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SUMMARY:The Big Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:The tables are set for the Rasharkin District Big Breakfast On Easter Monday before the Apprentice Boys Parade and Crimson Festival. \nGet the day off to a goody start and plan to join us in Head-Quarters from 8am where the welcome will be as warm as the food. \n \nThe fried breakfast is by no means unique to Ulster\, across the border they have the full Irish\, there’s the full English and Welsh\, with most regions of Britain and Ireland having their own variation on the fry-up. It might just be the time of year\, but we think the Ulster Fry has the others beat. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNothing new\n\n\nThe fry is very much a Victorian invention. One of the most famous Victorian cookbooks\, Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management\, listed a selection of the best cooked breakfast foods. Cooked breakfast was less common before the Victorian era than it is today\, but we have Mrs Beeton to thank for adding bacon and eggs to the world’s breakfast repertoire. What we think of as the traditional fried breakfast came into its own after World War II. As well as being known as the ‘Full English’\, the phrase ‘Full Monty’ is sometimes used instead\, owing to the fact general Bernard ‘Monty’ Montgomery supposedly started every day with a hearty English breakfast. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat’s the difference?\n\n\nBacon\, eggs and sausages (all fried) are common ingredients across all fry-ups\, but everything else is a matter of contention. The purist’s Ulster Fry consists of bacon\, eggs\, sausages\, black pudding and\, most importantly\, both potato bread and soda bread. Baked beans\, fried tomato\, mushrooms\, and white pudding are commonly added\, but hardcore traditionalists might reject these. The biggest sticklers might outright reject anything that can’t be fried in lard\, but that position is growing unpopular as time goes by. Indeed\, as people become more health conscious\, cooked breakfasts are moving towards grilling instead of frying. \n\n\n\n\nBaking and eggs\n\n\n\n\nThe two breads in the Ulster Fry are usually served in farls (short for fardell\, meaning a quarter\, and made by cutting dough into four pieces). Potato bread substitutes potato for some of the wheat flour and is usually mass produced as farls\, while soda bread is made with soda bicarbonate instead of yeast and can also be baked as a normal loaf. Although wheaten bread (soda bread made with wholemeal flour) is often served sliced in restaurants\, sliced soda would be quite unusual on a breakfast plate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://iloi.org/event/big-breakfast-3/
LOCATION:ILOI Head-Quarters\, Edward Street\, Ballymoney
CATEGORIES:Breakfast,Virtual Twelfth Event
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SUMMARY:Launch of William III - Life & Legacy
DESCRIPTION:The Twelfth Day has been chosen to launch the Institution’s exciting William III – Life & Legacy Programme. This year we are marking the 375th Anniversary of the birth of King William III\, Prince of Orange. His life and legacy is the focus of today – the Twelfth as we mark his victory at the Battle of the Boyne. However we must widen our perspective of the Prince of Orange and see him in his European and International context. His life’s work and achievements protected Protestantism\, defined Democracy and formed the foundations of the modern world. We will be spending the next year getting to know the King whose name we proudly bear. \n \nOur Imperial Grand Master will launch the Programme in the Twelfth Field and outline our plans for the next year. The programme will include Engagement with communities\, class rooms and media commentators to Educate and Entertain as we celebrate and commemorate his life and legacy. Join us on a journey which will follow the life and even the very footsteps of King William III. Every journey must start with a first step and as we step out this Twelfth in Portglenone we will be beginning a journey of discovery as learn more about what motivated and empowered the Prince of Orange. \n \n 
URL:https://iloi.org/event/launch-of-william-iii-life-legacy/
LOCATION:Portglenone Twelfth Field\, Clady Road\, Portglenone\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Virtual Twelfth Event,Community,Twelfth Festival,King William III Life & Legacy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Portglenone District No. 4":MAILTO:mcneillstown@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Banners on the Bann
