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| Thousands take part in city march | Thousands take part in city march |
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| Thousands of Apprentice Boys are in Londonderry preparing for Saturday's annual parade. | Thousands of Apprentice Boys are in Londonderry preparing for Saturday's annual parade. |
| In the run-up to the lunch-time parade, local Apprentice Boys marched around the city walls before laying wreaths for war victims at the Diamond. | |
| A religious service at St Columcille's Cathedral followed. | |
| During the main parade at lunchtime, about 15,000 Apprentice Boys and spectators accompanied by 120 bands will march in the city centre. | During the main parade at lunchtime, about 15,000 Apprentice Boys and spectators accompanied by 120 bands will march in the city centre. |
| The parade will take several hours to pass. | The parade will take several hours to pass. |
| The governor of the Apprentice Boys, William Allen, said this would be his last year leading the organisation. | |
| Mr Allen said he hoped the day would be remembered as a peaceful one. | |
| There have been appeals for calm and police have warned they will deal with anyone involved in illegal drinking or any unruly behaviour. | |
| 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. |