PARADE REPORT

 

 

DATE: 25/06/02

LOCATION: GLENGORMLEY

WEATHER: BRIGHT AND WARM

PURPOSE OF PARADE: ORANGE ORDER

SIZE OF BAND:DRUMMERS: 8 FLUTERS: 17

TROUBLE: PARADE ATTACKED BY REPUBLICANS ON CHURCH ROAD.BALLOONS FILLED WITH URINE THROWN AT MARCHERS.

FULL REPORT: IT WAS GOOD TO SHOW OFF OUR NEW UNIFORMS IN OUR HOMETOWN AND THE BAND PLAYED SUPERBLY. THE COUNTY ANTRIM GRAND MASTER WAS DELIGHTED WITH OUR PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT AND WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO COME AND TELL US. UNFORTUNATELY DURING THE PARADE REPUBLICANS ATTACKED MARCHERS WITH BALLOONS FULL OF URINE AND A PARADE SUPPORTER WAS BADLY BEATEN BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO EVEN HIS COLLEAGUES THOUGHT WAS BEING HEAVY HANDED.