DESCRIPTION:Banners on the Bann is an innovative outdoor exhibition of Orange banners arranged to tell the story of our Protestant and Orange Heritage. \nOrange Banners evolved from large flags which were common in the later 1800s and right into the early Twentieth Century. Their origins lie in the tradition of regimental colours\, carried to identify and provide a rallying point for different units in battle. The military origins of the Orange Order meant that lodges adopted the carrying of colours when on parade.  \nThese traditionally carry mottoes\, the name and location of the lodge and over time saw the addition of elaborate works of art. Tradition holds that King William is on the front\, with the lodge symbolically still marching behind their king. However the reverse is very much up to the democratic decision of the lodge. Many choose a Biblical story to illustrate their Christian faith\, others an image symbolising their Protestant Heritage such as a reformer or Martyr\, and some choose an image representing British History. Often these elaborate works of art on a grand scale are reproductions of a famous painting and they represent community art at its finest. \nThis year these banners will not only be on parade leading lodges but we will also showcase them in a unique outdoor art gallery. They will form the backdrop to our Twelfth Platform and Field\, and we encourage the crowds to visit our open air exhibition and enjoy not only on the artistry and skill of the banner painters and makers but also to reflect on the messages and meanings behind the images. \nWatch and learn the meaning and message behind each banner and the stories of how they are made. Often as they are paraded each year spectators don’t have the time to study each banner as one follows fast upon another. So take your time this year as we show a selection of our lodges banners and build an exhibition which will not only tell the story of each lodge but build to tell the whole story of our faith\, history and Orange story.
URL:https://iloi.org/event/banners-on-the-bann/
LOCATION:Portglenone Twelfth Field\, Clady Road\, Portglenone\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Virtual Twelfth Event,Twelfth Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Portglenone District No. 4":MAILTO:mcneillstown@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250713
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SUMMARY:Twelfth Day Programme
DESCRIPTION:The day begins for at home getting ready\, a good breakfast and daily devotions before setting off to the Orange Hall. The Hall on a Twelfth morning is an exciting busy scene as instruments get tuned\, lodges meeting\,  and plans set. Then most lodges parade in their own areas in the morning\, called feeder parades before making their way by bus or car to the main demonstration. \n \nThen lodges parade to the Assembly Field\, on the Town Hill Road\, Portglenone (Point 9 on the map) from 1130 – 12 noon\, where many find time for lunch to set them up for the main parade. It’s a great time to catch up with folk you haven’t seen since this time last year. \nThe Assembly field will have Outdoor Caterers and Toilet facilities as well as parking\, however priority will be given to lodge vehicles. \nWhile the general public is very welcome in the Assembly Field many prefer to pick their spot along the parade route which will include the Townhill Road\, Main Street over the Bann bridge along the Clady Road to the Main Demonstration Field on the Right Hand side.  The village has ample parking for example at First Portglenone Presbyterian Church (Point 1 on the map) as well as the Main Street itself. The Main Street is the best vantage point and as the route is relatively short it is possible to watch the parade then walk or drive to the Twelfth Field. \nThe Main Parade will step off at 1300 taking around an hour to make its way to the Twelfth Field (Point 8 on the map). The Fun Fair\, and family picnic areas will be open from 1330 throughout the day and ample free car parking will be available for all. The field has been designed with different zones with the main platform being the focal point for events through out the day. \n \nTimes for the Twelfth  \n1300  – Parade Steps off from Assembly Field \n1400  – Parade Arrives at Twelfth Field \nFun Fair\, and Family Picnic Areas will be open from 1330 \n1430 – Lambeg Drum Tattoo \n1445 – Launch of King William III\, Life & Legacy Programme \n1500 – Platform Proceedings begin with Worship led by Killycoogan Accordian Band \nThe proceedings include a Welcome address\, Resolutions and Speeches \n1600 – Proceedings will be closed with the National Anthem \n1630 – Return Parade will form up \n1750 – Parade back to Assembly Point and Disperse
URL:https://iloi.org/event/twelfth-day-programme/
LOCATION:Portglenone Twelfth Field\, Clady Road\, Portglenone\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Twelfth Parade,Twelfth Feeder Parade,Virtual Twelfth Event,Community,Twelfth Festival,King William III Life & Legacy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Portglenone District No. 4":MAILTO:mcneillstown@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250711T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250711T230000
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
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SUMMARY:Eleventh Night
