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[AguyIknow]

Sorry I can't find your thread about the march. Is the march being allowed in both directions, one direction, or none now?

[BertrandRussell]

I don't think Harry Styles can make it.

[AguyIknow]

Eh? Who the f**k is Harry Styles?

[WangOneIn]

Sorry I can't find your thread about the march. Is the march being allowed in both directions, one direction, or none now?

Parades Commission have ruled that the return parade will not be allowed up the road. same as last year, allowed down in the morning but won't be allowed to return.

GARC, the residents group (although none of them live on the parade route)initially said they won't be holding a protest at the morning parade but today have come out and said there will be one. Tensions have been raised..


It's a bit of a joke, this parade went up and down that road all through the dark days of the troubles. In the past 10 years Orangemen and bandsmen have had to make concession after concession. Firstly no music, just a single drum beat, then a restriction on supporters, then no drum beat, then flags must be furled, then a restriction on numbers...etc


Each demand was met...then another would be made the following year...n

[AguyIknow]

Thanks WOI, always good to get more detailed info. I don't think it should be a political football and it would be nice if both sides could agree a way forward.

The concerns of residents have to be taken into account though it should be ballanced with an accomodation for peaceful marches.

It's just that so often in the past we've seen triumphalism from one side or t'other which is doing this whole effort to move on no good at all.

Year after year the scab gets picked in marching season and year after year new injustices (percieved and actual) fuel a sense of greivance and recruit youngsters on both sides. Youngsters who weren't even born during "The Troubles"

While it's nominally just a couple of bands v residents the problem is with the hangers-on on both sides, frequently drink fuelled.

[WangOneIn]

Thanks WOI, always good to get more detailed info. I don't think it should be a political football and it would be nice if both sides could agree a way forward.

The concerns of residents have to be taken into account though it should be ballanced with an accomodation for peaceful marches.

It's just that so often in the past we've seen triumphalism from one side or t'other which is doing this whole effort to move on no good at all.

Year after year the scab gets picked in marching season and year after year new injustices (percieved and actual) fuel a sense of greivance and recruit youngsters on both sides. Youngsters who weren't even born during "The Troubles"

While it's nominally just a couple of bands v residents the problem is with the hangers-on on both sides, frequently drink fuelled.

Can't disagree with any of that.