Secretary of State visit to the Twelfth demonstration in Lurgan

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Lord Mayor, Alderman Margaret Tinsley and Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart MP joined with County Officers of the Orange Order

to welcome the Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to the Twelfth demonstration at Brownlow House, Lurgan on 12th July 2023.

The Secretary of State had expressed an interest in attending and County Grand Master Denis Watson was happy to extend an invitation for him to witness the Twelfth firsthand.  This year County Armagh hosted the “biggest Twelfth gathering in the world” when around 150 lodges and 5,000 brethren gathered in Lurgan.