DESCRIPTION:Lighting the Way – Eleventh Night Bonfire & Family Celebration in Portglenone \nThe Banntastic Festival will mark one of the most iconic traditions in the Protestant calendar with a spectacular Eleventh Night Bonfire and Family Fun Evening in Portglenone. The event blends commemoration and community\, heritage and hospitality\, and offers a family-friendly alternative for all ages. \nRooted in the events of 1690\, Eleventh Night bonfires symbolise the eve of King William III’s victory at the Battle of the Boyne. Across Ulster\, these fires are a celebration of deliverance\, liberty and Protestant identity. In Portglenone\, that tradition is embraced with pride—but also enhanced with modern values of safety\, inclusion\, and cultural education. \nThis year’s event includes: \n\nChildren’s games and inflatables\nLive local music\nFree Street Food\nCeremonial lighting of a Beacon\nTraditional music as the flames rise\n\nEveryone is encouraged to bring a chair\, a torch\, and their community spirit. The evening is an opportunity to enjoy cultural expression in a safe\, respectful and celebratory way—a truly “Banntastic” experience for the whole family.
URL:https://iloi.org/event/eleventh-night/
LOCATION:McNeillstown Independent Orange Hall\, 15 Blackstone Road\, Portglenone\, BT448HB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Bonfire Night,Ulster Scots Evening,Virtual Twelfth Event,Community,Twelfth Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="McNeillstown True Blues ILOL 46":MAILTO:mcneillstown@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250711T185500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250711T213000
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SUMMARY:Eleventh Family Fun Night
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many of us begin our Twelfth celebrations with the traditional Eleventh Night Bonfires. These community events are often organised by the younger members of our community\, who have been collecting wood for weeks even months and stacking it high. These structures are impressive in themselves reaching up and up with row upon row of pallets. Out in the country we do things slightly differently so why not join us at McNeillstown this Eleventh from 7pm for some food and family fun before the bonfire it lit. \n  \nLearn About the History of Bonfires \nThey are an annual tradition which goes right back to primitive times when communities used fire as a symbol\, as a warning of approaching danger or as a means to celebrate important events. The Bonfire first entered Protestant culture as a horrific reminder of the martyr’s pyres which had been built by Bloody Queen Mary as she burnt Protestant Reformers to death for their faith. It was next used to give thanks and to commemorate the survival of our Protestant Parliament from the terrorist designs of Guy Fawkes. It was at this point the idea of burning a traitor or enemy in effigy became popular. It then became a beacon of hope signalling the Prince of Orange’s Arrival on our shores. \nFires were lit along hillsides to mark King William’s landing in England and Ireland and still to this day we mark our Great Deliverance at the Battle of the Boyne with the bonfire.\nThis year the bonfires will be much smaller and more in the form of BBQs in the backyard. So why n to gather the family and enjoy the crackle of the fire and some music as we wait the big day. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iloi.org/event/eleventh-night-bonfires-2/
LOCATION:McNeillstown Independent Orange Hall\, 15 Blackstone Road\, Portglenone\, BT448HB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Ulster Scots Evening,Band Concert,Virtual Twelfth Event,Twelfth Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="McNeillstown True Blues ILOL 46":MAILTO:mcneillstown@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250710T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250710T230000
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
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SUMMARY:Banntastic Barn Dance
DESCRIPTION:Get your dancing boots on! The Banntastic Festival is taking to the floor with a foot-stomping\, family-friendly Barn Dance and Traditional Ceilidh featuring the renowned Alister Scott Ceilidh Band. \n \nThis lively event promises a night of music\, laughter and cultural connection as the rhythms of Scotland and Ulster come together in true ceilidh fashion. With expert callers guiding you through the steps—from Strip the Willow to Dashing White Sergeant—there’s something for seasoned dancers and complete beginners alike. \nSet in a decorated hall with hay bales\, flags and fairy lights\, the atmosphere will be warm\, rustic and welcoming. Light refreshments\, homemade traybakes and a tea table will be served\, and there’ll be special activities for kids\, making this a brilliant night out for all ages. \nThe ceilidh tradition is at the heart of Ulster Scots community life—about sharing\, storytelling\, and togetherness. Whether you come to dance\, watch\, or clap along\, you’ll be part of something joyful and truly “Bann-tastic.”
