:00:20. > :00:24.Twelfth as the Orange Order marks the 323 ared anniversary of the
:00:24. > :00:27.Battle of the Boyne. Later we will be looking at some of the history
:00:27. > :00:33.and traditions. We will also be looking back at some of the parades
:00:33. > :00:37.from earlier today. We begin here in Belfast and our commentator is
:00:37. > :00:43.Walter Love. This is the scene now in Bedford
:00:43. > :00:49.Street with the Miller Memorial Band, a flute band, in pride of
:00:49. > :00:56.place here at the head of procession. Formed over 100 years
:00:57. > :01:02.ago in 1911. Very smart in their uniforms, distinctive style to them.
:01:02. > :01:12.Absolutely, Walter. They do head up this parade on the Belfast Twelfth,
:01:12. > :01:17.
:01:17. > :01:22.don't they? And County Grand Belfast Lodge. The carrying the Rice
:01:22. > :01:30.Memorial Standards. Eric Brewster is head of the Colour Party ap the
:01:30. > :01:40.County Officers here, as well, including County Grand Master. It's
:01:40. > :01:40.
:01:40. > :01:43.his first year as County Grand Master. A fine band, very precise
:01:43. > :01:51.group of musicians making their way at the head of the parade in
:01:52. > :02:00.Belfast. The parade is led this year by
:02:00. > :02:03.district number six, Ballymacarrett, it includes 30 Lodges with 20 bands
:02:04. > :02:13.and one lady's district. I believe there are more ladies taking part in
:02:14. > :02:16.
:02:16. > :02:21.the parade now than used to be the case. Altogether in the Belfast
:02:22. > :02:26.parade there are 130 Lodges taking part with 66 bands and an
:02:26. > :02:32.interesting thing about the bands is that about a third of them, 21 or
:02:32. > :02:42.so, come from Scotland. There's always been a very strong presence
:02:42. > :02:49.
:02:49. > :02:54.by Scottish Orangemen in the parade with bands and flags an ancient one
:02:54. > :02:58.indeed. But more recent times the Twelfth probably takes its lead from
:02:58. > :03:02.similar events such as the trooping of the colour. This began in 1748 as
:03:02. > :03:05.the official marking of the monarch's birthday but has origins
:03:05. > :03:10.dating back to the 18th century and perhaps even to the Williamite
:03:10. > :03:14.period itself. This Twelfth, as you can see today, stylistically echos a
:03:14. > :03:24.tradition of trooping or parading your colours and flags so that they
:03:24. > :03:27.
:03:27. > :03:34.can be easily recognised and indeed The Twelfth has a long tradition of
:03:34. > :03:44.father and son walking together in the parade. We have been to meet one
:03:44. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :03:55.I am on the Banks of the River Thames here in London and here to
:03:55. > :04:05.meet a father and son who are Orangemen through and through, one
:04:05. > :04:05.
:04:05. > :04:10.of you will be known to you as a top international sports star. William
:04:10. > :04:13.and Alan Campbell, great to see you by the Thames. It's your home club.
:04:13. > :04:18.Alan, you have been having such a great time, a great year. Yeah, it
:04:18. > :04:25.was - this time last year I was not having the smoothest of seasons and
:04:25. > :04:35.the Olympics was looking tenuous at that point. But I had great support.
:04:35. > :04:39.People gathered behind me and I came away with a hard-fought bronze and
:04:39. > :04:42.here I am, looking to go better at the Rio Games While rowing is up
:04:42. > :04:47.there in your life, one of your greatest loves, you and your father
:04:47. > :04:52.are proud to be Orangemen. Very much so. It's a long-standing tradition
:04:52. > :04:57.for us and our family. I am proud to carry on that tradition. I walked
:04:57. > :05:00.the first Twelfth when I was four, I think dad was three when he did.
:05:00. > :05:04.There's competitiveness in the family. I remember walking as a boy
:05:04. > :05:09.and tea and sandwiches never tasted as good on 12th July because you
:05:09. > :05:13.felt like a man having walked with all the men on that day. You must be
:05:13. > :05:19.very proud of Alan, William? Very proud of him in his rowing
:05:19. > :05:23.achievements but proud also he is a member of the Orange Order. All
:05:23. > :05:27.Alan's great-grandfathers were in the Order and it's great the
:05:27. > :05:32.tradition has followed on. important is it that Alan is a role
:05:32. > :05:38.model for younger ones who are thinking about joining the Orange?
