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Newtownards Twelfth 2024

Mary Street Orange Hall, Newtownards, County Down, BT23 4DQ
Newtownards Twelfth

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Boyne Pageant and Celebration 2024

The market town of Newtownards will be the venue for the Twelfth celebrations in North Down.
The Brethren from Newtownards District LOL No. 4 will welcome the Districts from Bangor, Upper Ards and Holywood.
More than 40 lodges and 30 bands will be on parade, with a selection of flute, accordion and pipe bands taking part.
They will be joined by lodges from the Ladies Association and Juniors.
Brethren from Newtownards district, comprising of 12 lodges along with two ladies lodges, a junior girls lodge and nine bands, will leave Mary Street Orange Hall at 11am to parade to the assembly field at Londonderry park where visiting brethren from Bangor, Holywood and Upper Ards districts will be assembled.

The platform service will begin at noon with a short religious service and speech from guest speaker Wor. Bro. Jim Shannon MP, who is the Worshipful Master of the House of Commons Orange Lodge.

The main parade will commence at 1pm and will consist of over 30 bands and 1,000 Orangemen and women.

The parade will follow the one-way system round the town centre and back to Londonderry Park where there will be entertainment on the stage, local pop group IMPACT. A re-enactment group will also entertain crowds in the field during the day.

The return parade will then commence at 4.30pm.

Details subject to change.

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