URL:https://iloi.org/event/banntastic-barn-dance/
LOCATION:ILOI Head-Quarters\, Edward Street\, Ballymoney
CATEGORIES:Ulster Scots Evening,Caelidh,Virtual Twelfth Event,Community,Twelfth Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Portglenone District No. 4":MAILTO:mcneillstown@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250503T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250503T180000
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
CREATED:20250428T155044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250428T185647Z
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SUMMARY:VE Day Tea Party
DESCRIPTION:The spirit of the 1940s will be inspiring an afternoon tea and entertainment at Garryduff to mark VE Day. As part of the ILOI programme of events to mark the 80th Anniversary of the end of the war the event will include entertainment and an exhibition. \nIt will see members of our Junior Lodge host and exhibition of Second World War Memorabilia and Artefacts. In a wonderful turn of events our young people will be education us on the past and helping to give a real feel for the events of 80 years ago. \nThere will be a children’s corner with crafts and games and for older children and all those kids at heart a Virtual reality simulator where you can experience the fighting conditions of the War. \nMusical entertainment and of course a traditional afternoon tea will remind us of the past – except there will be no rationing at this event! \n 
URL:https://iloi.org/event/ve-day-tea-party/
LOCATION:Garryduff Independent Orange Hall\, Garryduff Road\, Ballymoney\, Garryduff Road\, Ballymoney\, Antrim\, BT53 7DH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Virtual Twelfth Event,Virtual Event,Parade
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210712
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210713
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
CREATED:20210701T110000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T132510Z
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SUMMARY:Virtually Normal Twelfth
DESCRIPTION:Join Us Online for our Virtually Normal Twelfth as this year we are almost back to normal. However with no Twelfth field we will be bringing you all the best bits direct to your device. So enjoy the sights and sounds of the Twelfth Field in your own garden or hall.\nOur Read Along Resolutions and Online speeches will capture that important part of the day where we focus on what we stand for and believe. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://iloi.org/event/virtual-twelfth-3/
LOCATION:ILOI Head-Quarters\, Edward Street\, Ballymoney
CATEGORIES:Twelfth Parade,Virtual Twelfth Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210710T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210714T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
CREATED:20210701T110032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T130549Z
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SUMMARY:Bands on the Box
DESCRIPTION:We each have a favourite part of the Twelfth and for many it is the sound and colour of our marching bands as they parade past us leading lodges to the field. This year our bandsmen and women have missed a full season of parades\, as they have shown amazing discipline and restraint. \nTo bring as much of the Twelfth to you at home we have put together a compilation of some of you favourite bands on the box\, as many of you will be able to watch this on smart TVs or other devises. \nOur friends at the Ulster Bands Forum have been keeping our feet tapping and giving us a regular fix of virtual bands so lets enjoy their weekly show as part of our Twelfth celebrations. \n 
URL:https://iloi.org/event/bands-on-the-box-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Twelfth Website
CATEGORIES:Virtual Twelfth Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210710T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210710T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
CREATED:20210701T110012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T130924Z
