It has travelled the Commonwealth carrying a message from the Queen — and today the famous baton will be “home” after its epic journey.

A day of major celebrations will take place throughout the area on Tuesday as the Queen’s baton relay comes from Inverkip and Wemyss Bay to Largs, and then goes “overseas” to Millport.

A full day of events will take place in Millport to celebrate the homecoming of the baton, which was made with elm wood originating from the Garrison grounds, where a floral monument of Clyde - the Glasgow 2014 Games mascot - has been erected to commemorate the special day.

Inverclyde Sports Centre, and Vikingar! will be hosting celebration events on Tuesday morning.

The schedule for Tuesday starts at Wemyss Bay railway station for the Inverclyde handover ceremony at 7.30am. Early rising members of the public will be treated to a cuppa and a bacon roll in the special QBR pop-up breakfast tent.

Provost Joan Sturgeon will receive the baton from Inverclyde Provost Robert Moran.

From there, the first of North Ayrshire’s 126 batonbearers sets out on a route which takes in 10 locations – Skelmorlie, Largs, Millport, Kilbirnie, Dalry, Kilwinning, Irvine, Stevenston, Saltcoats and Ardrossan.

Inverclyde Sports Centre in Largs will be hosting a breakfast barbecue event starting at 8.30am where you will get the opportunity to have your picture taken with the baton, with a Scottish musical feast. The meeting point is outside the main house where you’ll be handed a flag.

Here are the local batonbearers: Skelmorlie: Penelope (Pen) Hof, John Gilmour, George Bateman, Harinder Dhani, Andrew Todd, Cindy Cummings, Mary Jane Rodger.

Largs: Jemma Reekie, Cynthia Malton, Johnathan Cranstoun, Steven Horswell, Connor Tarran, Iona Gordon, Heather Ashton, Charlotte Evans, Stephen McDermott, Heather MacKintosh, David Dickson, Catherine Garrett, Linda Young, Raymond Young, Richard Cree, Jennifer King, Graeme Randall, Catherine Goodfellow, David Hughes, Michael Kirkum, Abbie Freeman, Joshua McCormick, Danielle Flynn, Robert Woodhouse, Janet Muir, Zoe MacLean, Karen Dunbar, Peter Grant, James Lamont, Tristan Levie.

Millport: Norman (John) Burtt, Andrea McLachlan, James Thomson, Jacqueline Wilson, Melissa Fox, Jamie Thomson, Sean Gibson.

The baton is due to come through Skelmorlie at 7.45am, and arrives in Largs at 8.05am and heads up to Inverclyde Sports Centre.

After the celebration at Inverclyde, the baton moves on to the following schedule: 9.47am: Vikingar - the official North Ayrshire baton reception with Provost Joan Sturgeon joined by Scotland’s Nigerian community - acknowledging North Ayrshire’s connection with the Second Team Initiative. Largs Youth Theatre in attendance.

10.01am: Largs promenade. There will be musical entertainment and family fun will entertain crowds, as the baton makes its way by fast rib transfer to Millport and back, after visiting the Magnus statue.

10.34am: Millport Bay – the baton arrives by rib in Millport Bay welcomed by 10 traditional ‘skiff’ rowing boats from local coastal rowing clubs.

The baton berths at the Crocodile Rock jetty where rowers will stand in line holding aloft their oars in a salute to the baton as it makes its way up the jetty and is taken to Garrison House.

The trees surrounding Garrison House provided the elm wood used for the baton - one of two sources of Ayrshire materials used in the construction of the baton.

Granite stone, the other local component, was taken from Ailsa Craig, the tiny volcanic island off the coast of Girvan and visible from Millport on a clear day.

A huge reception awaits the Queen’s Baton Relay on the seafront in Millport.

More than 1,000 people are expected at a giant welcome party and barbecue on the island as the high profile symbol of international friendship is escorted over the water from Largs.

In addition the craftsman who produced the baton’s wooden handle from Cumbrae elm has been invited to the celebrations.

Community events, games and activities, ‘come and try’ sports sessions, a pipe band, Nigerian art competition, school children’s art display and beach barbecue await visitors. In the evening there will be a family ceilidh and live band in a marquee in the grounds of Garrison House.

A flotilla of local boats will salute the baton’s return back to Largs.

From Garrison House the route passes a two metre high floral replica of Clyde - the Commonwealth Games mascot - before progressing along the main road to quayhead and back to the jetty for its return to the mainland.

Welcoming the baton’s arrival back in Largs a guard of honour will be given by members of the Clyde Coast Rowing Club holding their oars aloft as the batonbearer arrives on the pier.

10.55am: Returning to Largs aboard the rib - the baton will speed along the Largs seafront between the Lifeboat Station and the ferry terminal. A flotilla of local boats will salute the baton’s return back to Largs.

Largs: 11.10am: Welcoming the baton’s arrival back in Largs a guard of honour will be given by members of the Clyde Coast Rowing Club holding their oars aloft as the batonbearer arrives on the Pier. On approaching Largs, the rib will sail past the ferry terminal and head up the coast to the lifeboat station where it will perform a quick U-turn before speeding back down to the pier to berth.

Follow live coverage of the Queen’s Baton’s journey through Scotland online. Daily live coverage starts at 7.30am. Visit bbc.co.uk/queensbatonrelay to view.

The North Ayrshire leg of the Queen’s Baton Tour takes place eight days before the start of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The baton has travelled 120,000 miles around 70 nations on its global tour.

On Monday July 14, the Queen’s baton relay starts in Inverkip at 8.40am and follows a route through Gourock and onwards to Kilmacolm. Taking part on that day is Inverkip man John Muir. Ever since his son Damian was tragically stabbed to death six years ago, John has vehemently run a major anti-knife campaign, taking his message to youth groups and schools across Inverclyde and further afield.

In Scotland, 4,000 batonbearers are carrying it round 400 communities in all 32 local authority areas.