THE QUEEN’S Baton Relay – a precursor to the upcoming Commonwealth Games, will pass through Bradford on Tuesday.

The day will be marked by events in Lister Park and Roberts Park, as well as a cycle relay down Manningham Lane.

Motorists have been advised to avoid the busy road as it will be shut for much of the afternoon.

The Queen’s Baton travels to Lister Park in Manningham for the celebration event, and is expected to arrive at 2.30pm.

It will be taken into the park by one of the specially selected Batonbearers for a celebration event which will include music and dance.

At around 2.55pm a Batonbearer on a bike will cycle to the Norman Arch at the Elm Lane entrance to the park where the relay to Roberts Park in Saltaire will begin.

Ahead of the Queen’s Baton Relay a convoy of around 50 young people will cycle the route.

The Queen’s Baton will be carried by 19 Batonbearers, taking the Baton along the A650 through Frizinghall and Shipley before turning on to Victoria Road, through Saltaire village and into Roberts Park.

The relay is expected to reach Roberts Park in Saltaire at approximately 3.45pm where it will then depart for its next stop.

To ensure that the relay can pass through the district smoothly there will be a number or road closures in place.

The following roads will be closed between 2.30pm and 5.15pm on Tuesday Bradford: Keighley Road its full length

Shipley: Bradford Road its full length

Shipley: Bingley Road from Bradford Road to Victoria Road

Shipley: Victoria Road its full length

Members of the public are encouraged to get involved with the celebrations by cheering the participants on from the roadside.

Councillor Sarah Ferriby, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Healthy People and Places, said: “What’s great is that 50 young people from across the district are able to get involved in the cycle ride between the two parks.

“We’d love local people to come to either of the parks or cheer the Baton as it travels in relay along the route.”

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay began at Buckingham Palace on 7 October 2021, when The Queen placed Her Message to the Commonwealth into the Baton and passed it to four-time Paralympic gold medalist Kadeena Cox, who had the honour of being the first of thousands of Batonbearers to carry the Baton.

Since then, the Baton has visited Commonwealth nations and territories in Europe, Africa, Oceania.