County Down Junior Orange
For the 1st time in 20 years Banbridge will host the County Down Junior Orange Parade.The parade will take place next Saturday 7th May and will also include a fun day out at the Orange Field at Peggy’s Loaning.The Junior Lodges will be joined by some of the best bands in County Down..Downshire Guiding StarSouth Down DefendersArdarragh AccordionWilliam Sterritt MemorialPride of BallybeenBallynahinch Protestant BoysRising Sons of the ValleyDonaghadee Fife and Drums(Any band free to accompany a Junior lodge please get in touch asap)Please come out and show your support for our Juniors, the future of our Glorious Institution Route:Victoria StreetAnderson StreetScarva RoadNewry Street Around RoundaboutNewry Street- Lay wreath at War MemorialUnder the CutHuntly RoadPeggy’s Loaning- Into Orange FieldReturn: Peggy’s LoaningHuntly RoadNewry StreetUnder the CutNewry StreetNewry Road (for all Lodges to board buses apart from Banbridge Juniors)Banbridge Juniors will then parade back down Newry StreetScarva RoadAnderson StreetVictoria Street
Bangor Day 2022
This Saturday 7th May, Portadown Junior District will again be attending the Co. Armagh Junior demonstration in the sea-side town of Bangor.
The change of date is due to the Centenary Parade taking place in Belfast on 28th May.
All feeder parades in the morning will be starting at 8:15-8:30am making there way to Carleton St. Orange hall to meet up and move off to parade through the town at just after 9am to the buses at Edenderry.
The main parade in Bangor starts at 11:30am and the return parade starts at 3:30pm.
The evening parade in Portadown starts around 5:30pm/5:45pm from Edenderry with the parade moving into the town centre before splitting off into the feeder parades.
Hoping the weather stays good for the juniors day outand if you can please come into the town and give the boys and girls your support as this is their big day out to express their heritage and culture🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