:00:14. > :00:19.Good morning from Belfast city centre, and welcome to our live
:00:19. > :00:23.coverage of the Twelfth. Now, the spectators have been gathering here
:00:23. > :00:30.for the past couple of hours, and the crowds are huge. We are live
:00:30. > :00:33.with you for the next hour and a quarter as the Orange Order marks
:00:33. > :00:36.the 323rd anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. Now, you can keep up
:00:36. > :00:42.to date with everything that's happening on BBC Newsline, Radio
:00:42. > :00:46.Ulster and our online service. Now, we'll be with the Belfast
:00:47. > :00:51.parade in just a moment, but to get out and about a bit, we're also
:00:51. > :00:54.covering the parade in Magherafelt live, and we can now join Ralph
:00:54. > :00:57.McLean. Thank you very much. There is a
:00:57. > :01:01.real buzz about Magherafelt this morning. The sun is shining - boy,
:01:01. > :01:05.is it shining. There is a real atmosphere on the streets as well.
:01:05. > :01:09.There is a really great day here, no question about it. The parade
:01:10. > :01:14.has left and will be joining us on our position on the Moneymore Road
:01:14. > :01:19.shortly. We're talking around 2,000 lodge members taking part in the
:01:19. > :01:27.South Londonderry demonstration. This is a big one. We'll have the
:01:27. > :01:30.delights of the lum lums drama. We'll hope to catch up with that
:01:30. > :01:34.later. Thanks. From our commentary
:01:34. > :01:41.position on the corner of Ormeau Avenue there has been a bit of
:01:41. > :01:44.delay because the Orange Order has been making a protest at the
:01:44. > :01:49.parades' office. It's a very hot day, perhaps the
:01:49. > :01:58.hottest for some time, warmer, I am told, than Malaga. We can take a
:01:58. > :02:06.look at the route the parade will take from Clifton Street, Royal
:02:06. > :02:16.Avenue to Donny fall place, Bedford Street, Dublin Road through
:02:16. > :02:16.
:02:16. > :02:19.Shaftesbury Square, up the Lisburn Road, Balmoral Avenue, but I am
:02:19. > :02:25.joined this morning by Dr Gavin Hughes, a historian from Trinity
:02:25. > :02:28.College, Dublin. A very good morning to you. Good morning. Isn't
:02:29. > :02:33.it a very glorious morning in the top of Bedford Street? I think one
:02:33. > :02:38.always hopes for sunshine for the day because the colours come
:02:38. > :02:48.through spectacularly on a day like this, and no wind which is also a
:02:48. > :02:55.
:02:55. > :02:59.great help for the banner carriers. Absolutely. This is the street with
:02:59. > :03:06.the band in pride of place at the home of the procession, formed over
:03:06. > :03:14.a hundred years ago in 1911, very smart in their blue uniforms, a
:03:14. > :03:23.very distinctive style to them. Absolutely. The memorial do
:03:23. > :03:31.traditionally head up this Belfast Twelfth, don't they? It's the 150th
:03:31. > :03:35.anniversary of Grand Orange Lodge, isn't it? It is indeed. Eric
:03:35. > :03:44.Bruster is head of the colour party, and the County Officers, of course,
:03:44. > :03:54.here as well, including County Grandmaster George Chidic. It's his
:03:54. > :04:04.first year as County Grandmaster. And a find band, very precise group
:04:04. > :04:08.
:04:08. > :04:12.of musicians making their way at the head of the parade in Belfast.
:04:12. > :04:16.Very smart indeed. The crowds, as Helen was saying, have been
:04:16. > :04:21.gathering from earlier this morning, and I don't think I have seen so
:04:21. > :04:25.many people in Bedford Street here as normally it attracts quite a
:04:25. > :04:35.good crowd, but this is huge. There are thousands of people here
:04:35. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:49.between here and Don any gall -- Donneygall Street. Not every
:04:49. > :04:50.
:04:50. > :04:57.Twelfth is as hot as this. This is possibly going to be hot, possibly
:04:57. > :05:07.a problem for the marchers. I was noticing the reenactors. They'll
:05:07. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:23.The parade is led by District 6, and the district includes 30 lodges
:05:23. > :05:33.with 20 bands and one ladies' district. I believe that there are
:05:33. > :05:37.
:05:38. > :05:41.more ladies taking part in the parade now than used to be the case.
:05:41. > :05:46.Altogether in the Belfast parade there are 130 lodges taking part
:05:46. > :05:51.with 66 bands, and an interesting thing about the bands is about a
:05:51. > :06:01.third of them, 21 or so, come from Scotland. There is always a very
:06:01. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:29.strong presence by Scottish Orange Lodge 398. Yes, it was formed in
:06:29. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:49.1908 when Reverend Cooks reviewed They have walked with the lodge
:06:49. > :06:55.since 1966. We have a nice shot of the banner with William crossing
:06:55. > :07:02.the Boyne, the Bible and crown there. The banner will be carried
:07:02. > :07:07.highlighting this lodge and King William. Members of the oldest
:07:07. > :07:14.lodge in Scotland who celebrated their 200th anniversary this year,
:07:14. > :07:24.established in 1813. And Women's District number two is also present
:07:24. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:36.in this part of the parade, I can see, as we look down here on
:07:36. > :07:40.this - the length of Bedford Street here on this lovely sunny morning -
:07:40. > :07:44.there is now a little bit of cloud in the sky which might mean later -
:07:44. > :07:47.I don't know - the weather men this morning were talking about the
:07:47. > :07:57.possibility of one or two isolated showers, but certainly it's a
:07:57. > :08:11.
:08:11. > :08:16.wonderful morning here, a beautiful Now, I can hand over to Helen Mark,
:08:16. > :08:22.who is down here in the crowd, in the street in Bedford Street.
:08:22. > :08:29.Walter. Let me introduce you to Grant Dillon. He's with the 1588
:08:29. > :08:33.Loyal Orange Lodge. Which one is that? The number 6 District in the
:08:33. > :08:37.east of the city. I believe you're celebrating a little bit of an
:08:37. > :08:43.anniversary for yourself today. it's my 30th anniversary with the
:08:43. > :08:48.lodge, but I have been walking and parading for 30 years since a wee
:08:48. > :08:52.boy. A tiny wee boy. In front of the parade, were you? Yes, I was
:08:52. > :08:58.carrying the string of my late father's lodge. It has been a long
:08:58. > :09:03.time with me. It is very often a family tradition, isn't it, the son
:09:03. > :09:07.follows the father? Absolutely. Here we are in Belfast today. There
:09:07. > :09:14.is another anniversary being celebrated today. Yes, the city of
:09:14. > :09:17.Belfast County Grand Lodge. They were formed in 1863. Through that
:09:17. > :09:22.150 years obviously we have grown and grown and grown. Today there
:09:22. > :09:25.will be about 20,000 people in Belfast, and we actually were told
:09:25. > :09:30.yesterday that there will be about a quarter of a million people
:09:30. > :09:35.taking part in all the Orange parades and celebrations in
:09:35. > :09:38.Northern Ireland. It's mafrbg louse. Huge numbers. We're watching the
:09:38. > :09:42.bands go past. In the sunlight, the colours look absolutely fantastic.
