• NEW UNIFORMS PURCHASED
• 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.
• 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 ).
• 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.
• 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.
• The parade, following 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.

• The Gertrude Star F.B. (East Belfast) taking part in a previous T.O.T.N.
• As the procession made its way along Duncairn Gardens, we watched as Orange Order Marshalls, under order from Police Chiefs, ushered crowds of supporters to the Tigers Bay side of the Road, while the Police stood on the New Lodge side to form a barrier. Then a non-stop hail of Bricks,Bottles,Stones and Slates rained down on the Orangemen, Bandsmen and supporters from behind the so-called peace-line in the New Lodge area. People ran for cover as the Police stood with the protection of houses at their backs, and looked on doing nothing.Women and children where being attacked and the best the forces of law and order could do was to protect themselves. An Orangeman asked an officer what they where doing to stop this and the officer replied, "i'm not sure if we have any police in there".

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.