A NATIONAL symbol of the nation's pride in our armed forces will be carried from Honiton to Plymouth on Sunday, March 7.

A NATIONAL symbol of the nation's pride in our armed forces will be carried from Honiton to Plymouth on Sunday, March 7.

The Baton, launched by Honiton barber Alan Rowe MBE, will be carried by a team of runners to the Royal Marines' memorial wall on Plymouth Hoe.

The team will set off from outside St Paul's Church at 7am.