PRIDE
OF THE HILL NEWS

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NEW
UNIFORMS PURCHASED
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01/06/02The
Pride of the Hill F.B. Carnmoney have just recieved their new uniforms.In
a contrast from their usual style, the new uniform consists of navy trousers
with a single red stripe, navy tunic with collared neck ( with red and silver
trim) and navy and white peaked cap.We have also changed our band badge
which consists of a circular crest topped with crown.In the middle there
is a red hand with a green map of N.Ireland behind it. Around it are the
flags of the orange order, St. Andrews cross, Ulster flag and Union flag
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Pride
of the Hill F.B. caught in sectarian attack.
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On Friday
21st June 2002 The Pride of the Hill F.B. took part in the annual Tour of
the North Parade. The parade organised by North Belfast Districts of The
Belfast County Orange Order alternates Bi-annually between the Shankill/Woodvale
area ( on odd years ) and The Oldpark/Tigers Bay areas ( on even years ).
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The
parade started at Clifton street Orange Hall and although there was heavy
rain it did not dampen our spirits and we where also delighted to see so
many spectators out to support the parade, even in such bad weather.
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The
parade has in recent years, been forced to re-route by the government's
unelected quango, The Parades Commision, who gave into the threat of I.R.A./Sinn
Fien violence rather than upholding the rights of the law abiding citizens
of North Belfast, who have walked the original route for years without causing
trouble.
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its untraditional route, made its way along York Street and then to Duncairn
Gardens. As it crossed Noth Queen Street there was a heavy Police presence,where
on the New Lodge side some I.R.A./Sinn Fien workers stood waving irish tricolours
and shouting bigotted insults.This was not a surprise as convicted I.R.A murderer
and bombmaker Gerry Kelly had already issued his threat of violence earlier
that day in local news bulletins.Although what happened next came as no surprise
everyone including the P.S.N.I should have anticipated it.


Above : Police
look on as parade is attacked.
This was a
blatently orchastrated attack by I.R.A./Sinn Fein on people expressing their
culture , but more dangerous, was the fact that the police had no presence in
the New Lodge to stop this bigotted attack. It has all the same policing tactics
that where used on the Lower Newtownards Rd. when Protestant homes where attacked
and five people shot yet the police did not enter the Short Strand.