Charlie Lawson and Dougie Beattie are out and about on the streets of Coleraine talking to those attending the Twelfth of July parades.Speaking to locals, two young ladies revealed they attend the celebrations "most years" ahead of the parades.WATCH ABOVE.
00:00I'm Arlene, I am. Look at this, we're over in the band assembly area, and look at this, look at this, there is thousands of people out in the streets, and Charlie, Charlie's trying to get interviews with people, Charlie, what are you doing?
00:13I'm just going to talk to these two young ladies over here, if Lucia, our lovely camera person, will follow me here, darling.
00:21Well, girls, how are you?
00:23Good, very good.
00:24Is this mum?
00:25Yes.
00:25Right, right.
00:26So, you ought to know.
00:30Oh, you know what I mean? So, listen, have you brought these two young ladies here, or do you always come every year?
00:35We would come most years, yeah.
00:36That's brilliant.
00:37And anybody in the parade you know?
00:39A few people, yeah.
00:41Brilliant, that's good. We were in Carrick last year, and everybody was standing, but you've been very sensible.
00:47I brought your chairs with you, huh?
00:49I've seen that, hey.
00:50Yeah, well, listen, enjoy your day, okay?
00:53Thank you, sir.
00:53You all look fabulous.
00:55Over and out.
00:57Yes, the bands are just getting ready. If you can come on this side of us, come on this side of us, you'll see this colour party.
01:04All in t-shirts today. No big blazers for them. This is one of the bands getting ready to go.
01:10Look at this. She's looking her best. God bless her.
01:13Did you watch your face this morning?
01:15Oh, it doesn't look like it now, but all that sweat already. I'm having to start it.
01:18Oh.
01:18Where about you from?
01:20I'm from Bellamoney. The band's from Corian.
01:23And yous are leading the parade off?
01:24We are. We're leading. So UPB Corian.
01:27Very good. Well done.
01:28And you can just come round this way a little bit here, and you can see here the orange banners in place behind us.
01:35That's it. We're getting ready to go. Whistles are going.
01:38The parade is starting to form up. It will be on the way in a few moments.
01:42We're on our way, folks, and I'll see you dandering and around.
