First Orange Order march to be held in north east Scotland in 25 years

Residents in Stonehaven raised concerns about this weekend’s event.

Brian Menzies, of the Stonehaven and District Community Council, said residents were “deeply worried and exasperated” about the procession.

However, the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland’s executive officer, David Walters, told councillors that the parade posed no threat.

An Aberdeenshire Council committee noted approval had been a difficult decision.

However risk factors such as public safety, public disorder, and damage to property and disruption in the community, were not deemed high enough to prohibit the march.