Several thousand Apprentice Boys are set to take part in the annual Lundy parade in Londonderry
.More than 26 bands will join the parade around the city ahead of a service of thanksgiving and a wreath-laying ceremony."The city centre is open, however, we would ask that motorists driving through the area between 11.30 and 17.30 to take extra care," it said.The main parade ends with the burning of an effigy of Lt Col Robert Lundy, known as Lundy the Traitor
He added that he was confident the march would be peaceful and respectful and that he did not foresee any tension arising from it. "We believe that if we are respectful in the way that we conduct our business then we will get respect from the nationalist community."We fully appreciate that we live in a nationalist city but on the other hand we believe we are entitled to celebrate our culture and mark our history.
"We always, like every year, try to keep any disruption to traffic and to people in the city to a minimum."
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