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Orangemen holding Drumcree parade Drumcree parade passes peacefully
(about 5 hours later)
Portadown Orangemen are taking part in their annual Drumcree march. The annual Orange parade at Drumcree in Portadown has passed off peacefully.
The parade, which is banned from returning along the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road, left Carleton Street Orange Hall at 1020 BST. The parade, which was banned from returning along the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road, left Carleton Street Orange Hall at 1020 BST.
After a service at Drumcree Church, Orangemen are expected to walk to police lines at the bottom of Drumcree Hill and hand in a letter of protest. After a service at Drumcree Church, Orangemen walked to a police gate at the bottom of Drumcree Hill and staged a brief protest.
District master Daryl Hewitt criticised the Parades Commission but said the order wanted face-to-face talks.
He said he was addressing Garvaghy Road residents directly when he said there would be no pre-conditions to such talks and all options would remain open.
The restricted parade has been marked by violence in the past, but has passed off peacefully in the last three years.The restricted parade has been marked by violence in the past, but has passed off peacefully in the last three years.
Since 1998, the homeward route of the Battle of the Somme commemoration parade has been blocked by the security forces, following a determination by the Parades Commission.Since 1998, the homeward route of the Battle of the Somme commemoration parade has been blocked by the security forces, following a determination by the Parades Commission.