UVF-linked band gets lotto and Ulster-Scots body cash

Paramilitary insignia: The Pride of Ardoyne flute band – pictured on a Twelfth of July parade in 2004 – marches with a banner bearing an emblem of the UVF’s youth wing

A 'BLOOD and thunder' band with links to the youth wing of the UVF is among dozens of loyalist bands to receive funding from the Ulster-Scots Agency and the National Lottery. Sixty-five flute, accordion and pipe bands were given funds totalling more than £166,100 last year.

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