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The Loyal Orange Institution is stepping out to the Balmoral
Show this year!
It will be the first time in the history of the show that
Orangemen will be there to display the history and culture
of the Institution.
A stand booked by the Grand Lodge will include a display
of banner painting from William Magowan of Garvagh, who was
one of the official Orange delegates to the Smithsonian Festival
in Washington in 2007.
There will also be Grand Lodge merchandise on sale, and the
stand will be manned by volunteers from the Institution as
well as the staff from Schomberg House.
The Orange presence at Balmoral is the brainchild of Community
Education Officer, David Scott.
Bro. Scott saw the opportunity to get the message of what
the Orange Institution is about and his suggestion was enthusiastically
supported by Grand Lodge officers.
"I think this is an excellent chance to meet the public
and explain about the Orange tradition and culture,"
he said.
"I am greatly encouraged by visits to schools and community
groups across Northern Ireland that there is a thirst for
knowledge about the Institution, not least in the minority
community. We hope that our presence at Balmoral will give
thousands of people the chance to meet us and chat with our
representatives about the Order and its traditions,"
said Bro. Scott.
Display panels at the stand will include one on the Williamite
Trail and another on the Institution past and present.
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