Thousands to attend Derry Twelfth demonstrations

Thousands are expected to attend two Orange Order July 12 demonstrations being held in Co Derry today.

In Coleraine, 60 lodges and 50 bands from Limavady, Derry, Macosquin and Donegal will take part in the parade which will assemble at Killowen Street at 11.30am before making its way to the demonstration field at the Showgrounds where the main speaker will be Henry Dunbar, the most senior Orangeman in Scotland.

Earlier, Orangemen will parade from Society Street on Derry’s cityside to Limavady Road in the Waterside from where they will be bussed to the Bannside event.

They are due back in the city at 6.30pm when they will parade from May Street in the Waterside to The Fountain on the cityside.

Moneymore will also host a parade featuring 60 lodges accompanied by up to 50 bands.

The parade will leave Fairhill at 11.00am to make its way to the field at Moneyhall where the proceedings will be led from 2.00pm by Derry County Grand Master Hugh Stewart. The parade is due to return from 3.45pm.