Yeovil Pride – Back on Saturday, 21 August 2021

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Yeovil Pride: Hundreds gather to support LGBT+ community after “difficult 18 months”

August 21, 2021 /

Hundreds paraded through Yeovil today as the town celebrated Pride for the first time in two years. Last year’s parade was sadly cancelled due to Covid-19, but it returned with a bang today as the town came out in full force to celebrate the LGBT+ community

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Yeovil Pride parade to take place this weekend – everything you need to know

August 20, 2021 /

Yeovil Pride is returning this weekend after the event was cancelled last year due to the pandemic. The LGBT+ event will take place on Saturday (August 21) and will feature a parade through the town centre

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Yeovil Pride hits it’s Crowdfunder target

August 19, 2021 /

We're pleased to announce that, via our crowdfunder campaign alone, this year we have raised £1,245 (so far). But there is still time to donate and help raise even more.

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‘LGBT+ life is everywhere, not just in cities’: The hometown Prides bringing queer joy and protest to the people – Pink News

June 29, 2021 /

LGBT+ Pride isn’t just for city folk. Pride is for all, as grassroots organisers from towns and islands told PinkNews. In the summer of 2019, around 200 people marched through Yeovil, South Somerset in the town’s first ever Pride march.

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Do you know what happened fifty-two years ago?

June 28, 2021 /

The Stonewall Riots started on 28 June 1969 in New York City, with Pride events happening in cities across the US to mark the first anniversary. Pride arrived in the UK for the first time in 1972 in London. So we just wanted to send you a note to let you know (or remind you) that today marks the 52nd anniversary of that pivotal moment in the fight for LGBT+ equality and the start of the global Pride movement. This year, as we continue to battle with the coronavirus pandemic, we mustn’t lose sight of our ongoing fight for LGBT+ equality. You may have read about the brutal attack on a…

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Yeovil Pride organisers optimistic about festival’s return this summer – ITV News

June 12, 2021 /

The organisers of Yeovil Pride 2021 are optimistic the event will go ahead this summer. Providing coronavirus guidance allows, the weekend of LGBT+ celebrations will take place on Saturday 21 August and Sunday 22 August.

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Yeovil Pride 2021

April 26, 2021 /

Save the date!! We are very excited to announce that Yeovil Pride 2021 will be going ahead on 21st Aug! In real life too (COVID permitting)! Put it in your diaries … more details to follow. Watch the website and our social media channels for further news in due course!

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Yeovil Pride announces virtual Pride event for 2020

August 3, 2020 /

With Covid-19 cancelling large group events this year Yeovil Pride has organised a group of micro events to support the LGBT+ community Monday, 3rd August 2020 – With the global coronavirus pandemic resulting in large group events having to be cancelled this summer including the annual Yeovil Pride event, the Yeovil Pride committee has created a series of micro events both virtual and in person to take place this Saturday, 8 August. Pride is more important than ever, as many in our community are confined to staying at home still in the midst of the pandemic. For many young people this can be especially tough if living with parents or guardians…

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Yeovil Pride becomes charity in time for 2020 parade

March 3, 2020 /

Organisation demonstrates its ongoing commitment to Yeovil and its LGBT+ community Yeovil Pride is excited to announce that it has been registered as a charity by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, further demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to Yeovil and its LGBT+ community. The application was approved in late February and allows Yeovil Pride to progress with the next step in its journey to further support LGBT+ people in and around the south Somerset town. Yeovil Pride has also started a recruitment drive for three vacancies on it’s newly formed board in order to help put on the 2020 event and is asking for people from all backgrounds –…

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We have a new logo

February 20, 2020 /

As a way to mark LGBT+ History Month, we’re delighted to share with you our new logo that will represent Yeovil Pride. It gives the rainbow – a symbol long associated with Pride movements thanks to Gilbert Baker’s iconic design in San Francisco – a ‘Yeovil’ makeover referencing the towns coat of arms creating a new, unique colour scheme we’re proud of, and hope the towns LGBT+ community are proud of too. The colour scheme, and rainbow will be referenced in Yeovil Pride’s designs going forward, creating a strong visual that stands out and something that can be adaptable going forward. The design was created by Yeovil Pride’s own Lou,…

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