A vane for a gas turbine engine , the vane comprising: an outer platform ; a inner platform ; an airfoil portion extending between the outer platform and the inner platform ; a core wall extending from the outer platform to the inner platform , the core wall defining a core extending from the outer platform to the inner platform through the airfoil portion ; and a baffle disposed in the core and offset from said core wall , said baffle including: a first baffle portion inserted into the core ; and a second baffle portion inserted into the core , the first baffle portion and the second baffle portion defining a baffle plenum , wherein each of the first baffle portion and the second baffle portion includes a plurality of baffle openings therethrough to direct a cooling airflow through the plurality of baffle openings to impinge on the core wall , the first baffle portion is configured to be inserted into the core from the outer platform , the first baffle portion including a first retention flange at the outer platform to retain the first baffle portion at the outer platform ; the second baffle portion is configured to be inserted into the core from the inner platform , the second baffle portion including a second retention flange at the inner platform to retain the second baffle portion at the inner platform ; the vane being characterised in that the first baffle portion overlaps the second baffle portion at a central joint , the second baffle portion including a baffle recess for facilitating the overlap, such that the first baffle portion is disposed between the second baffle portion and the core wall at the central joint , the first baffle portion being secured to the second baffle portion at the central joint via a press fit. an outer platform ; a inner platform ; an airfoil portion extending between the outer platform and the inner platform ; a core wall extending from the outer platform to the inner platform , the core wall defining a core extending from the outer platform to the inner platform through the airfoil portion ; and a baffle disposed in the core and offset from said core wall , said baffle including: a first baffle portion inserted into the core ; and a second baffle portion inserted into the core , the first baffle portion and the second baffle portion defining a baffle plenum , wherein each of the first baffle portion and the second baffle portion includes a plurality of baffle openings therethrough to direct a cooling airflow through the plurality of baffle openings to impinge on the core wall , a first baffle portion inserted into the core ; and a second baffle portion inserted into the core , the first baffle portion and the second baffle portion defining a baffle plenum , wherein each of the first baffle portion and the second baffle portion includes a plurality of baffle openings therethrough to direct a cooling airflow through the plurality of baffle openings to impinge on the core wall , the first baffle portion is configured to be inserted into the core from the outer platform , the first baffle portion including a first retention flange at the outer platform to retain the first baffle portion at the outer platform ; the second baffle portion is configured to be inserted into the core from the inner platform , the second baffle portion including a second retention flange at the inner platform to retain the second baffle portion at the inner platform ; the vane being characterised in that the first baffle portion overlaps the second baffle portion at a central joint , the second baffle portion including a baffle recess for facilitating the overlap, such that the first baffle portion is disposed between the second baffle portion and the core wall at the central joint , the first baffle portion being secured to the second baffle portion at the central joint via a press fit. <EOS>