In a statement issued this week the Carnlough Residents' Coalition expressed disappointment "at being once again shown a blanket refusal by the parade organisers and the local lodge to sit down and talk."

The statement said that the refusal to sit down compounded the "snub in the astonishingly misleading parade application which has been put before the Parade Commission."

The residents' group claim the parade application is "misleading" because it lists Glenarm as the main venue for the parade, only including Carnlough in the intended route at the end of the application. This differs from previous years, according to a spokesman, when the application listed Carnlough as the main parade venue.

The statement continued: "The fact that no protest has been held against any loyalist parade in Carnlough to date this year has shown that there is a clear willingness by residents to seek a solution that has the agreement of all but unfortunately this has not been reciprocated by either the parade organisers or the local lodge.

"All of this has left the residents' coalition no alternative but to officially state that a protest will be held against the parade in Carnlough and Glenarm on Saturday, August 30."

A spokesman added that protestors will be present only in Carnlough on the day. Observers will attend the parade in Glenarm, he said.

The Parades Commission website lists the RBP 377 Glenarm August 30 parade for consideration this week. The website also says 12 bands are expected for the parade but a Commission spokesman confirmed only one band is expected.

Previous parades along the Coast have caused tension.

Last year Carnlough lodge hosted the Braid Twelfth of July demonstration. The return from the field was cut short on the instruction of the Parades Commission, following representations by the residents' group.

Last August the residents' association organised a silent protest as the local Royal Black Institution preceptory – which comprises members from Glenarm and Carnlough – paraded in Carnlough at the end of Black Saturday celebrations.

The Times contacted the Royal Black Preceptory and the Orange Order seeking comment but no-one was available.