A relay travelling all the way from Glasgow to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt in the name of climate action is set to pass through Warwick next month.

The 'Running out of Time' baton will cover 7,767km through 18 countries containing a message from young people to world leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27.

Carried in five to 10km stages, the baton will visit hundreds of schools, climate change projects and at-risk locations across the world as it makes its 38-day journey to Egypt.

The relay starts on September 30 and the inaugural stage will begin following an opening ceremony hosted by Glasgow City Council, where the message will be sealed in the baton. 

Carried by runners, cyclists and sailors, it will journey on a route through England, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Israel and Egypt - arriving to Sharm el-Sheikh on November 5 in time for COP27 which will take place from 6 to 18 November.

Batonbearers will also be fundraising for the Foundation for Environmental Education's Global Forest Fund and Carbon Copy.

Having already visited Kenilworth and Leek Wootton, the baton will arrive at Warwick Castle to be greeted by members of Plastic Free Leamington and Warwick at 5.35pm on Tuesday, October 4.

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Running Out of Time co-founder Jamie Hay said: "This is our most critical mission yet.

"Our aim is to deliver a powerful message to the decision makers at COP27 with so much support that it is impossible to ignore if we're to have a hope of securing a transition to a safe climate future. 

"Running Out of Time symbolises the very essence of climate action - it's an extraordinary, bold, ambitious plan that will only succeed because everyone has worked together. I know we can do it."

The route can be found in full here.