:09:42. > :09:47.I wonder if an order came from above that you were all allowed to
:09:47. > :09:54.march in your short sleeves today? Normally being an ex-serviceman's
:09:54. > :09:57.lodge we wore bowler hats - hat and jackets off today, still wearing
:09:57. > :10:01.gloves, but some in Belfast County still wear their hats which is nice
:10:01. > :10:04.to see particularly the ex- servicemen's lodges. One of the
:10:04. > :10:09.nice things with the county, what they have been able to do in the
:10:09. > :10:14.last few years is outreaching. You can see in City Hall there is a lot
:10:14. > :10:18.of activity for everybody today. It's very much a celebration for
:10:18. > :10:23.everybody. Were you hoping to catch up with your part of the parade?
:10:23. > :10:29.Were you hot footing down there or waiting for them to pass us by?
:10:29. > :10:34.Hopefully my lodge will pass us by in 20 minutes' time. I'll nip in.
:10:34. > :10:39.Enjoy the parade in this heat - a great heat, Walter. Thank you very
:10:39. > :10:42.much indeed. Right at the background there of the view down
:10:42. > :10:47.Bedford Street is the library, one of the fine old buildings of
:10:47. > :10:50.Belfast. In fact, really, when you look from here down the street,
:10:50. > :11:00.you've got a mixture really of old Belfast and some of the newer
:11:00. > :11:05.buildings as well. And there's one of the newer skyscrapers in Belfast.
:11:05. > :11:14.There was a time when there were many linen warehouses in this part
:11:14. > :11:18.of Belfast. That's one of the old relics of Victorian Belfast perhaps.
:11:19. > :11:23.And that lovely view down here gives us a very good view of the
:11:23. > :11:31.parade as it approaches us here at the junction of Ormeau Avenue and
:11:31. > :11:41.Bedford Street. I think coming up is Cooks' Defenders, Walter. In
:11:41. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:51.front of their banner is the Statue One of the problems I imagine for
:11:51. > :11:56.those taking part in the parade is if you're halfway between two bands,
:11:56. > :12:06.how do you... This is it, isn't it? I suspect you either march the one
:12:06. > :12:12.
:12:12. > :12:18.in front or march to the one in much so. And one of the things too
:12:18. > :12:23.- the ribbon men, I suppose - youngsters who are involved from a
:12:23. > :12:30.very early age in the traditions of the Twelfth. They certainly are,
:12:30. > :12:37.and they look to be enjoying themselves. This is looking along
:12:37. > :12:42.the length of the Dublin Road up towards Shaftesbury Square. There
:12:42. > :12:52.is a young lad practising to be a Drum Major. Can he catch it?Can he
:12:52. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:16.the sounds of the bands positioned between the different lodges here
:13:16. > :13:17.
:13:17. > :13:20.in District No 6 leading the parade say, the parade in Belfast, of
:13:20. > :13:23.course, there are demonstration all over the province and in
:13:23. > :13:32.Magherafelt, we're joining now Ralph McLean.
:13:32. > :13:37.Thank you, Walter. The sun is still beating down like a Lambeg Drummer.
:13:37. > :13:41.I am joined by Lisa Brown. This is a massive day out, isn't it? It's a
:13:41. > :13:44.wonderful day, a glorious day, and it's great to be able to be here
:13:44. > :13:48.with friends and with family and just to celebrate our culture and
:13:48. > :13:53.remember the sacrifice that our forefathers made that enable us
:13:53. > :13:58.still today to come out, worship God and walk the roads and be proud
:13:58. > :14:04.of our culture. You have the family with you today. Who is here? I have
:14:04. > :14:07.my son, my husband's walking in the Lodge. He's coming up behind me. I
:14:07. > :14:12.have the rest of the extended family and friends. It's all about
:14:12. > :14:15.getting a good position. Tell me the etiquette of getting a good
:14:15. > :14:20.position. You have a prime position on the Moneymore Road behind us.
:14:20. > :14:24.How do you do that? How do you get the best position? We have family
:14:25. > :14:31.that came down yesterday morning at 11.00pm in the motor home. We're a
:14:31. > :14:36.few spaces from them. We parked the car last evening at 5.30. You have
:14:36. > :14:40.to plan ahead. It is a fantastic day for Magherafelt. You're from
:14:40. > :14:45.Magherafelt. It's very important, isn't it? It is. It's great for the
:14:45. > :14:48.town of Magherafelt. It's great to see so many people in the town and
:14:48. > :14:53.supporting the local businesses. Enjoy the rest of your day. Great
:14:53. > :14:58.to speak to you. Back to you. Thank you. We'll be returning to
:14:58. > :15:08.Magherafelt during the course of our transmission between now and
:15:08. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:18.12.15pm. Just hearing the strains of the Pride of Govern band, a very
:15:18. > :15:22.
:15:22. > :15:32.large band, that. The Crown and Bible there on this banner. Yes,
:15:32. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:56.here as well. Is the tradition of holding parades on 12th July related
:15:56. > :16:02.to similar events elsewhere? It is, Walter. The military tradition of
:16:02. > :16:12.parading is an ancient one, indeed. The Twelfth takes its lead from
:16:12. > :16:23.
:16:23. > :16:29.similar events, such as Trooping the "trooping" so they can easily be
:16:29. > :16:39.recognised and honoured. The Colour Escort Escorts have a military
:16:39. > :16:40.
:16:40. > :16:50.freedom? They do. You see them carrying flag flags. It was their
:16:50. > :16:52.
:16:52. > :16:57.job to protect the flag at all costs. It was a rallying point for
:16:57. > :17:02.troops during the confusion of battle and the loss of a unit's flag
:17:02. > :17:12.was the source of great humiliation. Some of the banners are allowed to
:17:12. > :17:18.be let loose and not tied up today. It's also a point - you were saying
:17:18. > :17:25.on a windy day, it must be quite a strain to carry a banner in high
:17:25. > :17:30.winds? I would imagine so. The weight of the banners, when ever
:17:30. > :17:40.they are getting tugged by the wind, must be difficult to control. They
:17:40. > :17:52.
:17:52. > :18:00.are expensive items. And if they is time to have a bit of a nap!
:18:00. > :18:08.Here again, we see the huge crowds here in Bedford Street. Have you
:18:08. > :18:18.seen as many crowds before? This is this year. That might be a factor of
:18:18. > :18:25.
:18:25. > :18:34.the weather, I think. It's a go out and do something day today! It is.
