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'''Brighton Pride''' is held every year in [[Brighton]], East Sussex, normally in August (but the 2012 event will be on the 1st of September). The first event was held on The Level in 1992.<ref>http://www.brightonpride.org/news.php?id=292 About Pride in Brighton and Hove</ref> | '''Brighton Pride''' is held every year in [[Brighton]], East Sussex, normally in August (but the 2012 event will be on the 1st of September). The first event was held on The Level in 1992.<ref>http://www.brightonpride.org/news.php?id=292 About Pride in Brighton and Hove</ref> | ||
| − | Brighton Pride now includes a parade through the streets from the seafront, ending at Preston Park where there is a festival. The organisation | + | Brighton Pride now includes a parade through the streets from the seafront, ending at Preston Park where there is a festival. The organisation running Brighton Pride (Pride Southest Limited) has been a registered charity since 2004.<ref>http://www.brightonpride.org/news.php?id=292 Official press release</ref> The festival has historically been free, but it was decided to charge admission for the first time in 2011. |
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| + | For 2012 Pride Southeast Limited proposed to put on only a festival and no parade, but this was rejected by the City Council.<ref>http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9565119.Brighton_Pride_bid_set_for_rejection/ <cite>The Argus</cite>, 1 March 2012</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:44, 1 April 2012
Brighton Pride is held every year in Brighton, East Sussex, normally in August (but the 2012 event will be on the 1st of September). The first event was held on The Level in 1992.[1]
Brighton Pride now includes a parade through the streets from the seafront, ending at Preston Park where there is a festival. The organisation running Brighton Pride (Pride Southest Limited) has been a registered charity since 2004.[2] The festival has historically been free, but it was decided to charge admission for the first time in 2011.
For 2012 Pride Southeast Limited proposed to put on only a festival and no parade, but this was rejected by the City Council.[3]
External sites
References
- ↑ http://www.brightonpride.org/news.php?id=292 About Pride in Brighton and Hove
- ↑ http://www.brightonpride.org/news.php?id=292 Official press release
- ↑ http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9565119.Brighton_Pride_bid_set_for_rejection/ The Argus, 1 March 2012
