Banff Boys' Brigade baton event celebrates 140th anniversary
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Banff Boys' Brigade has helped celebrate the youth organisation's 140th anniversary by accepting the ceremonial baton.
A relay is being held in the North Scottish Area where the baton, which carries a message from King Charles, is passed on to each company.
An event was held at Banff Academy where it was handed over from the Turriff group to the Banff one.
Local dignitaries that attended included Deputy Lieutenant of Banffshire Frances McKay and Councillor John Cox.
The baton was originally created by Sir Henry Duthie to mark The Boys' Brigade's 100th anniversary.
The relay has been under way since it was presented by His Majesty the King to a member from Buchan Battalion at Braemar on Saturday, September 2.
It has already passed through countless hands and it also contains a message from the North Scottish Area President James Allan.
It will makes its way through Buchan, Banffshire, Moray, Highland, Orkney and Aberdeen and District.
A week before the Banff event, a handover meeting was held in New Byth, where the baton was passed from the 1st New Pitsligo group to the 2nd Turriff company who had it travel in style back to the town by limo.
It was taken to the Turra Coo where it was welcomed by Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire Sandy Manson.
From Banff the baton will next move on to Buckie where events will be held this weekend.
There are 50 companies across the North Scottish Area, and the aim is that every youngster will hold the baton at some point on its journey from Braemar to Orkney.
The King's message will end up framed in the Thurso Boys' Brigade museum.