:05:38. > :05:43.Us older guys like to think we are role models, but alap is a real role
:05:43. > :05:47.model -- Alan is a real role model. My dad is a role moodle to me and my
:05:47. > :05:51.parents -- model to me. My parents have been fantastic, they're not
:05:51. > :05:57.rich, not famous but they're good people and they work hard. That was
:05:57. > :06:01.values that were instilled in me. I feel that my mum and dad got those
:06:01. > :06:05.values from the Church and partly from the Orange Order, as well. For
:06:05. > :06:09.young people coming through there isn't really a greater sort of
:06:09. > :06:14.identity than that, of the Church and values they've instilled and
:06:14. > :06:21.obviously the Orange Order is based on the Bible, so it's win-win.
:06:21. > :06:25.12th July you will be walking as usual? Yeah, in Magherafelt.Will
:06:25. > :06:30.you be able to join them? Unfortunately not, I will be in
:06:30. > :06:33.Switzerland and hopefully not at walking pace, I am raying as part of
:06:33. > :06:39.our -- racing as part of our World Cup series. I always get a phone
:06:39. > :06:44.call and ask how good the tea and sandwiches are. I have never been
:06:44. > :06:54.homesick, the only day I do, I don't know what it is, is on 12th July.
:06:54. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:06.All the best for the 12th. Thank Here approximately 60 bands and
:07:06. > :07:11.around about 2,000 Lodge members have been parading past this spot
:07:11. > :07:17.for the past hour in Magherafelt. The up to has been packed with
:07:17. > :07:23.families celebrating the great day. It's a glor yaus day. It's great to
:07:23. > :07:28.be able to be here -- glorious. To be here with friends and family and
:07:28. > :07:32.celebrate our culture and remember the sacrifice that our forefathers
:07:32. > :07:39.made that enable us to come out and worship God and be proud of our
:07:39. > :07:48.culture. Who is here today?I have my son, my husband is walking in the
:07:48. > :07:52.Lodge. And I have the rest of the extended family and friends. It's
:07:52. > :07:56.absolutely wonderful. The district have done a wonderful job, if I may
:07:56. > :08:05.say so myself. It's a pleasure to see the other seven districts here
:08:05. > :08:09.with us to celebrate the 12th July demonstration today. If you had to
:08:09. > :08:15.sell Magherafelt, how would you tell people to come along? We have folk
:08:15. > :08:21.from as far afield as Australia us a, Canada, United States and indeed
:08:21. > :08:25.Scotland. Always been a family tradition. Always have family coming
:08:25. > :08:30.over for the 12th and even since my husband was a wee boy he has
:08:30. > :08:35.continued to come over every year without fail. The sunshine is great,
:08:35. > :08:41.but you will would be here anyway. Rain or shine we would always be
:08:41. > :08:51.here for Twelfth. We brought our jackets, umbrellas, everything has
:08:51. > :08:57.
:08:57. > :09:03.been covered for today. Trevor, who are you marching with today? With
:09:04. > :09:09.Lisnae We started the drums just coming up now almost three years. We
:09:09. > :09:15.are learning the skills and not learning this overnight. But it's
:09:15. > :09:22.very heavy. A day like this it's heavy. We have let you not put it on
:09:23. > :09:32.for the chat but you are going to hook it on now and play us the
:09:33. > :09:38.
