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The baton relay has continued through Sutton Coldfield town centre with crowds continuing to line the route.

It is due to reach its final stop, at Aston Hall, after going through Pype Hayes Park and to Villa Park , externalat about 13:30 BST.

Large crowds have been a feature of the baton relay these past few days in the West Midlands and the high turnout continued in the Jewellery Quarter today.

There's a lot of pride in this part of Birmingham as parts of the baton were cast from copper, aluminium and brass in the area.

The medals for the Games have also been made by a firm based in the Jewellery Quarter.

When the baton reached the area this morning, the local Business Improvement District tweeted "amazing scenes in the Jewellery Quarter".

Allen Cook
BBC News

A riot of colour is going to greet thousands of visitors to Birmingham in the next couple of weeks for the Commonwealth Games.

Giant images are on display across the city centre and many landmarks have been painted in vibrant colours to celebrate the Games' arrival.

If you're out today in Birmingham and want to take a selfie in front of some of the colourful landmarks, go for it.

Then send it to us on WhatsApp using this link:https://bit.ly/3OSVIrw, external

Image source, John Bray

Image source, John Bray

Image source, John Bray

Hundreds turned out in Handsworth this morning as the baton relay reached Birmingham's Nishkam Centre.

The venue hosts the Nishkam Civic Association, a Sikh faith-based organisation, which said it works "to serve the common good".

Trevor McIntosh carried the baton to a stage just outside the centre and was surrounded by a large crowd.

Mr Mcintosh, a social care worker in Birmingham, has organised concerts highlighting UK Windrush reggae artists and helped set up a food bank in Ladywood during the pandemic.

Image source, Getty Images

Image source, Getty Images

Emma, who won a contest to design Birmingham's mascot, says Perry represents "all of us coming together".

Birmingham is "absolutely ready" for the Commonwealth Games to begin, West Midlands mayor Andy Street said.

The city won the bid to host the event in 2017 and had to organise and build facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mr Street said he was confident, with hours to go until the opening ceremony, everything was prepared.

"You haven't heard about vacancies in the teams organising things, so literally everything is ready to go and that's been a great team achievement," he said.

You've been sending in your photos on WhatsApp as the baton relay makes its way around the West Midlands.

Amber Cadaverous took this shot as the baton travelled between Birmingham Children's Hospital and Aston University earlier, saying "my fiancée Stephanie was baton bearing today".

Amber said Stephanie had been nominated for the role by her university for what she had "overcome as a lesbian disabled woman".

Having been in a car crash in 2008, she was bedridden for a year and used mobility aids up until her graduation in 2019. She now works in film and TV production as a makeup artist.

Image source, Amber Cadaverous

Keep those photos of the relay coming to us on WhatsApp using this link:https://bit.ly/3OSVIrw, external

One constant feature of the baton relay has been the appearance in nearly every photo and video of Perry the Bull, the official Games mascot.

Why Perry? Because he has been named after Perry Barr, the part of Birmingham where the Alexander Stadium is, which will host the athletics events.

The bull part is, well, because - according to organisers - "no animal says Birmingham more than the bull" with a strong nod to the Bullring shopping centre.

You can read more about why he has rainbow hexagons, his medal and the colours on his kit here on the Birmingham 2022 website., external

Amber Sandhu
BBC Midlands Today

I'm in Perry Hall Park where the baton arrived just before 10:00 BST in front of crowds of people.

Flags were being waved among the cheers and a lot of people are smiling as the relay goes past:

A doctor who moonlights as a DJ said he had carried the baton on a boat on the canal in Birmingham after finishing a shift in A&E.

Dr Kishan Bodalia, 27, won praise during the pandemic for perfomances in scrubs from his kitchen in the city to thousands of followers online.

He said he had also been pushing men towards better physical wellbeing and improving mental health before being picked as a baton bearer.

"I did a shift in A&E, got ready, got my clothes on, got on to the barge and probably just the last 30 minutes of the baton relay, I was part of it," he told BBC Breakfast.

"Incredible experience, atmosphere was amazing and just a privilege to be part of such an incredible event."

West Midlands Police says it will not let down people in crisis despite Commonwealth Games commitments.

Our BBC colleagues are out and about across Birmingham today as we follow the last stage of the baton relay and build up to the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

Kathryn Stanczyszyn is hosting her programme for BBC Radio WM live from both Victoria and Centenary squares this morning - listen live here.

There are smiles and cheers across Birmingham today as the Queen's Baton Relay makes its final journey around the city.

It began at the children's hospital, headed to Aston University and through places including the Jewellery Quarter:

The baton for this Commonwealth Games is a pretty hi-tech piece of equipment.

Image source, Birmingham 2022

It was designed and created by Zimbabwe-born, Coventry-based artist Laura Nyahuye.

A platinum strand runs along its length to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee year.

Inside the baton itself is a 360-degree camera to record and transmit stories from across the Commonwealth, and atmospheric sensors to analyse each country's environmental conditions.

Information collected from the sensors will be analysed by researchers at the University of Birmingham who will study air pollution in each Commonwealth country.

A heart rate monitor displays the heartbeats of the carriers and LED lights change colour when two people hold it together.

Birmingham rapper Lady Leshurr says it's the "culture, spirit and people" that make her hometown so special.

The baton started its final journey earlier at Birmingham Children's Hospital where it was carried around some of the wards for the children to see.

Image source, Birmingham Children's Hospital

One of the baton bearers, Azim, said he had been chosen to carry it in the hospital through his charity work raising money through sporting activities.

He said: "It is a real privilege to be here, there is excitement, very, very honoured."

The best of Birmingham and the West Midlands will be showcased to the world this evening, the chief executive of the 2022 Games said.

Ian Reid told BBC Breakfast there was a "huge enthusiasm" to start the event and the opening ceremony would be "incredible".

"We really now are just ready to get going with the sport as well," he added.

Sir Lenny arrived in Victoria Square before the relay's final leg ahead of the Games opening ceremony.

The baton has already begun its journey around Birmingham as it heads to its final destination this afternoon at Aston Hall, ahead of the Games' opening ceremony this evening.

Image source, Getty Images

Beginning at Birmingham Children's Hospital, the relay has already swept through Aston University Campus and the Jewellery Quarter.

Through the morning, the relay will go through several parks, Sutton Coldfield town centre and to Aston Villa's home at Villa Park.

Once it reaches Aston Hall, just after lunchtime, there will be a family fun event until 16:00 BST.

The baton will then be taken into the Alexander Stadium this evening for the opening ceremony when it will be opened and a message inside from the Queen will be read out.