The arrival of William of Orange, with a fleet of some 460 ships holding about 40,000 men, at Brixham, Devon, on 5 November 1688, to lead the Glorious, or Bloodless, Revolution, is commemorated by the Plymouth District Loyal [Orange] Order Lodge by a parade in the town on the Saturday nearest the anniversary of the event.

In 2024 this was 2 November, when a large number of Orange brothers and sisters assembled for the anniversary.  This year they were not permitted to lay wreaths at the statue of Prince William, so instead held their service and laid wreaths at the memorial which commemorates ‘lives lost in the Brixham fishing industry and celebrate the port’s proud fishing heritage’.  A few prayers were said, the hymn Abide with me, written by Henry Francis Lyte vicar of Brixham from 1824 to 1847, sung, a lengthy address read by a chaplain of the Order, and five wreaths of red poppies laid.  The parade then progressed to the statue of Prince William, where two verses of the National Anthem were sung and photographs taken before people dispersed.  The wreaths placed at the fishermen’s memorial were later taken and laid on the town’s war memorial.

Although most of the participants wore orange collarettes, orange lilies were almost absent.  The chaplain and two other officials wore artificial yellowish-orange flowers, which could have been daffodils or lilies in their bowler hats, and lilies featured on some of the eight or so banners.