Running a week before our Remembrance weekend
- To our national place of memorial where we Remember all the serving personnel lost since the end of World War 2 – over 16,000 names are carved in the walls there
At RAF Brize Norton the team will have the pleasure of handing over a cheque to an appropriate RAF charity for £1,000 and when reaching the NMA the team will also handover a cheque there for at least £500.
Taunton Sea Cadets will be at the NMA, as last year to provide a Guard of Honour for the team as they run up into the main memorial, which is always an emotional moment. We would really like to see other forces cadets join them, especially if they haven’t been to our national place of memorial before as they can learn so much from the visit.
To sponsor the team on their through the night effort please click here.
BLOG
If you would like to follow the Event BLOG please click here.
We are also tweeting through the night following the runners, to see more please visit us on Twitter – thebastionbaton.
Photos on the BLOG of the night run can be seen here.
News & Media
To download a Press Release for the event please click Brize Norton to NMA Press Release
To listen to a British Forces Broadcasting Station (BFBS) Interview with Suzanne Dando (Trustee) on the upcoming run please click here.
To watch an interview with Alan Rowe, MBE, Founder of The Baton and Suzanne Dando, Trustee of The Baton talking about the run please click here.
To watch the run through the night from WitneyTV please click here.
Sponsors of The Run
Our sincere and grateful thanks to the following companies for their invaluable support of the run….
Suzanne Joins The Team
As well as our regular runners we are delighted to have two new Baton Trustees on the team, Suzanne Dando and her husband Adam Reynolds.
Many will remember that Suzanne made her name through the sport of Gymnastics. She achieved the highest accolade by representing her country in the Moscow Olympic Games, former Olympic Gymnast and British Gymnastic Champion, Suzanne has gone on to a successful career in television, theatre and the media.
Suzanne has been very supportive of the Baton and its message since she organised and carried the Baton on the Remembrance Expedition in honour of a truly great lady, Nancy Wake.
