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| A parade by the Apprentice Boys of Derry has been held in Inverness for the second successive year. | A parade by the Apprentice Boys of Derry has been held in Inverness for the second successive year. |
| The event marking the anniversary of the formation of one of the organisation's newest clubs has met opposition from Highland councillors. | The event marking the anniversary of the formation of one of the organisation's newest clubs has met opposition from Highland councillors. |
| Inverness councillor John Holden had said the parade should be reconsidered, saying it sent out the wrong message. | Inverness councillor John Holden had said the parade should be reconsidered, saying it sent out the wrong message. |
| Northern Constabulary said the event passed "peacefully and without incident". | Northern Constabulary said the event passed "peacefully and without incident". |
| Jim Brownlee, governor of the Associated Clubs of the Apprentice Boys of Derry, said there had been dialogue ahead of the march. | Jim Brownlee, governor of the Associated Clubs of the Apprentice Boys of Derry, said there had been dialogue ahead of the march. |
| He said: "Any parade we have would engage a band, maybe a flute band, maybe an accordion band, maybe a pipe band, but that's normal practice for the association. | |
| "We are only too well aware of tensions in Northern Ireland that have crept into aspects of parading and we have addressed that." | "We are only too well aware of tensions in Northern Ireland that have crept into aspects of parading and we have addressed that." |