Monreagh visit for Orange chief

Victor Wray met the curator, Frank Carey for a personal tour of the facility, which is dedicated to all things Ulster Scots.

"I was very well welcomed by Frank and Jim Devenney, the chairman of the facility. This charming building used ot be the Manse for Monreagh Church, but it has been very sensitively transformed. Each of the rooms has been lovingly restored to its former glory, yet there is also a computer suite which people can used to investigate and research thisr ancestry and Ulster Scots heritage," said Victor.

The City Grand Master is now planning a visit to Liverpool for a conference with the Grand Lodge of England, Scotland and Ireland.

"The aim of the conference is to examine every aspect of the Orange Order and see if there is any way we can improve the outreach and cultural understanding of the Orders and make them more relevant and accessible to people today," he said.

In the future Victor is also planning to try and visit Australia where he hopes to attend the Grand orange Council of the World.

"The last meeting of the World Council was in 2009, so there is just over a year left to save," he chuckled.