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Orange Order postpones parade through Belfast city centre | Orange Order postpones parade through Belfast city centre |
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Orangemen in Belfast have called off a parade due to take place in the city centre on Saturday. | |
The Orange Order said the decision was taken after listening to the views of city centre traders and the community. | |
Two bands and about 200 participants had been due to parade through the city centre on one of the busiest days for Christmas shopping. | |
The march had been planned to show support for Ligoniel Orangemen over the re-routing of their 12th July parade. | |
The order's Sandy Row District Loyal Orange Lodge No 5 said it was postponing the parade until early next year, "as an act of goodwill in this Christmas season". | |
It said "the heightened level of security due to republican terrorism" was also a factor in its decision. | |
SDLP North Belfast assembly member Alban Maginness said it was "the sensible thing to do", and "it would be churlish not to welcome it". | |
"The fact that they've considered the views of business people in the city is encouraging," he added. | |
The Ligoniel lodges were prevented from parading past the Ardoyne shops interface on the homeward leg of their Twelfth of July demonstration. | |
Several nights of rioting took place after the march was stopped. | Several nights of rioting took place after the march was stopped. |
Since then a loyalist protest camp has been in place at the Twaddell Avenue in support of the campaign to complete the parade. | |
The order said it "would continue to encourage our members and friends to support the ongoing protest and parades at Camp Twaddell and the Woodvale Road". |