The 334th Annual Commemoration of the Shutting of the Gates returned to the full-scale event that it was pre-Covid. No hesitation in attendance, and a huge turnout of Apprentice Boys. We were back to being able to attend the Service of Thanksgiving in St. Columb’s Cathedral.
Parades, a packed Church Service, laying a wreath at Siege Heroes Mound, and the inevitable burning of Lundy, all combined to end a memorable year for the Murray Club and the Associated Clubs of the Apprentice Boys of Derry. There was also a television crew recording for an episode of the ‘Long and Short of it’: well-known faces at the Shutting of the Gates, and to appear on TV sometime this coming year.
The link to the gallery page is here.
334th Annual Shutting of the Gates
Images captured through the day of activities on the 3rd December 2022. There are some that relate to the Murray Club, though the intention is to provide an overview of the day and the sense of occasion.
Beginning with the Shutting of the Gates Commemorations, for the coming year, the 334th, it is the Walker Club which takes on the responsibility of maintaining the traditions of the Associated Clubs of the Apprentice Boys of Derry.
Beginning with the Shutting of the Gates Commemorations, for the coming year, the 334th, it is the Walker Club which takes on the responsibility of maintaining the traditions of the Associated Clubs of the Apprentice Boys of Derry.