:09:38. > :09:43.authentic Lambeg drum. I will make Londonderry has been enjoying its
:09:43. > :09:46.title UK City of Culture and has played host to various world-class
:09:46. > :09:54.sporting, theatre and music events. It is very fitting that this year
:09:55. > :09:58.the City of Londonderry Grand Orange Lodge is playing host to the
:09:58. > :10:03.culmination of a series of free events held over the past few
:10:03. > :10:07.months, including a family fun day, music, cultural lectures and a
:10:07. > :10:11.commissioned play called The Billy Girl. We have put a lot of work into
:10:11. > :10:14.it and we have been working for nearly two years at it and we are
:10:14. > :10:19.trying to reach out to all the community so everybody can enjoy
:10:19. > :10:21.what events that we are putting on. They're going to be enjoying this
:10:21. > :10:26.new banner commissioned for this year in particular. Tell us about
:10:26. > :10:32.the banner. This banner is commissioned for the UK City of
:10:32. > :10:37.Culture and it's going to be painted by one of the best banner painters,
:10:37. > :10:44.maybe in the UK. As you see, he has started and the cathedral here
:10:44. > :10:47.painted. This was the first cathedral that had a Thanksgiving
:10:47. > :10:53.service after the siege and a lot of our members would attend this and my
:10:53. > :10:59.own father was a member, as well. Every banner has two sides. What's
:10:59. > :11:05.around the other side? The other side of the ban banner is depicting
:11:05. > :11:11.the new Peace Bridge and that's linking the West Bank up to the east
:11:11. > :11:16.of the city and it's linked to one of the most famous landmarks in the
:11:17. > :11:20.city, Ebrington Barracks. There has been a lot of events in it and a lot
:11:20. > :11:24.of successful events, as well. And bringing a lot of young people
:11:24. > :11:33.together. While this side isn't completely finished yet, there is a
:11:33. > :11:39.bit of work, we have new comerets this year ready to pop on --
:11:39. > :11:43.collarets. These were commissioned by the strategy committee for the
:11:43. > :11:48.City GrandSteres and our Grand Masters from the UK and as you see
:11:48. > :11:52.this badge is the first UK City of Culture with the logo on, so very
:11:52. > :11:56.special and these we hope will stand out. With everything that's been
:11:56. > :12:00.going on in the UK City of Culture I am sure you are hoping to tap into
:12:00. > :12:04.some of that tourism? Definitely. There will be a lot of tourists here
:12:04. > :12:09.and we are nominated as the flagship this year. We are the only city and
:12:09. > :12:14.we have a lot of hosts here. They'll be giving out information where is
:12:14. > :12:21.the best point to watch the parade, so to say this is a big year, it's a
:12:21. > :12:24.monster year for us! It's a monster year for the city of Londonderry
:12:24. > :12:29.Grand Orange Lodge and it will be great to be wearing that on 12th
:12:29. > :12:33.July. In Londonderry, taking pride of
:12:33. > :12:37.place, the City of Culture banner led the parade adding a new
:12:38. > :12:43.dimension to the city's year-long celebrations.
:12:43. > :12:49.The culmination of a series of free cultural events, the parade was
:12:49. > :12:53.given flagship tourist status by the Order this year. Grand Masters of
:12:53. > :13:03.Ireland, England and Scotland led around 606 lodges accompanied by
:13:03. > :13:04.
:13:04. > :13:10.more than 40 bands -- 40 Lodges. -- 60 Lodges. The Fermanagh 12th
:13:10. > :13:18.converged in Ballinamallard. King William was followed by the County
:13:18. > :13:22.Standards and visiting Lodges from Donegal, Leitrim, and Monaghan. 15
:13:22. > :13:29.Fermanagh districts and 19 Lodges and dozens much bands made this one
:13:29. > :13:35.of the largest dem stlagss -- demonstrations.
:13:35. > :13:45.The bagpipes filled the country lanes around the big biggest Tyrone
:13:45. > :13:46.
:13:46. > :13:52.venue. Brethren came from 70 districts.
:13:52. > :13:57.The mass pipers may have led the parade but melodies of flute bands
:13:57. > :14:02.also made sure this was a memorable day for the thousands who turned
:14:02. > :14:11.out. History came to life with dramatic
:14:11. > :14:15.effect in Bangor. The north Irish Dragoon Society replayed a familiar
:14:15. > :14:25.battle more than once on their way through the seaside town. King
:14:25. > :14:32.William's second in command, the Duke of Schomberg, paved the way for
:14:33. > :14:42.William's journey. 40 Loppings from Newtownards -- Lodges. They paraded
:14:43. > :14:52.
:14:52. > :14:57.Another mass piped band led off in Newtown Hamilton. The historic Lodge
:14:58. > :15:06.names were borne proudly aloft in the baking heat. 5,000 brethren came
:15:06. > :15:12.from 11 district Lodges represent representing 154 private Lodges.
:15:12. > :15:17.The north Antrim demonstration brought the crowds out in Rasharkin
:15:17. > :15:25.with 40 lodges and almost 30 bands passing through the village.
:15:25. > :15:32.Over in County Down Loughbrickland saw 80 bands. King William is said
:15:32. > :15:39.to have reviewed his troops here in 1690.
:15:39. > :15:43.The independent Orange Institution was out today in Portglenone, a
:15:43. > :15:48.smaller affair but a day not to be missed. As part of its effort to
:15:48. > :15:58.make its history and tradition more accessible to the community, the
:15:58. > :16:08.
