The Arch

I am a member of Mourne Valley Cultural Assocation, based in Newtownstewart. In 2009 we obtained funding from Strabane District Council through the Local Community Fund for a new Orange Arch for Newtownstewart.

The Arch will be errected in Newtownstewart to celebrate this years 12th July and will be part of the Newtownstewart Orangefest celebrations.

I hope to have some pictures of the Arch in the near future and share with you my work in developing and delivering the Orangefest celebrations in Newtownstewart.

I believe it could be as many as sixty years since there was an Orange Arch in Newtownstewart. This has been an interesting and challanging project which will highlight the cultural and religious heritage of the Orange Order.