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Children welcome Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay

8 July 2022
School children from Grays, Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary cheered on the Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay when it arrived at Tilbury on Friday 8 July.
Pupils at The Gateway Learning Community Trust – a multi-academy trust of 5 schools in Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary – waved flags as Woodside Academy's 'Woodside Steel' played steel pan drums to welcome the Queen's Baton Relay to the London International Cruise Terminal at the Port of Tilbury.

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