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SUMMARY:The Big Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:We are bring home the bacon\, eggs\, soda bread and all you need to have the Big Breakfast at home this year. Whether it is the Twelfth Morning or any day of the week we look at ways to make the traditional and a health alternative to the much loved Ulster fry. Each year before the Twelfth the ladies serve up much more than just an amazing breakfast\, but as part of the annual Twelfth Festival there is a great line up of entertainment and crack. \nSo as the sausages are sizzling and the bacon crisping you can enjoy some of the acts from previous years. Who could forget the mights ‘Hounds of Ulster’ as they listed the roof and got us all on our feet. \nhttps://iloi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1080p-2-1.mp4\n  \nThe tables are set for the next Big Breakfast when we are able to safely meet and enjoy it so until then we hope that you will make do with the sights and sounds of previous years and your own home cooking. \n  \nhttps://iloi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1080p.mp4\n  \nOrigins of the Ulster Fry \n\n\nThe fried breakfast is by no means unique to Ulster\, across the border they have the full Irish\, there’s the full English and Welsh\, with most regions of Britain and Ireland having their own variation on the fry-up. It might just be the time of year\, but we think the Ulster Fry has the others beat.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNothing new\n\n\nThe fry is very much a Victorian invention. One of the most famous Victorian cookbooks\, Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management\, listed a selection of the best cooked breakfast foods. Cooked breakfast was less common before the Victorian era than it is today\, but we have Mrs Beeton to thank for adding bacon and eggs to the world’s breakfast repertoire. What we think of as the traditional fried breakfast came into its own after World War II. As well as being known as the ‘Full English’\, the phrase ‘Full Monty’ is sometimes used instead\, owing to the fact general Bernard ‘Monty’ Montgomery supposedly started every day with a hearty English breakfast. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat’s the difference?\n\n\nBacon\, eggs and sausages (all fried) are common ingredients across all fry-ups\, but everything else is a matter of contention. The purist’s Ulster Fry consists of bacon\, eggs\, sausages\, black pudding and\, most importantly\, both potato bread and soda bread. Baked beans\, fried tomato\, mushrooms\, and white pudding are commonly added\, but hardcore traditionalists might reject these. The biggest sticklers might outright reject anything that can’t be fried in lard\, but that position is growing unpopular as time goes by. Indeed\, as people become more health conscious\, cooked breakfasts are moving towards grilling instead of frying. \n\n\n\n\nUlster Fry Courtesy of Food NI\n\n\n\n\nBaking and eggs\n\n\nThe two breads in the Ulster Fry are usually served in farls (short for fardell\, meaning a quarter\, and made by cutting dough into four pieces). Potato bread substitutes potato for some of the wheat flour and is usually mass produced as farls\, while soda bread is made with soda bicarbonate instead of yeast and can also be baked as a normal loaf. Although wheaten bread (soda bread made with wholemeal flour) is often served sliced in restaurants\, sliced soda would be quite unusual on a breakfast plate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaking Your Own \nIngredients:\n2 eggs \n1 slice of potato bread \n1 slice of soda bread \n2 pork sausages \n2 back bacon rashers \n2 slices of black and white pudding \n1 red tomato \n  \nInstructions:\n1. Place a small amount of rapeseed oil in the pan over a low heat which produces a light sizzle not a spitting oil. \n2. When hot\, place the sausages in the pan turning occasionally to colour evely all the way round. This should take approximately 8 minutes. \n3. Add the bacon rashers to the pan. Don’t turn your bacon too early – wait for the colour to appear on the edges. For a healthier option you can grill the bacon. Either way\, cook the bacon until crispy but not brown and burnt. \n4. Place the potato and soda bread in pan. The soda will soak up all the delicious flavours and the potato bread will brown on the outside and soften wonderfully in the middle. \n5. Use tomatoes on the vine as they retain their firmness and flavour for longer. Tomatoes should always be a little crispy. Cook the tomatoes for several  minutes alongside your breads. \n6. Put the slices of black and white pudding in the pan and continue to cook everything for a couple of more minutes – after 2-3 minutes flip everything over. After a further 2 minutes cooking move all the ingredients into a warmed oven and clean your pan. \n7. In a little fresh oil\, crack 2 large free range eggs\, place a lid over the pan to cook the top of the eggs for perfect runny eggs.
