The BBCThe Apprentice Boys of Derry Parade is going ahead as planned in Londonderry but turnout could be affected by Storm Daragh and the cancellation of trains and buses.
Newly appointed Governor William Walker also said that a decision on whether or not to burn the traditional effigy would be made later.
He said they have between now and December 18 to complete the burning.
“The health and safety and well-being of our members is paramount,” he said.
What is the parade about?
Thousands of apprentice boys were due to attend the Closing of the Gates ceremony in Londonderry on Saturday.
The march marks the anniversary of the 17th-century siege of the city, which commemorates an event known as the “Shutting of the Gates”, when 13 apprentices attacked the Catholic King James II in December 1688. The gates of the city were closed against the army.
The siege lasted for 105 days and cost over 10,000 lives, the majority of which were civilians.
About 25 bands were to join in a parade through town, culminating in the burning of an effigy of Lt. Col. Robert Lundy, known as Lundy the Traitor because of his offer to surrender to the Jacobite army. goes
What is the program of events?
Visiting branch clubs will assemble at the North West Transport Hub in Waterside and depart for the first parade at around 11:30 (GMT).
The route will lead clubs and bands to the Apprentice Boy Memorial Hall on the upper deck of Craigavon Bridge.
The main parade will then take place around the city center at 13:15 and end with a memorial service at St Columb’s Cathedral.
The return parade will then take place at around 15:15, after which crowds will gather in Bishop Street to burn an effigy of Lt Col Robert Lundy.
After the burning of the effigy, the parade will then return to the waterside and end at approximately 17:15.
ABODSaturday’s events will also see the formal installation of Mr Walker, who takes over from Graeme Stenhouse, said it was a great honor to be a governor of the Associated Apprentice Boys’ Clubs of Derry.
“It’s humbling to consider being the latest in a long line of governors that spans over two hundred years, and with a legacy of over three hundred years of apprentice boys,” Mr Walker said.
He thanked Mr Stenhouse for “handing over an organization in good health”.
Mr Stenhouse told BBC News NI that the association would “go from strength to strength” under Mr Walker and said that after seven years in the post himself, he was leaving with his “head held high”. can walk
“When I first took over, I didn’t realize the amount of work; it takes a lot of dedication, and you have to deal with things on a week-to-week basis,” he said.
“It is an honor and a privilege to hold such an important position in the organization, and I will look forward to my time here.”