The Queen’s Baton Relay is a much loved tradition of the Commonwealth Games and symbolises the coming together of all Commonwealth nations and territories in preparation for the four-yearly festival of sport and culture.
The Glasgow 2014 Queen’s Baton Relay is the curtain-raiser to the XX Commonwealth Games. Over a period of 288 days the baton will visit 70 nations and territories, cover 190,000 kilometres and involve a third of the world’s population, making it the world’s most engaging relay.
A three day challenge series suitable for all levels of fitness. Competitors are challenged to enjoy a high adrenaline excursion of Bermuda, its culture and history over three obstacle courses ranging between 4-10K in length. 99.9% of participants will finish.
Competitors put themselves on the line and compete for the $1,000 Grand Prize. In order to win, teams will need to raise funds for the event’s designated charities
A goalless half gave way to an exciting second 45 minutes at Huish Park and after Nahki Wells netted his seventh goal in Town colours,
For the first time on the afternoon, the game was getting stretched. Both sides had moments, but the biggest came in the 69th minute when Town took the lead.
From a Yeovil attack, Town broke down the right through Adam Hammill. The winger drove straight at home skipper Jamie McAllister before delivering a powerful low cross into the area, where goal-poacher Nahki Wells was in the right place to bundle home despite the close attendance of Duffy.
18/04/14 – HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 BRIGHTON 1
Town begin the Easter weekend with a point Nahki Wells had given Town the lead in two of the Terriers’ last three Sky Bet Championship and although he didn’t against Brighton, he had a big hand in the home side’s opener in the sixth minute. The Bermudian earned a free-kick off Keith Andrews 20 yards from Tomasz Kuszczak’s goal and from it, Oliver Norwood stepped up to fire home his sixth goal of the season with a low drive. ….In the 49th minute, Wells turned the ball over the bar with his back to goal as Town made a decent start to the second 45 . … At the other end, Wells was doing his best to occupy two Brighton central defenders and did well ten minutes from time when he turned Dunk and stung the hands of Kuszczak with a fierce drive
12/04/14 – DERBY COUNTY 3 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1
Nine man Town lose at promotion hopefuls. It was a sorry afternoon for the nine Huddersfield Town players who walked off the pitch after losing 3-1 to Derby County….
29/03/14 – HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 READING 1
Nahki Wells scores with just four minutes gone in the first half giving Huddersfield Town the early lead vs Reading The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Bermuda hosted the NatWest Island Games XV in 2013, the first time it has been held outside Europe.
The next NatWest Island Games XVI will be held in Jersey in 2015. During the Games, competitors from each member island come together to participate in a range of up to 14 sports
Backed by a sell-out away following, Town couldn’t bring anything away from Loftus Road against promotion-chasing QPR – but they only had themselves to blame after more than matching their opponents.
Huddersfield Town should have been ahead in a goalless first-half after twice spurning golden one-on-one opportunities through Ward and Hogg – and then Charlie Austin netted early in the second-half.
The Terriers fought back, with Nahki Wells netting a deft header to restore parity in the scoreline on his full debut. Read full report here
BBC Radio Leeds’ Paul Ogden spoke to Huddersfield Town’s new signing Nahki Wells about scoring the winning goal on his debut, and boss Mark Robins about the record signing for the club. #htafc
Sally Bassett was an enslaved mixed-race woman from Bermuda. She was declared guilty and burned at the stake in June 1730 for the attempted murder by poisoning of her slaveholder masters. She always claimed her innocence. Her notoriety has influenced Bermudian history and cultural heritage. (click image for more info)