:18:34. > :18:41.The Warrant for that Lodge was issued in 1884. There is a great
:18:41. > :18:49.deal of history here in front of us. There is. And a lot of people coming
:18:49. > :18:55.here for the day. We have a lot of people who are visitors to Belfast
:18:55. > :19:04.here watching the Parade this year. I expect Helen will be finding a few
:19:04. > :19:14.people to talk to from different parts of the world. We have a lovely
:19:14. > :19:33.
:19:33. > :19:39.shot there of the Parade as it comes streets here, it is amazing how many
:19:39. > :19:49.different accents you hear. These two are from the Glasgow area. You
:19:49. > :19:50.
:19:50. > :19:57.are? I'm Martin. I'm Gordon. From Canada. Are you new to Canada?No, I
:19:57. > :20:02.have lived there 47 years sweetheart. How is it that you are
:20:02. > :20:08.both here today? Gordon was coming over. We did the Parade in Scotland
:20:08. > :20:15.last week. We decided we would take a trip over here. It's been so long
:20:15. > :20:21.since we have been here. We wanted to make a whole weekend of it.
:20:21. > :20:26.long is it since you have been here? 30 years. How is the reunion going?
:20:26. > :20:32.Very well. We come over to Scotland every second or third year. This
:20:32. > :20:40.year is a special one. Why?Well, I'm also a member of the Orange
:20:40. > :20:46.Order. I gave up the Parade in Canada to come here, walk here in
:20:46. > :20:50.Edinburgh in my home town, and then to visit Belfast. What do you think
:20:50. > :20:56.of the Parade today? It is fantastic. The weather makes it. It
:20:56. > :21:01.brings out the colour and the happy smiling faces. What are your
:21:01. > :21:06.thoughts? I think it's - this is the home of the Orange Order and God is
:21:06. > :21:10.always good to his own. That is why we have good weather! Enjoy the
:21:10. > :21:20.music and the Parade. Thank you very much for stopping to speak to me and
:21:20. > :21:21.
:21:21. > :21:30.all the very best. No problem.Back quite a challenge talking with the
:21:30. > :21:38.volume of sound coming from the bands passing a few feet away. We
:21:38. > :21:42.move now from District 6 to two combine combined districts, these
:21:42. > :21:47.are 7 and 8. These are smaller districts. When people were moved
:21:47. > :21:54.out of the city, it reduced the number of people in some of the
:21:54. > :22:04.Lodges. So District 7 and 8, two of the smaller district districts, are
:22:04. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :22:40.combined. -- smaller districts, are go? Belfast itself witnessed
:22:40. > :22:40.
:22:40. > :22:45.military and civic parades from 1778 when two Belfast companies
:22:45. > :22:52.volunteered with Pipes and Drums on 1st July. Three volunteer companies
:22:52. > :23:01.paraded on 1st July, 1779, in full uniform to celebrate the Battle of
:23:01. > :23:11.the Boyne. Again, people of all ages are here enjoying a family day out.
:23:11. > :23:32.
:23:32. > :23:42.will see a predominance of Pipes and Drums in the band bands today.
:23:42. > :23:54.
:23:54. > :24:04.so dominant today. A beautiful shot of the bands coming up Bedford
:24:04. > :24:41.
:24:41. > :24:49.a part of the pavement here. Lovely isn't it? It is.Some of the
:24:49. > :24:56.uniforms will be very difficult, I imagine. Well, there's a marvellous
:24:56. > :25:05.shot of the bass drummer there. is expending quite a bit of energy!
:25:05. > :25:11.A lot of the bands have spare bass drummers, don't they, Walter? By the
:25:11. > :25:21.time you get to the end, you must have gone through a few drum heads.
:25:21. > :25:25.
:25:25. > :25:32.This is an excellent view of a Highland Regimental Band. A very
:25:32. > :25:42.unusual band. This is the scene here in central Belfast. In Magherafelt,
:25:42. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :25:49.David Hume. A massive day for the town of Magherafelt? A big, big day.
:25:49. > :25:54.A fantastic day for all with the weather that we are having. It will
:25:54. > :25:58.be tough going for a lot of people. The heat is serious? Yes, it will
:25:58. > :26:05.be. It will be something we are not used to. Particularly for the bands.
:26:05. > :26:10.A lot of bands have uniforms. They can't go in shirt sleeves. The Pipe
:26:10. > :26:17.Bands will be heavy going. course, compared to the city parades
:26:18. > :26:26.and what happens in Belfast, there is a difference vibe out here. What
:26:26. > :26:32.makes it different? The variety of bands. Your Pipe Bands, Flute Bands,
:26:32. > :26:36.you have a wide variety of musical instruments. In Belfast, you can't
:26:36. > :26:41.have that because of the length of the Parade. There is a strong sense
:26:41. > :26:45.of community here in terms of where the Lodges are from. It is very
:26:45. > :26:52.significant in country areas. There's often a generational aspect
:26:52. > :26:56.to the Lodges, much more than in Belfast. Of course, that great
:26:56. > :27:01.laid-back country vibe is hard to beat. What about numbers? What sort
:27:01. > :27:05.of numbers are we talking about? Well, it is a county demonstration.
:27:05. > :27:13.The county would know better. It will be a large demonstration
:27:13. > :27:22.because of that. I wouldn't like to hazard a guess. It's certainly -
:27:22. > :27:28.there is a loR laid-back sense to it. I noted today that they started
:27:28. > :27:36.at 10.45am, so they are not that laid-back.
:27:36. > :27:43.# There is a laid-back sense to it. I noted today that they started at
:27:43. > :27:53.10.45am, so they are not that laid-back! We can look at the
:27:53. > :27:53.
:27:53. > :28:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds
:28:43. > :28:51.pictures that we recorded earlier this morning. George Chittick, the
:28:51. > :28:57.County Grand Master and the Reverend Martin Smith with County Officers in
:28:57. > :29:07.attendance. Gavin, July is the month when we all remember the Somm e, so
:29:07. > :29:14.it is an important part of the Orange event of the day. -- Somm e?
:29:14. > :29:17.It is. You have to remember what the Somme was. At 7.30am on 1st July
:29:18. > :29:24.1916 thousands of British soldier soldiers walked towards the German
:29:24. > :29:30.lines. Most were inexperienced volunteer soldiers and some 60,000
:29:30. > :29:35.men were killed, missing or wounded. There was one casualty for every 18
:29:35. > :29:42.inches of the frontline. By midday, the Ulster Division had broken
:29:42. > :29:48.through. The only British division to do so. It was at a terrible cost,
:29:48. > :29:53.Walter. 9,000 men went over the top on 1st July and by the 3rd, it was
:29:53. > :29:57.confirmed that over 5,000 had become casualties. Of course, many of those
:29:57. > :30:03.who fell at the Somme were from all over Ireland. It wasn't just
:30:03. > :30:13.Ulstermen. It was a significant day here. There were many casualties
:30:13. > :30:22.
