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There will be an international flavour to the Twelfth celebrations
in Northern Ireland this year.
Delegates from all over the world will attend a three day
conference of the Imperial Grand Council and take part in
various parades on Monday, July 13 and the Co. Donegal demonstration
in Rossnowlagh on Saturday, July 11.
The Imperial Grand Council meets every three years and was
last held in held in Belfast in 1997.
The three day conference on issues affecting the Orange Institution
will include more than 100 delegates from the Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland, England, Scotland, the United States, Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Togo and Ghana.
The Imperial Grand President, Robert Saulters, who is also
Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, will welcome
brethren from around the world.
He said:
"This is a very important year for us as it is our turn
to host the Imperial Grand Council. The meetings will be held
during the Twelfth week when many important issues relating
to our Orange Institution will be discussed.
"This is the 43rd meeting of the Imperial Council, the
first having taken place in London in 1867. We look forward
to welcoming the delegates, visitors and friends back to our
jurisdiction.
"An extensive programme of events has been arranged
and I would hope that our visitors will go home and spread
the good news of Ulster hospitality from the Grand Orange
Lodge of Ireland."
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