The annual parade is set to draw a large crowd of spectators on Saturday, June 8. The organisers have explained that there will be a change to the normal parade arrangements. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
"For one year only the parade will not be going over Bann Bridge and Edenderry and will be going round by Castle Street and coming back up the town,” said a spokesperson for Portadown LOL District No 1. "With the parade going to unveil the new mural on Brownstown Road, and with several bands going on to another parade, district officers took a decision to amend parade for this year. “The wreath laying at the 1641 will take place earlier in the day.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause the public who usually stand in Edenderry to watch the parade but as stated it will only be this year.” The new mural has been finished in time for the event after an online fundraising campaign was launched a few months ago. Advertisement Advertisement More than £2,000 has been donated to the community project as a tribute to the longest serving monarch in British history.
Fund organiser Paul Bonis described it as “a regeneration of the mural on the Brownstown Road revitalising the area and upgrading the current mural”. Portadown LOL District No 1 thanked those responsible for the new mural for including the Mini Twelfth parade in the unveil.