:30:22. > :30:26.from the entire island? That's Helen Mark has someone else to talk
:30:26. > :30:35.to. I have a whole crowd to talk to, Walter, and a very international
:30:35. > :30:42.one at that. You are? Sam from Australia. I am Kyle from Newcastle.
:30:42. > :30:46.Newcastle Upon Tyne and... Patrick from Switzerland. Karen, also from
:30:46. > :30:50.Swiss Switzerland. Are you together? No, first time.What are
:30:50. > :30:55.your thoughts? It's very impressing. Yourself? Yes, also very strange
:30:55. > :31:00.because we hadn't seen that before. Had you heard of Orange parades?
:31:00. > :31:05.Yes, but just in the newspaper maybe a few years ago, and we
:31:05. > :31:10.didn't recognise when we arrived to Ireland that it's going to be on
:31:10. > :31:14.the 12th of July, so it's lucky to be in Belfast now. Enjoy the parade.
:31:14. > :31:23.Kyle, I know you have somebody back at Newcastle who might get a bit of
:31:23. > :31:28.a shock when you appear on screen? Yes, I am -- back in Newcastle, how
:31:28. > :31:32.are you doing? What do you think? It's brilliant. The crowds are
:31:32. > :31:36.enormous, absolutely enormous. I have seen the parade before in
:31:36. > :31:40.Glasgow. It was nowhere near the size of this, brilliant. The sun is
:31:40. > :31:44.out shining, excellent. You look upon them as they're marching past.
:31:44. > :31:47.There is great music going on. Sam, what about yourself? Yes, it's
:31:47. > :31:52.wonderful. It's something you never expect to see somewhere like this.
:31:52. > :31:56.Are you visiting? Yes, visiting for a few months doing a working
:31:56. > :32:02.holiday. It's an amazing atmosphere. What do you make of the music?
:32:02. > :32:08.great, awesome. I love the Irish music. It's really strong. And Kyle,
:32:08. > :32:11.Kyle, is this new music to you? Yeah, I mean, it's brilliant the
:32:11. > :32:15.way the coordination, the uniforms, everything - everything is so
:32:15. > :32:20.brilliant, smart, lovely, a lovely day. Well turned out. There is a
:32:20. > :32:24.lot of bands to go past. You have plenty to watch the rest of the
:32:24. > :32:30.morning. Thanks for stopping to speak to us. Back to you.
:32:30. > :32:34.Thank you, Helen. This is again the view along the street packed with
:32:34. > :32:42.people, huge crowds here. I don't think there is room for anymore
:32:42. > :32:52.people on the pavements here. don't think so. Here we see the
:32:52. > :32:59.
:32:59. > :33:06.flute band just passing, a very these occasional pauses in the
:33:06. > :33:16.marching. You do, very distinctive caps there, reminiscent of the WPC
:33:16. > :33:30.
:33:30. > :33:38.here, the music bouncing off the buildings either side of Bedford
:33:38. > :33:44.Street in the Dublin Road. A change of drummer there. That's obviously
:33:44. > :33:54.the way to do it. Yes, it is, isn't it? Facing themselves. -- pacing
:33:54. > :33:59.
:33:59. > :34:09.County Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast as it celebrates its 100th
:34:09. > :34:13.
:34:13. > :34:23.anniversary. Ralph has been finding Parade will take hours to wind its
:34:23. > :34:30.way through the city. These days the parade is noticeably smaller
:34:30. > :34:34.but the city still resonates to the sound of bands and marching feet.
:34:34. > :34:41.All belong to the Grand Orange Lodge. This is their 150th
:34:41. > :34:47.anniversary, an important milestone for juror scror. Good to see you. -
:34:47. > :34:57.- George Chittick. Good to see you in this amazing hall. You can see
:34:57. > :35:04.
:35:04. > :35:10.Carson himself. That's correct. The county was formed in 1863, but the
:35:10. > :35:14.lodge was on the road - I have evidence of it - in 1796. This
:35:14. > :35:18.lodge is clearly steeped in history but I think we need to go to
:35:18. > :35:24.Clifton Street will you take us? problem. Here in Clifton Street you
:35:24. > :35:34.can't help but notice king over everything -- King William over Al
:35:34. > :35:42.everything. It's from the war of the Battle of the Boyne. It was
:35:42. > :35:45.made by an artist from Exeter. 150th anniversary, what does it
:35:46. > :35:50.mean to you personally? generations of Orangemen in the
:35:50. > :35:53.city of Belfast and we're still going strong. There is no denying
:35:53. > :35:58.the Orange Order is very much a part of the fabric of the city, but
:35:58. > :36:04.how do historians see it? How significant is the Order in the
:36:04. > :36:10.history of the city? It goes back to the revolution of the mid 19th
:36:10. > :36:13.century. When store month was established -- Stormont was
:36:13. > :36:17.established, every Unionist MP, every Cabinet Minister to the top,
:36:17. > :36:22.has to be a member of the Orange Order but with the Troubles, with
:36:22. > :36:27.demographic change, with social change, the Orange Order declines
:36:27. > :36:37.year on year, but it will remain part of the rich pap industry of
:36:37. > :36:41.
:36:41. > :36:47.of the Belfast Parade just leaps from this picture. It's by Belfast
:36:48. > :36:54.artist Joe McWilliams. He's taken endless inspiration from the
:36:54. > :36:58.Twelfth. Its colour and moving colour is really why I started
:36:58. > :37:08.painting the Twelfth. It's what gets a painter going. They're part
:37:08. > :37:11.
:37:11. > :37:14.of my life, part of our every day. And here, we're back again in our
:37:14. > :37:18.familiar view along Bedford Street. Just a reminder, you can keep up to
:37:18. > :37:26.date with events throughout the day on BBC Newsline, Radio Ulster and
:37:26. > :37:30.our online service. And now we've moved into district number nine
:37:30. > :37:35.after seven and eight, a smallish district this one, with eight
:37:35. > :37:44.lodges. They have seven bands marching today, and it includes one
:37:44. > :37:51.ladies' district as well. Yes, and we just saw 739 there, west Belfast,
:37:51. > :37:56.the banner of the West Belfast Orange Hall. This is a new banner
:37:56. > :38:01.unfurled on the 8th of June last year, Walter. I'm sure that it's a
:38:01. > :38:06.fairly expensive business, having a new banner. They were silk
:38:06. > :38:10.originally. I don't know whether they use more synthetic materials
:38:10. > :38:13.today. Well, I think in the original banners in the day they
:38:14. > :38:19.would have started with silk or cloth-painted banners. Of course,
:38:19. > :38:22.on a wet day, there are problems, so at least they don't have that to
:38:22. > :38:26.worry about today at the moment. Now we're moving from Belfast to
:38:26. > :38:29.Magherafelt again and over to Ralph McLean.
