Sir Knights planning to walk and cycle ‘Centenary Circuit’
Members of the Royal Black Institution are planning to go the extra mile – on foot and bicycle – to celebrate 100 years since the foundation of Northern Ireland. Small relay teams of Sir Knights are set to embark on a sponsored lap of the Province later in the year. All money raised during the... Read More
Bust of Sir Norman Stronge to be placed at new headquarters
A unique feature of the Royal Black Institution’s programme of events to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland will be the unveiling of a bust of Sir Noman Stronge. This has been a challenging assignment for a number of logistical reasons. Nevertheless, the team behind the Sir Norman Stronge Memorial Project are confident they are... Read More
Royal Black Institution calls for removal of Northern Ireland Protocol
The Royal Black Institution expresses its deep concerns about the NI Protocol that has been forced upon the people of Northern Ireland. This Protocol has no democratic legitimacy, it does not have the consent of the people who live in Northern Ireland and it breaches the Good Friday Agreement and the Act of the Union.... Read More
Institution reveals plans to mark NI centenary
THE Royal Black Institution has launched its plans to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland. The Loyal Order’s programme of events will see it adopt a two-fold approach of both marking 100 years since the foundation of Northern Ireland, and commemorating the life of a former leader of the Institution who was murdered by the... Read More
WATCH: Act of Remembrance for Sir Norman Stronge
Sir Norman Stronge, who was murdered 40 years ago by republican terrorists, has been remembered by the Royal Black Institution as a “man of the people” who was well known for his benevolence and compassion. A former Sovereign Grand Master of the Institution, Sir Norman Stronge was shot dead in his home, Tynan Abbey in... Read More
The Hope of Christmas
WATCH: A Christmas message from the Sovereign Grand Master, Rev William Anderson.
40 years on: Royal Black Institution to remember former leader and son murdered by IRA terrorists
The Royal Black Institution will hold a number of events next year to mark the 40th anniversary of the horrific double murder of a former leader of the Institution and his only son by republican terrorists. Past Sovereign Grand Master, Sir Norman Stronge, and his son, James Stronge, also a member of the Institution, were... Read More
Time to remember: Sir Knight William Irvine recalls time in UDR
A member of the Royal Black Institution has told how his neighbours bravely thwarted an attempt on his life by the IRA during the Troubles. Sir Knight William Irvine, 73, a retired farmer and school bus driver, was the target of a three-man republican terror gang who were intent on murdering the UDR man as... Read More
Time to remember: An Act of Remembrance at the grave of WW1 soldier Sir Knight Thomas McCullough
WATCH: An Act of Remembrance involving Sovereign Grand Master Rev William Anderson and Imperial Grand Chaplain Rev Nigel Reid at the grave of Sir Knight Thomas McCullough in Co Armagh. Lance Corporal Thomas McCullough died from his wounds after fighting in the Battle of the Ancre Heights in 1916 and is buried at Mountnorris Presbyterian... Read More
Time to Remember: Remembrance Sunday 2020
WATCH: An Act of Remembrance by the Imperial Grand Black Chapter of the British Commonwealth. Filmed in Tullyallen Presbyterian Church, Co Armagh. With contributions from: Imperial Grand Chaplain Rev Nigel Reid Imperial Grand Chaplain Rev Canon Will Murphy Imperial Grand Chaplain Raymond Adams Piper Sir Knight Alan Copeland and Sovereign Grand Master Rev William Anderson... Read More