Relief of Derry 2014

Despite severe weather warnings, the Relief of Derry celebrations in Londonderry got underway in style.
By Olga Bradshaw
Published 9th Aug 2014, 12:55 BST
Gary Crossan played the role of a French Jacobean Officer during the Siege Stories event held on the City Walls as part of the Maiden City Festival. INLS3114-124KMGary Crossan played the role of a French Jacobean Officer during the Siege Stories event held on the City Walls as part of the Maiden City Festival. INLS3114-124KM
Gary Crossan played the role of a French Jacobean Officer during the Siege Stories event held on the City Walls as part of the Maiden City Festival. INLS3114-124KM

Around 8,000 Apprentices, from over 200 Clubs and Branch Clubs gathered for the parade, with 145 bands.

The attached slideshow gives a small flavour of some of the spectacle, which included a parade around the City Walls by the Parent Clubs as well as an act of remembrance and silence at the War Memorial in The Diamond, complete with bugler.

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