Arrangements for the Relief of Derry parade

THE ROUTES

9.00-9.15am.

Two bands and supporters will parade the Fountain estate, Kennedy Street, Kennedy Place, Hawkin Street, London Street, and Society Street.

9.30am.

The parent clubs with 9 bands will parade the walls as follows: Society Street, City Walls (Anti Clockwise) Society Street, Bishop Street, the Diamond (Wreath laying at the memorial), Ferryquay Street, Pump Street and into St Columb's for the church service.

11.30am

One band will parade The Fountain Estate, Wapping Lane, Carlisle Square, Carlisle Road, Ferryquay Street, The Diamond, Bishop Street, London Street and Artillery Street to await the main parade.

11.45am

One band, officers of the governing committee and a drama group will parade from St Columb's to the pageant in Carlisle Square via London Street, Hawkin Street and Carlisle Road. A large firework fired from a boat on the Foyle to symbolise the breaking of the boom will signal the start of the main parade.

12.30pm.

The main parade, which takes 2 1/2 hours, commences from Duke Street to Craigavon Bridge, Carlisle Road, Ferryquay Street, The Diamond, Bishop Street, London Street, Hawkin Street, Kennedy Street, Wapping Lane, Abercorn Road, Carlisle Square, Craigavon Bridge, Spencer Road, Dungiven Road, Dennet Gardens, Sheskin Gardens, Bann Drive, Finn Gardens, Mourne Drive, Dennet Gardens, Dungiven Road, Glendermott Road Bonds Street and May Street for dispersal.

4.30pm

Parent clubs return to the Memorial Hall via: May Street, Bonds Street, Dungiven Road, Clooney Terrace, Spencer Road, Craigavon Bridge Carlisle Road Ferryquay Street, The Diamond, Bishop Street, Palace Street and Society Street. On dispersal the William King memorial flute band will parade: Society Street, London Street, Hawkin Street, Kennedy Street and The Fountain Estate.

TRAFFIC

Traffic arrangements for Londonderry parade

Police are advising that traffic diversions and delays are likely in Londonderry on Saturday (14th) while the annual Apprentice Boys of Derry parade takes place.

The various clubs and their supporters will gather in the Duke Street/Spencer Road area from about 11.00am.

The main parade will set off at 12.30 to travel across the top deck of Craigavon Bridge to the City side. The route takes the parade up Carlisle Road and into the Diamond, to Bishop Street and The Fountain, and then return through Wapping Lane and the top deck to the Waterside.

In the Waterside, the parade will make its way along Spencer Road and into the Irish Street Estate before returning via Dungiven Road to disperse at the assembly point.

The parade will take about two and a-half-hours to pass any given point. There are no scheduled stops on the route.

At around 4.30pm, a smaller parade of home clubs from the city will make its way to the Memorial Hall.

Traffic diversions will be put in place from about 10.30am. Traffic will not be allowed onto the parade route after 11.45am and any cars parked on the parade route may not be able to move until the parade has passed their point.

Vehicles travelling from the Limavady direction towards Strabane will be diverted at Caw Roundabout via Crescent Link, Trench Road, Duncastle Road and Newbuildings. City side bound traffic will use the Foyle Bridge.

Vehicles travelling from Strabane towards Limavady will be diverted at Newbuildings via Woodside Road, Gortinure Road and Trench Road.

City side-bound traffic and local residents will be permitted to use Victoria Road and the lower deck Craigavon Bridge, although delays can be anticipated.

There will be no access from the lower deck of the bridge onto Duke Street.

Chapel Road - which is normally restricted to one-way traffic - will be available for vehicles to travel in BOTH directions throughout the day.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time for their journeys and to take extra care on the diversionary routes.