Kicluney Volunteers Parade - 4/06/10
This parade for the past number of years has been the largest band compeitions in
the United Kingdom. Nearly 100 bands attended this year, a truley brilliant turnout
of bass, accordian, silver and flute bands.
On the night around 15 thousand people were treated to the best bands from across
the country, all entertaining to a high standard. From early on bands arrived early to
parade around the well packed route. It was good to see the Everton Road Protestant Boys
all the way over from Liverpool. Bands such as the Clogher Protestant Boys, Downshire
Guiding Star, Drumderg Loyalists, SBYC, Lambeg Orange and Blue and the Craigavon Protesant Boys.
Loads of bands attended that many dont see week in week out in the competition circuit.
Below are a selection of photographs of the band in action.
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Tonight we were awarded:
1st Blood and Thunder
1st Style and Appearance
1st Blood and Thunder Bass drum
3rd Blood and Thunder drum corp
2nd Marching and Dicipline
2nd Jnr Drum Major
3rd Colour Party
1st Overall
Our own band paraded tonight with 8 of a colour party, 2 drum majors, 17 drummers, 33 flautists and marshalls.
This parade has always been on our "to do" list and for years we have done well at it. We have won it many times
over the years and tonight our band was in good spirits. We had our new drums on show for the very first time, a new
set of Pearls. To be awarded not only Blood and Thunder but overall on a night with almost 100 bands in attendence is very
pleasing to us and it topped of an unforgetable night.
The parade tonight had everything, good crowds, loads of bands and great weather. Once again the bandsmen and women can take a
bow for the turnout tonight, which is down to the host bands efforts.
Well done to them and thanks for the invite.
John Keenan
East Belfast Protestant Boys Flute Band Chairman
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