:16:08. > :16:12.Orange Order plans to develop two This is the headquarters of the
:16:12. > :16:22.Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, it's an imposing building but trust me,
:16:22. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:34.it's about to become even more the plans, literally. What can you
:16:34. > :16:39.tell us? These are plans in development for the capital work and
:16:39. > :16:43.interpretive design for our centres. Here and also at Sloanes House. For
:16:43. > :16:46.the development of museums and educational resources that are part
:16:46. > :16:50.of this funded programme to encourage greater understanding
:16:50. > :16:54.about the traditions of orangism. We want to create the complete visitor
:16:54. > :16:57.experience and if you pop your gloves on there, because you are
:16:57. > :17:02.going to be touching original material. What are we going to look
:17:02. > :17:08.at first? Pick that up, you are now holding the last letter William III
:17:08. > :17:13.wrote before he left the mainland to come to Ireland in 1690. I can hold
:17:13. > :17:19.this OK? Yes.You trust me? I trust you. It's in French and talks about
:17:19. > :17:21.money and horses to come and prosecute the war. That is King
:17:21. > :17:26.Billy's signature. The image of the man himself in the room and that's
:17:26. > :17:32.the signature. These are priceless. As we speak the boxes are being
:17:32. > :17:35.unpacked. Stuff is being wrapped. It's all go. We are creating an
:17:35. > :17:40.inventory of anything we have. There are a lot of boxes in the building.
:17:40. > :17:43.A lot of these items have been donated to the Grand Orange Lodge by
:17:43. > :17:47.members of the Institution or families and organisations. For
:17:47. > :17:52.example, the pay master general's account book for the Williamite
:17:52. > :17:56.period in Ireland, pieces there to payment to William for secret
:17:56. > :18:00.service and another one for private intelligence during the Williamite
:18:00. > :18:05.wars in Ireland. You are getting an insight into the secretive world of
:18:05. > :18:09.that period. These gauntlesses are William's and they look absolutely
:18:09. > :18:14.perfect. Well-made originally, obviously. The stitching is perfect.
:18:14. > :18:20.If you were making it for a King it has to last for a while. Slightly
:18:20. > :18:30.better than these then! Am I right to say this, a toasting
:18:30. > :18:30.
:18:30. > :18:36.goblet? Dates prior to 1750.In memory of King William. Would this
:18:36. > :18:39.have been filled with mead? Never let the facts get in the way of a
:18:39. > :18:47.good story. What would you like people to take from this? We want to
:18:47. > :18:51.tell the story of Orangism, to myth-bust about its legacy and to
:18:51. > :18:55.encourage everyone to see what will be as part of these two centres.
:18:55. > :19:05.It's living history and this is a great way to do it. Thank you very
:19:05. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:18.This is the perfect location for a leisurely stroll along the Atlantic
:19:18. > :19:23.coastline. It's always been popular with families, it's a real hot spot
:19:23. > :19:33.for surfers. But for one day only this seaside village is the home of
:19:33. > :19:42.
:19:42. > :19:52.Counties are joined by Orangemen from Northern Ireland and further
:19:52. > :20:03.
:20:03. > :20:13.1900s and it's taken place here every year since 1978. Always on the
:20:13. > :20:29.
:20:29. > :20:34.bands are practising all year round, leading up to this day. This is the
:20:34. > :20:39.highlight of the season for them. If you live in Donegal, Monaghan or
:20:39. > :20:49.Cavan this will be the highlight of the season for you, this is your
:20:49. > :20:52.
:20:52. > :20:56.You have come some distance to this parade. Oh, yeah, I live west of
:20:56. > :21:02.fill Philadelphia, about 40 miles out in the country. In a way you are
:21:02. > :21:08.coming home? Definitely. I was brought up in Donegal. I have tried
:21:08. > :21:15.to attend every parade since I left to go to the United States back in
:21:15. > :21:25.1962. I was brought here as an infant and every year love to look
:21:25. > :21:40.
:21:40. > :21:44.it's a great day out at the beach. Very nice day. Lovely beach. All our
:21:44. > :21:50.band members are down in the water at the minute in the sea Enjoying
:21:50. > :21:55.themselves! The people are brilliant and I like to thank them for
:21:56. > :22:00.inviting us here today. I walked in about 30 demonstrations but never
:22:00. > :22:04.walked here before, I have never been here before. Really enjoyed it.
:22:04. > :22:07.The atmosphere and the crowd is great. The tourists and everybody,
:22:07. > :22:13.it will be - everybody knows me here. Doesn't make any difference.
