SPFL club forced to cancel pre-season match just two days after announcing it due to Orange Order parade
The club have managed to secure another friendly match for the same day
FRIENDLY SCRAPPED SPFL club forced to cancel pre-season match just two days after announcing it due to Orange Order parade
A SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP side have cancelled a pre-season friendly due to an Orange Order parade taking place on the same day.
Raith Rovers announced on Tuesday, June 10, that they had three friendlies lined up before kicking off their Premier Sports Cup campaign next month.
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The game was meant to take place at Stark's Park
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The Stark's Park side confirmed they would face Stirling Albion on June 28, Alloa Athletic on July 1, then Falkirk on July 5.
Just two days later, though, Rovers have had to rejig their preparations following advice from authorities.
The first scheduled tie against Stirling Albion has been scrapped due to road closures in Kirkcaldy for the planned march.
The club confirmed they were advised by Police Scotland and Fife Council that they could not play the home fixture.
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A spokesperson for Raith Rovers said: 'We have been advised by the police and Fife Council that due to road closures in Kirkcaldy on the day of the 28th, we cannot play the home friendly v Stirling Albion.'
Rovers also confirmed that while that game had to be cancelled, they will in fact still have another game on June 28.
The Championship side will travel to face Linlithgow Rose instead.
The march will be attended by around 3,500 people from the County Grand Orange Lodge of the East of Scotland.
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The march, which starts at 1pm, will go through Abbotshall Road, Pratt Street, Links Street, High Street, Kirk Wynd, Hill Street, Whytescauseway, Park Place, Whytehouse Avenue, West Fergus Place, Abbotshall Road, before finishing at Beveridge Park car park.
Numerous road closures are in place to facilitate the parade, which is scheduled to pass Stark's Park.
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A notice from Fife Council read: 'Fife Council has been notified that the County Grand Orange Lodge of the East of Scotland will parade through Kirkcaldy town centre on Saturday, June 28 2025.
'There will be disruption to traffic on streets in and around the town and roads will be closed. However businesses will be open as usual.
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'The parade, which will involve around 3,500 marchers, will begin around 1pm in Beveridge Park and follow a circular route through the centre of the town before returning to the park at around 4pm.
'The car park at Beveridge Park will be closed from 6am on the day and activities in the park have been cancelled. Roads will be closed from 12 noon and will re-open as quickly as possible after the parade has finished.
'Please be aware that if you park in the town centre before 12 noon you will not be able to move your car again until after the parade is finished. Kirkcaldy High Street is pedestrianised so will be unaffected.'
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