Thousands to take part in Orange Walk marches in Glasgow 

Dozens of Orange Order and Loyalist parades are planned for the city with 4,000 to attend the largest march.

Thousands to take part in Orange Walk marches in Glasgow on July 1 Getty Images

Thousands are set to take part in Orange Walk marches across Glasgow.

Dozens of Orange Order and Loyalist parades are routed through the city with the biggest taking place on Saturday July 1.

More than 4,000 are expected to join the largest procession run by the County Grand Orange Lodge of Glasgow, beginning at 10.30am at George Square and headed through the city to Glasgow Green.

Several of the parades are to start from Glasgow Green and will proceed through the city centre.

Smaller marches are planned in other parts of Glasgow including Drumchapel, Baillieston, Govan, and Tollcross.

Police Scotland confirmed officers would be deployed to the marches.

Chief superintendent Stevie Dolan said: “Police Scotland is a rights-based organisation that puts our values of integrity, fairness, respect and a commitment to upholding human rights at the heart of everything we do.

“We are committed to supporting the human rights of individuals and groups who wish to assemble, balanced against the rights of the wider community and ensuring the safety of everyone involved.

“Our policing operation will be proportionate and focussed on public safety, as well as doing all we can with partners to reduce disruption to the wider community.”

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