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.

9. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Keeping in tune. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

10. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Taking part in the parade. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

11. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

A smile for the camera. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

12. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Stepping out along the route. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

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