:38:29. > :38:36.Thank you, Walter, and welcome back to sunny Magherafelt. It's all
:38:36. > :38:44.going great here. I am joined by County Grandmaster for Londonderry,
:38:44. > :38:50.Hugh Stewart. I want to get a sense of the scale. Give me some of the
:38:50. > :38:55.numbers. Good morning. Welcome to you. We have 66 lodges and bands
:38:56. > :39:00.and I guess about in the region of 4,000 brethren and bandsmen and
:39:00. > :39:04.probably in the region of about 6,000 visitors. In terms of the
:39:04. > :39:09.atmosphere here, it's a really strong family vibe. People are out
:39:09. > :39:13.with the parasols. They have motor homes alongside the street. It's a
:39:13. > :39:16.wonderful atmosphere in the town. It's wonderful to see it. This
:39:16. > :39:20.started yesterday morning I believe about 8.00am, and it increased
:39:21. > :39:25.during the day, and if anyone didn't make it this morning, they'd
:39:25. > :39:30.miss the spacing effectively. It's great to see the number of folk
:39:30. > :39:36.here. What is it that makes this place special, have a special place
:39:36. > :39:41.in your heart? To come out and celebrate our culture -
:39:41. > :39:45.PROBLEM WITH SOUND Just to be here and remember the
:39:45. > :39:49.reformation and the Protestant heritage we have. You have a busy
:39:49. > :39:51.day ahead of you. It's only really starting for you It's coming to a
:39:51. > :39:57.culmination in the afternoon, I suppose, with the platform events
:39:57. > :40:02.and then the wind-down of the parade back and finishing off this
:40:02. > :40:05.evening. It's absolutely wonderful. Magherafelt district have done a
:40:05. > :40:11.wonderful job if I may say so myself, and it's a pleasure to see
:40:11. > :40:14.the other seven districts here with us to celebrate the Twelfth of July
:40:14. > :40:18.celebration. If you had to sell Magherafelt to people who perhaps
:40:18. > :40:24.hadn't been here today, how would you tell people to come along?
:40:24. > :40:31.have folk here today from as far afield as Australia, Canada, the
:40:31. > :40:34.United States and indeed Scotland, and you've just got to be here to
:40:34. > :40:38.realise the atmosphere and culture we have here. It's absolutely
:40:38. > :40:44.wonderful. Have a great rest of the day, Hugh. I wish you the very best.
:40:44. > :40:49.Back to you in Belfast. Thank you, Ralphing. We have now moved - of
:40:49. > :40:54.the ten districts represented in the Belfast parade, we now come to
:40:54. > :40:59.District 10 from Balinamallard. There are seven lodges in the
:40:59. > :41:05.district. They have five bands with them and one ladies' district. I
:41:05. > :41:09.should say of the ten districts, they rotate each year so we started
:41:09. > :41:15.with District 6 this year, which means after this district, we'll be
:41:15. > :41:22.going to one, and then on up through the numbers. Six miles they
:41:22. > :41:26.march from Clifton Street, fairly flat, a little bit downhill into
:41:26. > :41:32.town, then it's level, a small climb perhaps up the Lisburn Road,
:41:32. > :41:39.no steep hills, but it's quite an undertaking on a hot day like today.
:41:39. > :41:49.It very much is, isn't it? We just saw the head of the district there
:41:49. > :42:03.
:42:03. > :42:09.carrying a kepca -- replica of the out there, Walter, aren't there?
:42:09. > :42:13.Very much so indeed. This is a day to be out in the sunshine. I hope
:42:13. > :42:23.they have remembered their sun cream. Obviously, getting a little
:42:23. > :42:30.
:42:30. > :42:40.bit of support there to view the marine orientated. Taking its cue,
:42:40. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :43:06.District 10 - one of the Lodges - Derymore Purple Star had a famous
:43:06. > :43:11.
:43:11. > :43:21.member, the laid Crooks. He was the original Black Samter, raised
:43:21. > :43:36.
:43:36. > :43:41.front of us, in front of the BBC in Ormeau Avenue and Dublin Road,
:43:41. > :43:44.Bedford Street, Helen Mark has someone to talk to. Here I am with
:43:44. > :43:49.Mark Wilson who I have known long enough I thought he might have
:43:49. > :43:54.brought me an ice cream, but he didn't. I'll bring you one later.
:43:54. > :43:58.Lovely to see you. You have been standing here watching the bands
:43:58. > :44:06.going past. I have. I have been really enjoying myself. One of the
:44:07. > :44:11.bands on parade today, Four Young defenders, a really great band,
:44:11. > :44:16.playing with great anticipation, a really great band. Wonder what the
:44:16. > :44:21.heat does to the drum skin? depends on the age of the drum. I
:44:21. > :44:23.see there is a penchant for some of the bands to go back to the older
:44:23. > :44:27.style drums that have proper calfskin heads, and they'll
:44:27. > :44:31.contract a lot with the heat or moisture or whatever. That'll
:44:31. > :44:35.change the tone of the drum. The more modern drums like you have
:44:35. > :44:40.seen just passing, that'll keep its tension all day, but of course,
:44:40. > :44:44.that heat will cause heads to expand. There will be heads
:44:44. > :44:48.breaking. What about the standard of the music? I have really noticed
:44:48. > :44:52.an increase in the standard of music this year. The bands really
:44:52. > :44:56.have practised well. They're marching. They're - how they look,
:44:56. > :45:01.their uniforms are immaculate. Their marching is really good,
:45:01. > :45:06.impressive. I know there has been a lot of focus on groups like from
:45:06. > :45:10.the Arts Council - all of these groups have given money to help the
:45:10. > :45:14.bands look well, and now they're beginning to sound a lot better
:45:14. > :45:19.year after year, so with the musical standard that's getting
:45:19. > :45:23.better and increasing, that's fabulous, the way ahead. It's where
:45:23. > :45:33.you started. You have become this great drummer we know and love.
:45:33. > :45:34.
:45:34. > :45:40.It's so lovely to speak to you on drumming and drummers are very much
:45:40. > :45:43.a part of what's going on here and everywhere else, very smart and
:45:43. > :45:53.precise band here with good military-style uniform. Very much
:45:53. > :46:14.
:46:14. > :46:19.Somebody once told me that at 6.00 in Ormeau Avenue in years gone by
:46:19. > :46:29.the pavements were packed with people leaving the factories and
:46:29. > :47:07.
:47:08. > :47:17.heading home, usually walking home. are accompanying Sons of Ulster. On
:47:17. > :47:25.the front of their banner is Belfast City Hall. There you are. That is an
:47:25. > :47:30.interesting one. Is he a drummer? might be a Lambeg drummer. Talking
:47:30. > :47:40.of drummers, we are going back to Magherafelt, where we have found a
:47:40. > :47:47.
