MERVYN STOREY MLA for North Antrim and PHIL MOFFATT from Bannside recently visited Liverpool Town Hall along with a delegation of officers from the INDEPENDENT IMPERIAL GRAND LODGE. Both men where joined by Senior Officers from the County Grand Lodge of England and the County Grand Lodge of Scotland.
The Independent Institution where warmly welcomed into the Lord Mayors Office and where given a full tour of the Town Hall with refreshment being provided.
Speaking after the event Phil Moffatt said " An Orange identity within the City of Liverpool has been in existence since 1850s, when the potato famine came to Ireland. Many decided to set sail for a new life in the United States, to do so they had to make their way to Liverpool. However many decided to stay in the City and the Orange and Green division could clearly be seen. So strong was the link with the Ulster Protestants by the Orange Community that Sir Edward Carson personally visited the City and was greeted by no less than 250,000 Unionists at the Pier Head."
phil.moffatt@bannside-dup.co.uk
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