URL:https://iloi.org/event/big-breakfast/
LOCATION:Virtual Twelfth Website
CATEGORIES:Breakfast,Virtual Twelfth Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200714T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
CREATED:20200711T080304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200714T132655Z
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SUMMARY:Bands on the Box
DESCRIPTION:We each have a favourite part of the Twelfth and for many it is the sound and colour of our marching bands as they parade past us leading lodges to the field. This year our bandsmen and women have missed a full season of parades\, as they have shown amazing discipline and restraint. \nTo bring as much of the Twelfth to you at home we have put together a compilation of some of you favourite bands on the box\, as many of you will be able to watch this on smart TVs or other devises. \nOur friends at the Ulster Bands Forum have been keeping our feet tapping and giving us a regular fix of virtual bands so lets enjoy their weekly show as part of our Twelfth celebrations. \n 
URL:https://iloi.org/event/bands-on-the-box/
LOCATION:Virtual Twelfth Website
CATEGORIES:Virtual Twelfth Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200713T210000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200924T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
CREATED:20200712T090207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200713T202125Z
UID:85849-1594674000-1600981200@iloi.org
SUMMARY:Marching Back in Time
DESCRIPTION:This year as we looked at what made the Twelfth special we realised that it was seeing bands\, banners and brethren on parade. For both those marching and watching it is the visual spectacle of the Order on the march which makes the day. So we decided to look back at previous Twelfths. \nIn recent months during lockdown the Institution has not been asleep. We have taken the time to research and archive much of our history. One huge task was to collect and collate pictures\, and that was undertaken by Wor. Bro. William Fenton. His work on our Flickr site  has made it possible for us to bring you an online exhibition of past Twelfths. \nSo to see us on parade just check here and enjoy the sights and sounds of previous Twelfths. Watch brethren\, bands and banners on parade from a range of our County Antrim Demonstrations
URL:https://iloi.org/event/marching-back-in-time/
LOCATION:Virtual Twelfth Website
CATEGORIES:Virtual Twelfth Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200713T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200713T143000
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
CREATED:20200713T091057Z
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SUMMARY:Platform Proceedings
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to watch our Platform Proceedings online and hear what the ILOI has to say this year.  \nIn the field as families and friends meet and catch up on news and events from the last year\, and lines of hungry brethren and bandsmen queue for hot food and ice cream\, preparations are under way for the platform proceedings. For younger members the Twelfth Field is a place of fun and games with rides and inflatable games\, for others it is a picnic field for families to enjoy the best of food and friendship sharing sandwiches even BBQs weather permitting. \nThe sound of instruments being tried out or lambeg drum tattoos sounding loud and proud across the open space. However all this subsides as people take their seats and listen to what is a mix of religious service\, and a platform to give the Order’s position on matters of the day. The platform proceedings covers faith\, current affairs\, political and constitutional developments and gives the Order a unique opportunity to outline its position and plans for the ensuing year. It allows it to reinforce its core principles such as loyalty\, faith\, and its Unionism. \nWe have included a virtual Platform\, with all the key elements from Resolutions to the Gospel Message and Hope that You will listen and learn as this years proceedings go virtual \n 
URL:https://iloi.org/event/platform-proceedings/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Twelfth Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200713T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200713T103000
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
CREATED:20200711T164331Z
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SUMMARY:Drive-In Drums at Drumraw
