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.

21. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

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

22. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

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

23. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Enjoying the parade. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

24. Apprentice Boys' Easter Monday parade in Cookstown

Crowds thronged the streets of Cookstown for the Apprentice Boys' South Derry and East Tyrone Amalgamated Committee commemoration of the 334th anniversary of the start of the Siege of Londonderry on Easter Monday. Photo: Stephen Davison / Pacemaker

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