:47:47. > :47:52.you marching with today? marching with the Parade District.
:47:52. > :48:02.It is important for you to bring the drums back to the Parade today?
:48:02. > :48:02.
:48:02. > :48:07.started the drum drums - it is coming up to almost three years. --
:48:07. > :48:12.the drums - it is coming up to almost three years. How long did it
:48:12. > :48:19.take you to put the drum together? And then to learn? Well, you
:48:19. > :48:25.probably learn the basics within a year. It is further development as
:48:25. > :48:31.you go along. You are not learning this overnight. It is continuous
:48:31. > :48:41.development. Best part of a year. You had a crisis last night, you
:48:41. > :48:41.
:48:41. > :48:47.lost the head on it? Yes, thank thanks to one of the top drum makers
:48:47. > :48:54.in County Antrim, he sorted me out with a head. Of course, the weight
:48:54. > :48:57.as well. On a beautiful hot day, you must have wished you had played a
:48:58. > :49:04.different instrument? What weight are we talking about when you have
:49:04. > :49:10.got one on your body? Five-and-a-half kilograms. It is
:49:10. > :49:15.very heavy. We have let you not put it on, but you are going to play us
:49:15. > :49:25.a bit now of authentic Lambeg drumming. In your own time. Go for
:49:25. > :49:43.
:49:44. > :49:50.in Magherafelt. We have our own drummers here, too. They have come
:49:50. > :50:00.beautifully decorated and of all ages. A trainee drummer! It is nice
:50:00. > :50:04.
:50:05. > :50:08.to see. There must have been a few about the history of the Orange
:50:08. > :50:18.Order, plans are under way to develop Interpretive Centres with
:50:18. > :50:32.
:50:32. > :50:37.the assistance of �3.6 million in EU Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland. It is
:50:37. > :50:47.a very imposing building. It is about to become even more
:50:47. > :50:57.
:50:57. > :51:07.plans. Big things coming. What can you tell us? These are plans for the
:51:07. > :51:09.
:51:09. > :51:12.capital work and design for both our Interpretive Centres. This is to
:51:13. > :51:16.encourage greater understanding about the traditions. We want to
:51:16. > :51:20.create the complete visitor experience. If you pop your gloves
:51:20. > :51:24.on, you will be touching some original material. What are we
:51:24. > :51:29.looking at? If you would like to pick that up? You are holding the
:51:29. > :51:36.last letter that William III wrote before he left the mainland to come
:51:36. > :51:41.to Ireland. Wow! I can hold this? Yes. It is in French and it talks
:51:41. > :51:47.about him waiting for money, fair wind and horses. That is his
:51:47. > :51:53.signature? Yes.That is the signature. These are priceless
:51:53. > :51:58.artefacts. The boxes are being unpacked as we speak. At the moment,
:51:58. > :52:04.we are creating an infantry of everything we have. There are a lot
:52:04. > :52:11.of boxes. A lot of these items have been donated by members of the
:52:11. > :52:17.institution, or families and organisations. The Paymaster
:52:17. > :52:22.General's account book, you have nice wee pieces there. Another one
:52:22. > :52:26.for private intelligence. You are getting a little insight into the
:52:26. > :52:32.secretive world of that period. These gauntlets are William's?
:52:32. > :52:36.are. They look perfect. Well made originally. Absolutely. If you are
:52:36. > :52:46.making it for a King, it has to last! Slightly better than these.
:52:46. > :52:48.
:52:48. > :52:56.Yes. Am I right to say, this is a toasting goblet? A mammoth goblet.
:52:56. > :53:00.Dates prior to 1750. Would this have been full of mead at the time?
:53:00. > :53:05.let the facts get in the way of a story! What would you like people to
:53:05. > :53:11.take from this? We want to use the artefacts we have to tell the story
:53:11. > :53:15.and to myth bust a little bit. We want to encourage everyone to see
:53:15. > :53:23.what will be as part of these two centres. This is a great way to do
:53:23. > :53:33.it. Thank you very much. Ralph said it is all go there. It
:53:33. > :53:43.certainly is in central Belfast. This is a vivid vivid spectacle of
:53:43. > :53:46.
:53:46. > :53:56.colour. And music! -- vivid spectacle of colour. And music!
:53:56. > :54:13.
:54:13. > :54:18.There is the Cloverhill Temperance the Twelfth July come from the First
:54:18. > :54:28.World War? They do. That is possibly not surprising considering the fact
:54:28. > :54:43.
:54:43. > :54:51.that they are very easy to march to. Things like It's A Long Way To
:54:51. > :54:56.Tipperary. Look at this. The people who have parked themselves here
:54:56. > :55:01.earlier this morning. It is a long spell to be sitting in the sun. What
:55:01. > :55:05.a lovely morning for sitting out and enjoying this spectacle. It is.
:55:05. > :55:15.There are not many ice-creams on display. Not much need for an
:55:15. > :55:16.
:55:16. > :55:22.umbrella. They are useful for shading the sun, too. A quiet lull
:55:22. > :55:32.now. Things go quiet from time to time. I know that Helen has found
:55:32. > :55:39.
:55:39. > :55:44.somebody else to talk to. Let's go come here from all over to be here.
:55:44. > :55:51.Francois from France. Yourself? Sally from Indonesia. How do you
:55:51. > :55:55.come to be in Northern Ireland this week? I was also here to see the
:55:55. > :56:00.carnival. I presume the first time in Northern Ireland? Yeah, the first
:56:00. > :56:06.time in England. Have you seen much else of Northern Ireland? We arrived
:56:06. > :56:11.yesterday, so we just saw the city centre and I went to W5 yesterday.
:56:11. > :56:15.We are here for a week. We visit a friend. It looks nice. We are lucky
:56:15. > :56:19.with the weather. There are so many great things to see in Northern
:56:19. > :56:23.Ireland. What do you think of the Parade? It was really colourful. I
:56:23. > :56:28.have never seen something like this before. What about yourself? On the
:56:28. > :56:33.morning, we were at home. We heard the music. So we decided to go out.
:56:33. > :56:37.It is really great. Great atmosphere. It is a nice event.
:56:37. > :56:45.have your camera. You will be hoping to get some good snaps? I am trying
:56:45. > :56:51.to get the best snap I can get. you can take them home? Yes.It is
:56:51. > :56:58.lovely to speak to you. Thank you for stopping. Back to you, Walter.
:56:59. > :57:05.Thank you, Helen. It's all spectacle today! I'm sure for visitors coming
:57:05. > :57:13.for the very first time, it is an amazing spectacle of colour and
:57:13. > :57:21.music. It truly is a remarkable event. It is the kind of thing that
:57:21. > :57:27.- it is hard to explain to any viewer or spectator who isn't here
:57:27. > :57:37.today. I must admit I don't think I have ever seen Bedford Street as
:57:37. > :57:46.