DESCRIPTION:The Twelfth would really not be the Twelfth without the sound of the lambed drum. This year it is one instrument that won’t be affected by social distancing as you are probably advised to stand back at least two metres normally. The Independent Twelfth has been welcoming more dunning parties over the last few years and it has a long tradition of lambed drumming with the Wilkinson Family one of the original Lambeg Drum makers of Ulster. \nThe lambeg legend is that this giant of drums came over with King William to Ireland\, and on that morning of the Battle of the Boyne the sound of a wren pecking crumbs off the head of a drum awoke the drummer who signalled the alarm and ensured a primitive attack by the Jacobites was foiled. However like all great legends this story has grown over time. It makes for a great tale\, but any drum man will tell you it couldn’t have happened like that – for sure no drummer would love the head of his drum open to the elements much less a hungry bird!  However like many myths there is a central truth\, William’s army many have brought a larger style of drum used by his Dutch Blue Guards. Like the legend the drum did now over time and probably as one drum maker sought to outdo the others they built bigger and bigger drums. In fact the only things that stopped the drums getting even bigger was the ability of one man to carry them and the limit to the size of a goatskin\, for no matter how much you can wet and stretch it they are bound but the size of the animal. \nThis year like every other Twelfth as far back as men can remember\, the drums have been pulled in preparation for the Twelfth. Of course this year social distancing was observed but the same traditions and techniques had to be used. The result is that the men of McNeillstown and Drumraw will be heard even if they can’t be seen on the roads. Members will meet at Drumraw Hall to let the drums sing on the Twelfth and while we are not advertising the event as a public event due to public restrictions\, it is one instrument that you can enjoy from your car. So we will be hosting a Drive-in Drum Session on the Twelfth. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://iloi.org/event/drive-in-drums-at-drumraw/
LOCATION:Drumraw Independent Orange Hall\, Garvaghy Road\, Portglenone\, Antrim\, BT448DW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Virtual Twelfth Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200713T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200713T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
CREATED:20200610T232337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200711T205404Z
UID:84379-1594632600-1594659600@iloi.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Twelfth
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://iloi.org/event/virtual-twelfth/
LOCATION:Virtual Twelfth Website
CATEGORIES:Twelfth Parade,Virtual Twelfth Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200713T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200713T093000
DTSTAMP:20260501T223218
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SUMMARY:Thought for the Day
DESCRIPTION:It was at 11pm on 4th August 1914 that British Forces engaged in open combat and World War One or the Great War as it is commonly know commenced. Thousands upon thousands of young men would leave their homeland to fight for our freedoms\, liberties and British way of life.\n \nUntold thousands would never return home again.  Our nation was to be robbed of a young generation who paid the Supreme Sacrifice and  would give their lives on the battlefields of France. \n \nOn the Centenary on Monday 4th August 2014\, the Cullybackey Branch of the Royal British Legion\, along with a number of supporters gathered around the War Memorial in the Village of Cullybackey\, their purpose was to pay tribute to and remember those who had fallen but would never be forgotten.  This was part of a National Act of Reflection and Remembrance as people gathered throughout the nation around Cenotaphs and War Memorials to pay tribute to those who in a bye gone age defended our honour.\n \nThe Chairman of the Royal British Legion Major ( retd ) Bill Canning welcomed all assembled to the short service. Two minutes silence was then observed after which a lone Piper played a lament.\n \nIt was my great privilege and honour to bring just a few thoughts from Gods precious Word. We considered the bible text written upon the head stone of Noel Chavasse who was a recipient of not one but two Victoria Crosses\, and was the most decorated soldier in World War One.\n \nThe Text was    ” Greater love hath no man than this\, that a man lay down his life for his friends ” John 15 v 3 \n \nNo Greater Love than the Love of Christ \n– A Love that brought him from the realms of Glory and took him to Calvary’s Cross\n \nNo Greater Man than the Person of Christ \n– He was God incarnate\, God manifest in the flesh\, in him dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.\n \nNo Greater Life than the Life of Christ\n– He was the Sinless Spotless Son of God\, who gave his life a ransom for the many\, and bore our sins in his own body on the tree.\n \nNo Greater Friend than the Lord Jesus Christ  \n– The Bible says that he is a friend that sticketh closer than any brother.\n 
URL:https://iloi.org/event/virtual-twelfth-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Twelfth Website
CATEGORIES:Online Service,Virtual Twelfth Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200712T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200712T080000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200711T200222Z
