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Parading
through Belfast
Pride
of the Lagan Valley
Pride
of the Lagan Valley
Pride
of the Lagan Valley
Relaxed crowd s come out to see the
parade
Townhead Young Defenders
Stepping out proudly
elderly and infirm brethren in car
Shirtsleeve order in the heat
Try to catch that bandpole
Banner of LOL979
Young Calvay Volunteers,
Glasgow
band on parade
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The Twelfth aims
to convey the spirit, colour and atmosphere of Europe's largest indigenous
cultural festival. We have no connection with the Orange Order, but we do
fully support the concept of civil and religious liberties for all. We
oppose negative religious bigotry. We believe in heritage, not hate and
celebration, not provocation. We extend mutual cultural respect to all
other peoples.
We’d like to make next year’s issue
of The Twelfth bigger and better than the last one. Can you help
us? Areas in which we’d appreciate your help include:
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Articles.
We want to hear from anyone who is willing to share his or her
thoughts and memories of the ‘Twelfth. What do you do on the
Twelfth? What does it really mean
to you? What's it like to carry a banner, toot a flute, or beat a big
drum all the way to the field? Tell us about your
typical day. We'd also like to broaden our scope and carry reports from
lodges and bands. Don’t worry if you don’t think you can write an
entire article - one of our main writers just produces a series of
notes. We put them order, cross the t’s and dot the i’s. It’s as
simple as that! |
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Research. There’s
a growing interest in Ulster’s local history and we’d like The
Twelfth to reflect that. We’d love to be able to reproduce
reports and pictures from yesteryear - however, we simply do not have
the time or personnel to do so. Would you be willing to spend a few
hours in your local library collecting reports of how your parents and
grand-parents celebrated the Twelfth? If so, we’d like to hear from
you today! |
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Photographs.
Have you any good pictures of the Twelfth celebrations that you'd like
to share with us? We especially want out-of-Belfast pictures and
pictures of the Twelfth ceremonies in 'bygone days of yore.' We
would appreciate details, where possible. The name of the band,
the lodge and the year of the parade, etc. On request, we will
scan your photographs and return them to you. |
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Graphics. We
want to improve the appearance of The Twelfth broadsheet
and would like to hear from anyone with layout and design experience. We’d
also like to hear from artists, cartoonists and photographers. |
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Finance. The
Washington DC-based Friends of Sinn Féin have raised well over £2
Million! We have a long way to go before we can match that—but we have
to start somewhere. All donations—large or small—are greatly
appreciated. Send cheques/POs (made out to Glenwood Publications) to our
address below. |
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Distribution. We
need to build a world-wide distribution network. If you’ve liked this
paper, why not buy a few extra copies and send them to friends and
relatives at home and abroad? |
We hope you’ve enjoyed reading The Twelfth. We
hope that
we’ve succeeded in capturing the flavour, colour and atmosphere of
Europe’s largest indigenous cultural folk festival. The Twelfth
welcomes all ideas, constructive criticism, and especially offers of
help. If you’ve got something to say - get in touch today!
E-mail: feedback@the-twelfth.org.uk
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Beating the drum
The Pride of the Maine,
BALLYMENA
Tradional Orange Arch
Glengormley village centre,
NEWTOWNABBEY
Parading through Glengormley
Local band walks the
village
Ballymacarrett
Defenders melody flute band
- East Belfast 
Sons
of Ulster Flute Band
smart band from Glasgow 
Schomberg
Volunteers FB
Canadian
and Ulster bannerettes
 Banner
of LOL739, West Belfast |