:57:46. > :57:50.they have done two miles in this heat, knowing they have another four
:57:50. > :58:00.to go! Then they have six miles on the way back again later in the
:58:00. > :58:03.
:58:03. > :58:13.afternoon. I know. We are seeing images of Angela Davison Memorial.
:58:13. > :58:21.She was killed in the Battle of the Somme. Another distinctively dressed
:58:21. > :58:30.band. Many women enjoying themselves. With a glass of water!
:58:30. > :58:34.And big smiles all around. Now, the Twelfth July has had a long
:58:34. > :58:44.tradition of father and son walking in the Parade. Claire McCollum has
:58:44. > :58:50.
:58:50. > :58:53.been to meet one well-known son and Thames. I'm here to meet a father
:58:53. > :59:03.and son who are Orangemen through and through. One of them will be
:59:03. > :59:06.
:59:06. > :59:10.known to you as a top international sports star. William and Alan
:59:10. > :59:15.Campbell, great to see you here. This is your home club. Alan, you
:59:15. > :59:24.have been having such a great year? It was - this time last year, I was
:59:25. > :59:29.not having the smoothest of seasons. The Olympics was looking doubtful at
:59:29. > :59:35.that point. I had great support. I came away with a hard-fought bronze.
:59:35. > :59:41.Here I am three-and-a-half years out from the Rio Olympic Games and
:59:41. > :59:46.looking to go two better. Fingers crossed. While rowing is up there in
:59:46. > :59:51.your life, you and your father are proud to be Orangemen? Very much so.
:59:51. > :59:55.It is a long-standing tradition. I'm proud to carry on that tradition. I
:59:55. > :00:00.walked my first Twelfth when I was four. Dad walked his first when he
:00:00. > :00:09.was three! There's competitiveness in the family! I remember walking as
:00:09. > :00:13.a boy and tea and sandwiches never tasted as good as they did on the
:00:13. > :00:19.12th July. William, you must be proud of Alan? Very proud of him.
:00:19. > :00:26.Proud also that he is a member of the Orange Order. It is nice that
:00:26. > :00:30.the tradition has continued. He is heading in the right direction.
:00:30. > :00:35.important is it that Alan is a role model for the younger ones who are
:00:35. > :00:41.thinking about joining the Orange? Us older guys like to think we are
:00:41. > :00:47.role models for the younger ones, but Alan is setting an example.
:00:47. > :00:52.be honest, my Dad is a bit of an example to me. My parents are not
:00:52. > :00:58.rich, they are not famous, but they are good people and they work hard.
:00:58. > :01:04.Those were values that were instilled in me. Mum and Dad got
:01:04. > :01:07.those from the Church and from the Orange Order as well. There isn't a
:01:07. > :01:12.great greater identity than that of the Church and the values that they
:01:12. > :01:18.have instilled. Ksh greater identity than the Church and the values that
:01:18. > :01:23.they have instilled. On 12th July, you will be walking? Yes, in
:01:23. > :01:29.Magherafelt. Will you be able to join them? Unfortunately not. I will
:01:29. > :01:34.be in Switzerland and hopefully not at walking pace! I'm racing as part
:01:34. > :01:38.of the World Cup series. I do get a phone call, I ask Dad how good the
:01:38. > :01:44.sandwiches and the tea were! I have never been homesick. The only day of
:01:44. > :01:54.the year I do get homesick is on 12th July. All the best. All the
:01:54. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:09.best for the Twelfth. Thank you. young people - very young people
:02:09. > :02:15.here - are participating. I am sure these youngsters will have memories
:02:15. > :02:18.that'll last with them a long time, having experienced their first or
:02:18. > :02:21.second Twelfth at that young age. This is it. It's a great
:02:21. > :02:31.opportunity for sons and fathers to parade together and to enjoy the
:02:31. > :02:35.day. When we get to the field, when the parade reaches the field, there
:02:36. > :02:39.is, of course, a religious service and there are three resolutions on
:02:39. > :02:45.faith, loyalty and state and presentation of band awards, so
:02:45. > :02:51.everything gets under way early afternoon, and then at 4.15pm
:02:51. > :02:59.that's begin the return journey. Well, time to go back again to
:02:59. > :03:03.Magherafelt and to join Ralph McLean. Thank you, Walter. Lots of
:03:03. > :03:08.people have made it to the parade. So much of this is about family and
:03:08. > :03:12.visitors coming as well. I have two lovely ladies from Scotland with me,
:03:12. > :03:17.Ann and Giorgia. Lovely to see you. You're Scottish but you have lived
:03:17. > :03:21.here for a wee while. That's right, moved over in 2005 to look after my
:03:21. > :03:26.husband's mother, but it has been a family tradition for us to come to
:03:26. > :03:32.the Twelfth every year, including mum that's departed. She did that
:03:32. > :03:37.to her 101th birthday. 101. Yes, just missed it for the following
:03:37. > :03:41.year, but always been a family tradition, always had family coming
:03:41. > :03:47.over for the Twelfth. Even since my husband is a wee boy, he's
:03:47. > :03:53.continued to come over every year without fail. I love your head gear.
:03:53. > :03:56.Did you wear that especially or was it just a coincidence?
:03:56. > :04:00.PROBLEM WITH SOUND You come over to visit, don't you
:04:00. > :04:07.Just three years. What's What's liability? It must be a great
:04:07. > :04:11.feeling to get together with the family? Beautiful. Everybody is
:04:11. > :04:16.lovely to you here. You have the whole family here, the whole brood
:04:16. > :04:18.here. You're all going to be getting together over the course of
:04:18. > :04:27.the day? PROBLEM WITH SOUND
:04:27. > :04:30.That's right. We have the paddling pool to go back to, the freezer and
:04:30. > :04:35.ice lollies. We'll go back to it. The whole family are here. We have
:04:35. > :04:42.made a week of it. They don't go home until Sunday. You will be here,
:04:42. > :04:47.rain or shine? Rain or shine, we'll always be here for the Twelfth. We
:04:47. > :04:52.brought our umbrellas and jackets. There is such a great relationship
:04:52. > :04:56.going on between here and Scotland. Smashing, everybody is so nice.
:04:56. > :05:01.Almost like being at home. Lovely headgear as well. Enjoy the rest of
:05:01. > :05:06.the day with your families. Great to see you here. We're all having a
:05:06. > :05:10.fabulous time here. Back to Walter in Belfast. Thank you. Sorry about
:05:10. > :05:16.the interruption to the pictures. It must be the heat, I think.
:05:16. > :05:22.Anyway, we get most of it there OK. There are a number of other
:05:22. > :05:27.fraternal connections with the Orange Order, aren't there? There
:05:27. > :05:35.are. It's always thought they celebrate the 12th of July but it's
:05:35. > :05:41.aust often celebrated by the Loyal Free Society of the Blue and Orange.
