Bangor District LOL No18

Great to see our Juniors continuing to grow. Great job by our Superintendent and his team.
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You've been to the Twelfth, you've seen the banners, you've heard the fantastic bands - what about joining?
If you would like to join a lodge simply send us a message

Just for clarity folks, we will be parading Bangor before we leave for Newtownards. We will be leaving from Hamilton Road Orange Hall at 9:45 to parade the following route: Castle Street, Hamilton Road, High Street, Bridge Street, Lower Main Street, Upper Main Street, Abbey Street, Belfast Road.

And when we return from Newtownards around 6:15p.m we will parade the following route: Belfast Road, Abbey Street, Main Street, Bridge Street, High Street, Bingham Street, Mills Road, Hamilton Road. (Subject to timings)

We again will have Mark and Brian Young and Dean Rainey to play the Lambegs under the arch from 9:30 to provide some entertainment

A MESSAGE FROM GRAND MASTER, BRO EDWARD STEVENSON

Brethren, Sisters and Friends,

We are approaching the The Twelfth of July once again and this year we will celebrate the 334th anniversary of King William's victory at the Battle of the Boyne.

Our Twelfth of July celebrations are an event like no other.

Across the 19 venues, we will have tens of thousands of men, women and young people taking part in an event which has been faithfully maintained for well over 200 years.

Many thousands more will line the streets of host cities, towns and villages. There is simply no other event on these islands that can bring such vast numbers of people onto the streets as our processions, either by taking part or simply to watch them go by.

With the continuing growth of the Junior Orange movement we can say with confidence that this is a tradition that will continue to be upheld for many years to come.

Most Wor. Bro. Stevenson will be close to home this year as he parades with his own District, Newtownstewart.

The 18 demonstrations on Friday, 12 July 2024, will be held in:
Newtownstewart, Benburb, Ballygawley, Newtownards, Ballynahinch, Annalong, Gilford, Ballymena, Broughshane, Carrickfergus, Cloughmills, Derriaghy, Ahoghill, Belfast, Killylea, Londonderry, Moneymore and Irvinestown.

The Twelfth demonstrations will follow the traditional Rossnowlagh parade held in the Republic of Ireland on the preceding weekend. This year the annual Donegal procession takes place on Saturday, 6th July.

Edward Stevenson
Grand Master

Our annual Boyne Anniversary Service takes place today in Trinity Presbyterian Church.

The parade to the church will leave from Hamilton Road at 2:15p.m with the service beginning at 3.00p.m.

Here's where to see us on parade: Hamilton Road, Upper Main Street, Dufferin Avenue, Grays Hill, Queens Parade, Main Street.

4.00p.m: Main Street, Bridge Street, High Street, Bingham Street, Mills Road, Hamilton Road.

Massive congratulations to one of our own, Brother Alex Easton, on being elected to the office of MP for North Down.

Bangor District are delighted to have North Down back into the hands of Unionist representation at Westminster and we look forward to working collaboratively together for the next 5 years for the betterment of our District and City

Don't leave it to others, don't pretend it doesn't matter, every vote counts!
If anyone needs a lift to a polling station, please don’t hesitate to contact this page!

🟠TOMORROW NIGHT🟠

We will mark the 108th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July with a remembrance service at Ward Park War Memorial followed by our Mini Twelfth Parade.

Brethren will leave Hamilton Road Orange Hall at 7:00p.m for the short parade to Ward Park for the service.
The parade after the service will leave Ward Park at 7:45 and follow the usual route: Hamilton Road, Upper Main Street, Abbey Street, Brunswick Road, Osbourne Drive, Bryansburn Road, Grays Hill, Queens Parade, Bridge Street, High Street, Bingham Street, Mills Road, Hamilton Road

All visitors will be most welcome!

We’re just 1 week away from our Somme Rememberance Service and Parade.

We will mark the 108th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July with a remembrance service at Ward Park War Memorial followed by our Mini Twelfth Parade.

Brethren will leave Hamilton Road Orange Hall at 7:00p.m for the short parade to Ward Park for the service.
The parade after the service will leave Ward Park at 7:45 and follow the usual route: Hamilton Road, Upper Main Street, Abbey Street, Brunswick Road, Osbourne Drive, Bryansburn Road, Grays Hill, Queens Parade, Bridge Street, High Street, Bingham Street, Mills Road, Hamilton Road

All visitors will be most welcome!

Our Juniors are going from strength to strength and we would love to see them add to their 14 enthusiastic members.

We had another successful Junior Day on Saturday joining the other junior lodges from around County Down.

But as always we are keen to add to our membership, so if you have a young lad at home or in the family who would be interested in becoming an Orange Junior member then please contact us.
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Friends and followers, Bangor District are running a bus to the Royal Landing parade in Carrickfergus on Saturday 8th June. Leaving Bangor Orange hall at 10:00a.m. If anyone wishes to reserve a seat on the bus, please get in touch with the page as soon as possible

Great to see our young lads out tonight learning about their history. Also great to see another member added to the ranks.

TRADERS WANTED

We're hosting the 12th in Newtownards this year and are looking for traders to provide various services at the Demonstration Field in Londonderry Park, Newtownards on Friday 12th July.

Any traders interested should contact Steven Irvine on 07801072549 or Les McAuley on 07928908626 and supply an email address.

If any of our followers have any young lads at home or within their families etc who would be interested in joining the Juniors then get in contact with the page. They are the future. 🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠🟠

If your free Saturday 25th May, head to Kilkeel and show your support for our junior boys and girls, they are the future.
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As we get ready for the month of May to begin we as a lodge our turning our focus to parading season, with the most special day for the Junior Orange being Saturday 25th May which is known as junior day.
This year we are of to Kilkeel were we will once again be accompanied by the fantastic Newtownards Melody flute band . We hope to see you all there.
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Our Thoughts and prayers are with the Princess of Wales and the entire Royal family as she goes through Cancer treatment. A horrible disease that touches every family at some point. ❤️🇬🇧

Big Electoral Registration event across Bangor on Saturday 23rd March from 10a.m - 2p.m at the following venues below.
If you need photo ID bring two passport photos with you.

RGM BIG BREAKFAST

After the success and huge support for our last breakfast morning we are pleased to announce we will be hosting another on Saturday 16th March.

All visitors welcome.

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Big Electoral Registration event across Bangor on Saturday 23rd March from 10a.m - 12p.m at the following venues below.
If you need photo ID bring two passport photos with you.