Christine Calvert, the Secretary of the Langholm Town Band, emailed in.

The band was playing this morning with Langholm Pipe Band as the Queen's Baton Relay passed through the town.

She described it as an "amazing experience".

She added: "Very proud of our small town and everyone involved, from the Cornet Dale Irving bringing the baton down the Kirk Wynd and the atmosphere in the Town Square when David Stevenson brought the baton along the High Street.

"Finally, Highland Cathedral played by both bands finished off the morning in the best way possible. This is a morning I will remember for a long time."

You can email in with your memories of the baton relay and messages for those who are carrying it.

Watch the live stream at the top of the page for the latest baton action as we travel through the streets of Castle Douglas.

Evelyn Murray waved to the excited crowds as she took the baton. It's been a great day so far in Dumfries and Galloway.

Keep your baton stories and pictures coming - send them via email or on twitter using #bbcbatonrelay, external.

We received this picture from Neil Stewart.

He said: "The Queens Baton heading down from the monument to the hundreds that lined the streets earlier this morning in Langholm. Baton being carried on horseback by our 2014 cornet Dale Irving."

Image source, Neil Stewart

The baton has arrived to a warm welcome in Castle Douglas, Maureen Smith is the first baton bearer to get us under way.

Image source, (C) British Broadcasting Corporation

Glasgow 2014, the organisers of this summer's Commonwealth Games, have some quick facts about the event:

• The Queen's Baton was honoured with a national holiday when it arrived on the tiny island of Nauru. When BBC Queen's Baton Relay presenter Mark Beaumont was there covering the event, he ran around the whole country in two hours.

• The official Glasgow 2014 tartan was designed by Glasgow schoolboy Aamir Mehmood.

• Athletes who will compete at this year's marathon will cross the River Clyde four times.

The BBC has covered the Queen's Baton Relay round 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth since last October. Presenter Mark Beaumont was there for the journey. Here are the highlights of the trip in an audio slideshow.

What a wonderful farewell from Dumfries, we are back on the road again. Castle Douglas we are coming to get you.

Watch the live stream at the top of the page as we take you on a drive through Dumfries and Galloway.

Image source, Glasgow 2014

Send your pictures and baton stories via email and via #bbcbatonrelay, external on Twitter.

Hope Robertson carries the baton after hundreds of people gathered in Dumfries town centre. Hope was nominated for her work as an athletics coach.

Molly was nominated to carry the baton in Dumfries for her success on the ice skating rink. She is the team captain of the award-winning Solway Eclipse team.

Great scenes in Dumfries town centre as hundreds of people welcome the Queen's Baton.

Image source, Glasgow 2014

Schoolchildren wave flags and cheer as the baton relay makes its way through Dumfries towards the town centre and the Robert Burns statue.

Graham Fraser
BBC Scotland

Anne-Marie Coxon tweeted us with this picture of some Dumfries baton bearers. You can send in your pictures via email or via the #bbcbatonrelay on Twitter, external.

Image source, Anne-Marie Coxon

Cara Hyles was the first baton bearer in Dumfries, and she handed it over to Scott McKinney.

Graham Fraser
BBC Scotland

Throughout the day, we would love to see your pictures of the Queen's Baton Relay in Dumfries and Galloway and messages for those taking part. Send them by email or use #bbcbatonrelay, external on Twitter.

Why not read about the journey of the Queen's Baton Relay around the Commonwealth, while the relay travels to Dumfries.

Every local authority in Scotland has been paired with at least one Commonwealth nation or territory by sportscotland, in a bid to encourage locals to support a second team at Glasgow 2014. Dumfries and Galloway is paired with Northern Ireland and Grenada.

When the baton was in Grenada, the BBC team covering the relay interviewed Kirani James - one of the stars of world athletics - as he looked forward to competing at Glasgow 2014 and eating some haggis.

The baton was also welcomed in Northern Ireland last month.

That cheeky chap Clyde has posted a Vine video, external from the baton relay at Eastriggs Primary School. I think he could work on his conducting technique a little.

Many of the flags of the Commonwealth are being waved by pupils from Eastriggs Primary School.

If you would like to go out and support the baton bearers today, here is a rough time guide:

11:00 Dumfries

13:05 Castle Douglas

14:45 Kirkcudbright

16:05 Newton Stewart

17:05 Castle Kennedy

17:25 Stranraer

Image source, Glasgow 2014

Teenager Hayden Keir, who has autism, was the youngest member of the Dumfries and Galloway Special Olympics team at the Bath games last year. He carried the baton wearing his kilt, and showed off the three medals that he won at those games.