Culled from Manchester Evening news

MANCHESTER last night showed the world why
commonwealth games have come to the city-sheer
enthusiasm and a great party atmosphere.
Thousands of spectators took to the streets to witness
the baton's arrival in the city after its mammoth
59,000 mile journey.
Bands ad street entertainers from all over the world
added even more excitement to carnival feeling that
has been growing in Manchester.
Rado 1 DJs mark and lard hosted the main focus of the
celebrations ouside the Town Hall, where a range of
music acts relected Manchester's multicultural
heritage, befre Ryan Giggs and Stuart Pearce ran with
the baton for the final few yards of its journey.
Later the festivities climaxed with a thunderous salvo
of fireworks.
The Queen and duke of Edinburgh toured the city
yesterday as part of their two-days visit. The Queen
visited the Jewish museum while the Duke officially
opened the imperial war museum Norht.
Her Majesty will open the games this evening in a
ceremony at the city of Manchester stadium.
The city has also seen a massive police operation to
protect the Games from any security threats.
The sporting events are sxpected to watched by up to
500 million views around the Commonwealth.


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