Lisburn gets ready for the Twelfth parade

In Lisburn, a parade will take place in the morning in the city centre when Lisburn District will parade through the city centre.

Bands and Brethren are to assemble at Lisburn Orange Hall from 8.30am for the parade to leave at 9am sharp. The route will be Railway Street, Castle Street, Seymour Street, Queens Road, Union Bridge, Gregg Street, Mercer Street, Sloan Street, Union Bridge, Bridge Street, Market Square, Market Street, Smithfield Street, Market Place, Chapel Hill, Longstone Street, Ballinderry Road to meet with Maghergall District and the rest of the South Antrim combine for the main procession.

The main parade, led by Magheragall District, will begin at 11.30am from the Ballinderry Road in Lisburn.

Brethren from Hillsborough, Glenavy, Aghalee and Ballinderry are asked to approach the demonstration de-bus zone from the Moira Road direction, whilst Brethren from Derriaghy are asked to approach the de-bus zone from the Prince William Road direction. Brethren from Lisburn are walking from the direction of the City Centre.

All lodges and bands are to be in position in the Assembly Area by 11am.

The parade will commence at 11.30am sharp in the following order: Magheragall, Ballinderry, Derriaghy, Lisburn, Hillsborough, Aghalee, Glenavy.

The Platform proceedings will commence at 2.00pm.

The resolutions this year include a reaffirmation of faith and loyalty to the Queen.

They are also expected to express their dismay at what they say is the ‘dilution of the unionist identity’.

The return parade will commence at 4.30pm.

Lodges and bands are to be at their designated points by 4.00pm.

All members of the public are asked to arrive in Magheragall not later than 10.30am and to co-operate with the marshals and PSNI. Vehicles will not be permitted to park along the parade route.