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Thousands attending city parade | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Thousands of people are taking part in the annual Apprentice Boys Relief of Derry celebrations in Londonderry. | |
About 15,000 Apprentice Boys and spectators, accompanied by 120 bands, are to march through the city. | |
Some shops will remain closed throughout the day, and a number of traders have expressed concerns. | Some shops will remain closed throughout the day, and a number of traders have expressed concerns. |
DUP assembly member William Hay, a leading Apprentice Boy, said they were doing everything to minimise disruption. | |
"There's still a lot of work to be done." | "There's still a lot of work to be done." |
"It's very much in our minds that the whole community benefits from this," he added. | "It's very much in our minds that the whole community benefits from this," he added. |
However, cafe owner Declan Moore said he was afraid that he would lose trade because of the parade and that it was a "ludicrous" situation. | However, cafe owner Declan Moore said he was afraid that he would lose trade because of the parade and that it was a "ludicrous" situation. |
The parade celebrates the actions of Protestant Apprentice Boys, who shut the city gates against the forces of Catholic King James in December 1688. | The parade celebrates the actions of Protestant Apprentice Boys, who shut the city gates against the forces of Catholic King James in December 1688. |
The Apprentice Boys will march around the city walls before laying wreaths for war victims at the Diamond. | The Apprentice Boys will march around the city walls before laying wreaths for war victims at the Diamond. |