 Wright and the Mid-Ulster Brigade attracted considerable attention from the global media as they made a formidable show of strength and staunchly defended the Orangemen's right to march their traditional route.The brigade manned the barricades, and brought homemade weapons to the church; among these was a mechanical digger and a petrol tanker.There was intelligence that Wright and his unit had planned to attack the British Army and police who were blocking the Orangemen's passage.