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May 2023
New LGBTQIA+ event planned as Harrogate Pride cancelled again
Harrogate Pride in Diversity has been cancelled again, with the organisers once more citing a lack of volunteers.
The event, which started with a parade through town followed by live music and entertainment in Valley Gardens, drew crowds of up to 26,000.
But it has not been held since 2019, and the latest cancellation after covid has led to an attempt to set-up a new event over the August bank holiday.
Harrogate Pride in Diversity posted on its Facebook page:
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The news prompted Craig Joynson and his wife Rea to start planning a free August event with a view to growing the LGBTQIA+ scene in Harrogate. They have set up their own Harrogate Pride Events Facebook page.
The event in 2019 in Valley Gardens
Mr Joynson said the local LGBTQIA+ community was currently under-served, adding:
Mr Joynson, a former DJ, added he had a venue and DJs lined up and he hoped it could lead to regular monthly events for LGBTQIA+ people and perhaps the return of a Pride march next year.
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