:22:13. > :22:20.You are a local personality then? are you! It was very good now. The
:22:20. > :22:30.weather's very good, too. What about the place? Well, as I was brought up
:22:30. > :22:42.
:22:42. > :22:45.a few miles away I always enjoyed out there, Walter. Very much so.
:22:45. > :22:53.This is a day to be out in the sunshine.
:22:53. > :23:03.I hope they remember their sun cream!
:23:03. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:14.This band is very marine orientated. Taking its cue from the American
:23:14. > :23:30.
:23:30. > :23:37.district number ten, one of the lodges, Deramore Purple Star had a
:23:37. > :23:47.famous member, Sammy Crooks. He was the original Black Santa, raised
:23:47. > :23:53.thousands of pounds for charity. There is a lovely shot of the banner
:23:53. > :23:59.of Cloverhill Temperance. The original warrant is unknown but
:23:59. > :24:08.could date back as 1795, which is the year the order came out of
:24:08. > :24:13.County Armagh. The first Twelfths were in Portadown, Lurgan and
:24:14. > :24:19.Warrings Warringstown. Many of the tunes being played on 12th July come
:24:19. > :24:25.from the time of the World War I, don't they? They do. That's possibly
:24:25. > :24:35.not surprising really considering the fact they're easy to march to.
:24:35. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :24:52.They're sort of things like It's a Long Way to Tipperary, and on 13th
:24:52. > :24:56.August 1914 it was witnessed singing this. Well, look at this, the people
:24:56. > :25:00.who have parked themselves here earlier this morning It's a long
:25:01. > :25:06.spell to be sitting in the sun, but what a lovely morning for sitting
:25:06. > :25:11.out and enjoying the spectacle. is. Not many ice-creams on display,
:25:11. > :25:21.though! Not much need for an umbrella, but they are useful for
:25:21. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :25:33.shading the sun, too. Tomorrow is the turn of the Royal Black
:25:33. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:47.Institution. We have been to County This here is Charlie and he is no
:25:47. > :25:51.ordinary horse, he is watch watching -- marching equine royalty. This
:25:51. > :26:01.isn't just any old tree. This is where King William tied up his horse
:26:01. > :26:02.
:26:02. > :26:12.on the way to the battle of the Boyne. Welcome to the dress
:26:12. > :26:17.
:26:17. > :26:23.It's already getting a bit rough, fellas. Yeah.What's happened?
:26:23. > :26:28.open starting. It's only starting! Very generous of you, William, to
:26:28. > :26:32.provide the first aid. I want to give him a chance. People who watch
:26:32. > :26:37.this spectacle take it seriously, don't they? Definitely. There is a
:26:37. > :26:42.lot of people think that I actually am nearly King James. We all arrive
:26:42. > :26:47.to the ground here and thousands of people are here, that creates the
:26:47. > :26:52.backdrop for it all and the atmosphere is brilliant. We all rise
:26:52. > :26:57.to that atmosphere. We have managed to dig out some BBC archive footage
:26:57. > :27:03.from the 70s and as you can see from these pictures, the sham fight has
:27:03. > :27:07.always been a huge crowd pleaser. The Royal Black Institution
:27:07. > :27:12.Sovereign Grand Master and the Armagh County Grand Master are
:27:12. > :27:17.determined tomorrow's sham fight will be bigger and better than ever.
:27:17. > :27:21.It is theatre at its most compelling in that it draws the people to it,
:27:21. > :27:26.it holds their attention and people there follow that battle from the
:27:26. > :27:31.bottom of the field right up to the finish in that arena Surveys we have
:27:31. > :27:38.done show there are people who deliberately stay away from the 12th
:27:38. > :27:42.July to be able to be here for the sham fight and the Black procession,
:27:42. > :27:47.obviously we are delighted they do that. It's a really big social event
:27:47. > :27:51.for folk in that area on that day. All set for 100,000 people coming
:27:51. > :27:55.over your front lawn, how do you feel about that? I have grown up
:27:55. > :27:59.with it all my life and known no different and it's part of the
:27:59. > :28:09.tradition Do you worry for your lawn? All those things heal, it's
:28:09. > :28:15.
:28:15. > :28:20.like Glastonbury. They get better, you know. Just bring your wellies!
:28:20. > :28:29.He does dead really well, doesn't he? It's years of practice! Stop
:28:29. > :28:32.moving your eyelids. As the two Kings head off probably to get an
:28:32. > :28:39.early night ahead of battle tomorrow, keep your fingers crossed
:28:39. > :28:42.they've plenty of bandages and plasters.