03/09/2026
Cancer Research UK Ballymoney Committee Thanks
The members are pleased to report that the generosity of people from Ballymoney and surrounding areas has resulted in a significant sum being donated to the ongoing work of Cancer Research UK.
A total of £10448.93 was donated from the annual Street Collection and Parade of Bands on Saturday 1 August.
Now in its third year, Ballymoney Turns Pink week is proving to be an excellent event to complement the Parade of Bands with many businesses putting great effort into decorating their shop windows and finding creative ways to encourage donations including selling CRUK badges and prize draws. Shop owners also find that the event raises awareness of cancer and the importance of early diagnosis with many of their customers speaking about different experiences.
Commenting on the news, Committee Chairman Ian Kennedy wished to thank everyone who had made these events such a success: local businesses; volunteers who had assisted with collecting and counting the donations, managing the running of the parade and assisting with the tidy up afterwards; the members of the Ballymoney vintage and classic car clubs for arranging the cavalcade prior to the band parade; Bannside Fife and Lambeg Drum Club for providing pre-parade entertainment; North Antrim Agricultural Committee for making the Showgrounds available; St John Ambulance for medical cover; PSNI for traffic control.
Thirty bands were in attendance at the parade
1. Dunloy Accordion Band
2. Craiganee Accordion Band
3. Vow Accordion Band
4. Killycoogan Independent Accodion Band
5. Milltown Accordion Band - Portglenone
6. Killycoogan Accordion Band
7. Ballygelly Accordion Band
8. Duneany/Mosside/Bushside Massed Accordion Band
9. Loughans Accordion Band
10. Knockloughrim Accordion Band
11. Killyless Accodion Band
12. Staffordstown Accordion Band
13. Glenkeen Fife & Drum
14 Tullaghans Sons Of Liberty
15. Dervock Young Defenders
16. Pride of the Park FB Armoy
17. Garryduff Flute Band
18. Stranocum Flute Band
19. Benvarden Flute Band
20. Ballyrashane flute band
21. Dunaghy Flute Band
22. Ballymaconnelly Sons of Conquerors
23. Moneydig Lily Flute Band
24. Giants Causeway Protestant Boys Flute Band
25. Freeman Memorial Flute Band
26. Lavin flute band
27. Glenhugh Flute Band
28. Coleraine Fife and Drum Band
29. Ballydunmaul Flute Band
30. Ballinrees/Grove/Cranny Massed Pipe Band
Apologies and donations were received from Drumaheagles Young Defenders & Silver Plains Flute Bands who had been unable to attend.
Next year will be the 70th anniversary of the first Parade of Bands taking place in the town. The Committee members are looking forward to marking this special milestone.
