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BBC News
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Tens of thousands attend Scarva parade and Sham Fight
About 100,000 people have turned out for the annual Royal Black parade and Sham Fight in Scarva - one of the organisation's biggest events to than 90 Royal Black Institution preceptories and marching bands took part in the traditional procession through the County Down of the highlights of the day is the traditional Sham Fight between period actors dressed as King William III and King James II at the Scarva Demesne.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Yahoo
Four arrests after protest disorder in Scarva
Four men have been arrested after minor disorder associated with a protest held in Main Street in Scarva, in County Down. It is understood to have involved an unnotified counter-protest opposing a pro-Palestine march going from Lurgan to Newry on Saturday. Three men were also cautioned in relation to public order offences at the towpath between Portadown and Newry, also understood to be an unnotified counter-protest. By law those organising a protest against a public procession must notify the Parades Commission not less than 14 days before the date on which the parade is to be held. Supt Norman Haslett, who was responsible for the policing operation, said footage will now be reviewed and they will "consider any potential offences". In Newry, police said a flag, believed to be associated with a proscribed terrorist organisation was removed from a parade participant by police and this is subject to an ongoing police investigation. Supt Haslett said it was an "appropriate and proportionate policing operation to ensure that the safety of everyone involved was maintained and that the law was upheld".
BBC News
08-06-2025
- BBC News
Scarva: Four arrests after protest disorder in County Down
Four men have been arrested after minor disorder associated with a protest held in Main Street in Scarva, in County is understood to have involved an unnotified counter-protest opposing a pro-Palestine march going from Lurgan to Newry on men were also cautioned in relation to public order offences at the towpath between Portadown and Newry, also understood to be an unnotified law those organising a protest against a public procession must notify the Parades Commission not less than 14 days before the date on which the parade is to be held. Supt Norman Haslett, who was responsible for the policing operation, said footage will now be reviewed and they will "consider any potential offences". In Newry, police said a flag, believed to be associated with a proscribed terrorist organisation was removed from a parade participant by police and this is subject to an ongoing police Haslet said it was an "appropriate and proportionate policing operation to ensure that the safety of everyone involved was maintained and that the law was upheld".
