Co Antrim – North
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Ballycastle,Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom
Annual Battle of the Boyne Demonstration
- 5 Districts – Bushmills LOL No. 21, Ballycastle LOL No. 23, Ballymoney LOL No. 16, Cloughmills LOL No. 14 and Rasharkin LOL No. 5
- 43 Lodges
- 37 Bands
The annual North Antrim Demonstration this year will be hosted by Ballycastle District LOL No. 23 and will be held in the picturesque town of Ballycastle.
The other North Antrim Districts of Ballymoney Bushmills, Cloughmills and Rasharkin will join with their Ballycastle Brethren to commemorate the 333rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne.
The 43 lodges on parade will be accompanied by 29 bands and six sets of Lambeg drums
Also on parade will be Rawlins White Memorial LOL 803 from Cardiff. They will be accompanying Moyarget Chosen Few LOL 1196, who will be celebrating their 200th anniversary in March 2024.
On parade for the first time will be a new Junior Lodge Ballycastle District JLOL No. 8, which was formed earlier this year.
The parade will assemble at the football pitch on Ramoan Road to commence at 1pm.
The parade will travel along Ramoan Road, Church Road, Coleraine Road, Castle Street, The Diamond, Ann Street, Rathlin Road, Strandview Road, North Street, Quay Road War Memorial to Quay Road Playing Fields
The Districts will parade in the following order: Ballycastle, Cloughmills, Rasharkin, Ballymoney and Bushmills.
Each District will lay a wreath at the War Memorial on their way to the demonstration field
On the arrival of the last Lodge at the Quay Road Playing Fields, the Platform proceedings will commence
This should be at approximately 3pm.
The service will be led by Wor Bro. Rev. David McCarthy, Deputy County Grand Chaplain. The guest speaker is Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, Rt. Wor. Bro. Harold Henning.
Following the religious service, the Resolutions will be read
On the completion of the platform proceedings, at approximately 4pm, the parade will assemble to parade back through the town.
The order for the return parade will be Cloughmills, Rasharkin, Ballymoney, Bushmills and Ballycastle.
Throughout the day there will be a charity collection in the town which will go towards the vital service provided by the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance.