Pomeroy opposes Orange parade
Pomeroy Concerned Residents Association, in their latest meeting
with the Parades Commission, have once again outlined their
opposition to the holding of the ``Twelfth'' in the nationalist
village of Pomeroy.
There was no justifiable reason for holding the ``Twelfth'' in
Pomeroy against the wishes of the overwhelming majority of the
residents, the association told the commission. It should ``be
held in another village where local people could identify with
the parade and would not feel threatened or intimidated,'' said
residents.
In a nationalist village like Pomeroy, an Orange Parade can only
be viewed as triumphalist and provocative and is, in fact,
against the spirit of the Good Friday agreement which promised
equality for nationalists. ``It is absurd to bedeck a nationalist
village, such as Pomeroy, with bunting, Union Jacks, Ulster flags
and Orange arches against the wishes of the residents in order to
faciliate a parade that they do not want,'' residents said. The
Association informed the Commission that they had written to the
Orange Order in Pomeroy requesting discussion but that the Order
had failed to acknowledge the letter. The Commission is to issue
its ruling on 6 July.
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