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SUMMARY:Twelfth Morning Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:To get your Big Day started lets have a great breakfast as friends gather. We are bring home the bacon\, eggs\, soda bread and all you need to have the Big Breakfast at home this year. Whether it is the Twelfth Morning or any day of the week we look at ways to make the traditional and a health alternative to the much loved Ulster fry. Each year before the Twelfth the ladies serve up much more than just an amazing breakfast\, but as part of the annual Twelfth Festival there is a great line up of entertainment and crack. \nSo as the sausages are sizzling and the bacon crisping you can enjoy some of the acts from previous years. Who could forget the mights ‘Hounds of Ulster’ as they listed the roof and got us all on our feet. \nhttps://iloi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1080p-2-1.mp4\n  \nThe tables are set for the next Big Breakfast when we are able to safely meet and enjoy it so until then we hope that you will make do with the sights and sounds of previous years and your own home cooking. \n  \nhttps://iloi.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1080p.mp4\n  \nOrigins of the Ulster Fry \n\n\nThe fried breakfast is by no means unique to Ulster\, across the border they have the full Irish\, there’s the full English and Welsh\, with most regions of Britain and Ireland having their own variation on the fry-up. It might just be the time of year\, but we think the Ulster Fry has the others beat.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNothing new\n\n\nThe fry is very much a Victorian invention. One of the most famous Victorian cookbooks\, Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management\, listed a selection of the best cooked breakfast foods. Cooked breakfast was less common before the Victorian era than it is today\, but we have Mrs Beeton to thank for adding bacon and eggs to the world’s breakfast repertoire. What we think of as the traditional fried breakfast came into its own after World War II. As well as being known as the ‘Full English’\, the phrase ‘Full Monty’ is sometimes used instead\, owing to the fact general Bernard ‘Monty’ Montgomery supposedly started every day with a hearty English breakfast. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat’s the difference?\n\n\nBacon\, eggs and sausages (all fried) are common ingredients across all fry-ups\, but everything else is a matter of contention. The purist’s Ulster Fry consists of bacon\, eggs\, sausages\, black pudding and\, most importantly\, both potato bread and soda bread. Baked beans\, fried tomato\, mushrooms\, and white pudding are commonly added\, but hardcore traditionalists might reject these. The biggest sticklers might outright reject anything that can’t be fried in lard\, but that position is growing unpopular as time goes by. Indeed\, as people become more health conscious\, cooked breakfasts are moving towards grilling instead of frying. \n\n\n\n\nUlster Fry Courtesy of Food NI\n\n\n\n\nBaking and eggs\n\n\nThe two breads in the Ulster Fry are usually served in farls (short for fardell\, meaning a quarter\, and made by cutting dough into four pieces). Potato bread substitutes potato for some of the wheat flour and is usually mass produced as farls\, while soda bread is made with soda bicarbonate instead of yeast and can also be baked as a normal loaf. Although wheaten bread (soda bread made with wholemeal flour) is often served sliced in restaurants\, sliced soda would be quite unusual on a breakfast plate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMaking Your Own \nIngredients:\n2 eggs \n1 slice of potato bread \n1 slice of soda bread \n2 pork sausages \n2 back bacon rashers \n2 slices of black and white pudding \n1 red tomato \n  \nInstructions:\n1. Place a small amount of rapeseed oil in the pan over a low heat which produces a light sizzle not a spitting oil. \n2. When hot\, place the sausages in the pan turning occasionally to colour evely all the way round. This should take approximately 8 minutes. \n3. Add the bacon rashers to the pan. Don’t turn your bacon too early – wait for the colour to appear on the edges. For a healthier option you can grill the bacon. Either way\, cook the bacon until crispy but not brown and burnt. \n4. Place the potato and soda bread in pan. The soda will soak up all the delicious flavours and the potato bread will brown on the outside and soften wonderfully in the middle. \n5. Use tomatoes on the vine as they retain their firmness and flavour for longer. Tomatoes should always be a little crispy. Cook the tomatoes for several  minutes alongside your breads. \n6. Put the slices of black and white pudding in the pan and continue to cook everything for a couple of more minutes – after 2-3 minutes flip everything over. After a further 2 minutes cooking move all the ingredients into a warmed oven and clean your pan. \n7. In a little fresh oil\, crack 2 large free range eggs\, place a lid over the pan to cook the top of the eggs for perfect runny eggs.
URL:https://iloi.org/event/big-breakfast-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Twelfth Website
CATEGORIES:Breakfast,Virtual Twelfth Event
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