:05:41. > :05:45.This regiment was the first to give loyalty to King William and fought
:05:45. > :05:50.at the Battle of the Boyne. There is a lot of history associated with
:05:50. > :05:59.all of what we're seeing here today, and current history comes from
:05:59. > :06:07.Helen Mark in the crowd. Helen? Well, the guest that I am with now,
:06:07. > :06:11.Walter, is David with SE Musical. I know you'll recognise a lot of the
:06:11. > :06:16.faces in the bands because you have helped outfit them with all of
:06:16. > :06:22.their pieces of regularalia. Yeah, everything from flutes, drums,
:06:22. > :06:26.drumsticks, leg leathers, you name it, we do it, hats. Not just
:06:26. > :06:33.Belfast? No our customer base is in Scotland, all parts of Northern
:06:33. > :06:38.Ireland. We recently just finished the uniform for Ballymena Drums.
:06:38. > :06:43.Does it get hectic at the last minute - people saying, "Oh, I left
:06:43. > :06:47.my gloves on the bus! I need a new pair?" Yes, there were guys
:06:47. > :06:53.yesterday getting gloves and snares. That's quite normal. It's maybe all
:06:53. > :06:59.right for the guys in short-sleeved shirts, but there are people going
:06:59. > :07:04.past in thick-clothed tunics. to come and do this interview I
:07:04. > :07:12.walked behind young loyalists from Pollok in Glasgow. They last season
:07:12. > :07:15.got a total military high-collar tunic. They made the decision
:07:15. > :07:18.they'd keep their smart military appearance by wearing them. There
:07:18. > :07:21.is a lot of conversation about thousand bands are looking. Yeah, a
:07:21. > :07:25.lot of the bands pride themselves in their appearances. They spend
:07:25. > :07:30.quite a lot of money tow achieve that. A lot of money? It can run
:07:30. > :07:35.into thousands. I know your lodge is coming up at the very end of the
:07:35. > :07:38.parade, so I'll let you get away to join them. It's nice to see you
:07:38. > :07:42.again, David. All the best. Back to you.
:07:42. > :07:49.Thank you, Helen. The BBC has been cost covering the Twelfth on
:07:49. > :07:59.television for over 50 years, and now we can take a strip back in
:07:59. > :08:00.
:08:00. > :08:06.time courtesy of the archive. is a lovely picture of the City
:08:06. > :08:13.Hall. Yes, it hasn't changed a lot. And some of the wonderful costumes
:08:13. > :08:17.people use. There are the Lambegs, you don't see in Belfast now, but
:08:17. > :08:23.they were in those days and the Orange Archers which still appear
:08:23. > :08:27.in many parts of the city - very large bands. Extremely large bands
:08:27. > :08:32.there and, again, a lovely view there of the young drummer major
:08:32. > :08:37.there. I wonder if he ended up being a Drum Major. There was still
:08:37. > :08:40.a sense of fun, even in those days - interesting looking at the black
:08:40. > :08:48.and white pictures, then moving back to colour - some energy being
:08:48. > :08:54.expended there. And we can see how many brethren
:08:54. > :09:00.were parading in the ages of colour. And the good crowds - this is,
:09:00. > :09:04.again, the view of where we are today. There were decent crowds
:09:04. > :09:10.then, but I think we can beat them this year. This is a lovely picture
:09:10. > :09:15.of the Colour Guard and Colour Escort with their sabres. Not seen
:09:15. > :09:19.now, the sabres. And going right back in time there. There is
:09:19. > :09:27.Clifton Street, Orange Hall, where it all began this morning at
:09:27. > :09:33.10.00am. And we're back live here in Bedford Street, and we're now on
:09:33. > :09:38.to District 5, which is one of the largest districts with 27 lodges
:09:38. > :09:48.and 14 bands, again, with one ladies' district in attendance as
:09:48. > :10:06.
:10:06. > :10:09.occasionally as the parade backs up a little bit. I am not sure if
:10:09. > :10:14.anybody's ever measured the length of the parade from beginning to end,
:10:14. > :10:18.a couple of miles. You would certainly think so, as they come
:10:18. > :10:28.past our position in the commentary box. You would think it's a mass of
:10:28. > :10:34.
:10:34. > :10:44.Shirt-sleeve order, again, appropriate to the day. You would
:10:44. > :10:58.
:10:58. > :11:02.definitely need it. The caps come lodges. That's the Martyrs of the
:11:02. > :11:09.Grass Market, an area very close into Edinburgh Castle. It is. I am
:11:09. > :11:14.just hearing the strains of Follow the Van, a Mary Lloyd classic.
:11:14. > :11:24.There is everything from military music to popular tunes to hymn
:11:24. > :11:29.tunes. There is. There is a wide variety on music being played today.
:11:29. > :11:34.It's a tradition of the parade that it will take a break, and it looks
:11:34. > :11:38.as if, in fact, we've reached that point now where the main parade
:11:38. > :11:48.will rest for a few minutes and then continue on its way. That's
:11:48. > :12:01.
:12:02. > :12:08.right, as they catch up - Helen Mark. I have just met a
:12:08. > :12:13.lovely group of young students from America. They are... Kala. Katie.
:12:13. > :12:18.Amanda. Kate. One of them told me earlier on they have rather a nice
:12:18. > :12:23.tradition in parades in - where is it? In America, our parades - the
:12:23. > :12:27.people marching throw candy at the audience so that we can - I don't
:12:27. > :12:35.know - enjoy it. That is a great thing to do. We'll try to maybe get
:12:35. > :12:37.that ordering for next year. Are you on holiday here? We're actually
:12:37. > :12:41.studying with university the conflict with Northern Ireland.
:12:41. > :12:46.This is the pinnacle of that for us. So you wanted to come and see the
:12:46. > :12:49.parade for what reason? We wanted to study the culture and the
:12:49. > :12:52.traditions. What do you think of the parade? I really like all the
:12:52. > :12:56.different sections of - I don't know - just showing support for
:12:56. > :12:59.each different group. Are you going to manage to fit in other things
:12:59. > :13:05.when you're here in Northern Ireland? Yes, we're going to the
:13:05. > :13:09.Giants Causeway tomorrow. Lovely. It's fantastic. You'll take in some
:13:09. > :13:12.of our coastline when you're there. Is this a first time to Northern
:13:12. > :13:17.Ireland? Absolutely. It has been amazing. The weather - we were all
:13:17. > :13:22.worried about bringing rain boots and jackets. This inscredible.
:13:22. > :13:25.lovely. The huge crowds we've got this year - are you impressed by
:13:25. > :13:29.what's happening? Yes, it's big and exciting. There's so much energy.
:13:29. > :13:35.It's great to just experience it. What about the music? What do you
:13:35. > :13:39.think of the music? I really like the music, and I like the flutes a
:13:39. > :13:43.lot. That's all we have time for. You can watch this programme on BBC