In pictures: Thousands gather in Cookstown for Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade

Cookstown was filled with colour and spectacle when the Apprentice Boys’ of Derry’s annual Easter Monday parade was held in the town.

The event, the organisation’s first major outing of 2023, was hosted this year by the South Derry and East Tyrone Amalgamated Committee and attracted more than 40 bands and thousands of marchers and spectators.

49. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Keeping in step. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

50. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Taking part in Monday's parade. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

51. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

There was a big turnout for the Easter Monday parade. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

52. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Smartly turned out for the parade. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

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