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Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Charity launches fundraiser 'to make Pride happen'
A charity has launched a fundraising campaign to host an alternative Pride event in Liverpool after the annual celebration and march in the city was cancelled. LCR Pride announced last week that the march, due to take place in July, would no longer happen because of financial challenges. Ant Hopkinson, the chief executive of the Sahir House charity, said it had pledged to raise money to help facilitate an alternative event because "Liverpool deserves a Pride". "Pride is a protest, pride is a celebration. It means many things to different people," he "We've realised as a city that no one organisation should own and operate something like Pride." Mr Hopkinson said the charity had been approached by lots of "disappointed and concerned" people. He said a range of potential cash-generating ideas had been suggested but there was a "very significant challenge" of only seven weeks to arrange an event in time for July. "We have a list of aspirations - we are currently pulling together community stakeholders, partners and local people to see what's possible," he said. With ideas ranging from a rally and a peaceful march to a street festival, Mr Hopkinson said the community "would be at the heart of the plans". "Liverpool is all about community," he said. "Pride is owned by everyone. Let's have a Pride that centres around community. "The idea of working as a collective, as a collaborative of individuals and organisations, works much better and actually feels more Scouse and more authentic." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230. Liverpool Pride cancelled amid financial pressures Record crowds descend on city's Pride event Instagram: Sahir House
BBC News
05-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Liverpool's Pride event cancelled amid financial pressures
Liverpool's annual Pride event and the city's March with Pride have been cancelled amid "significant financial and organisational challenges".LCR Pride Foundation, which organises the event, which was due to take place on 26 July, said "with great sadness" it would "regretfully" not go charity said rising costs and difficulty securing funding had made it "impossible to bring Pride in Liverpool this year".About 60,000 people turned out for last year's event, the largest number ever to attend. LCR Pride Foundation's board of directors said: "In recent months the charity has faced significant financial and organisational challenges, which have impacted timescales and resulted in it reverting to an almost entirely volunteer-led operation. "This, combined with rising costs and difficulty securing national and local funding, has made it impossible to bring Pride in Liverpool to the city this year.""We are devastated we will not be able to march together this year, at a time when coming together to stand in solidarity, protest and celebration is needed more than ever, and we understand how difficult this will be for our community." They added: "However, we strongly believe it is the right decision to ensure both the continuation of the organisation and to enable the return of Pride in Liverpool and our march in 2026."It said discussions with Liverpool City Council and a number of sponsors were already under way for next year's event and it was exploring other ways to bring the community together later in the Harry Doyle, the council's cabinet member for health, wellbeing and culture, said it was "hugely disappointing, especially given the success of last year's event".He continued: "I know it's a decision LCR Pride Foundation has tried valiantly to avoid. However, given the difficult circumstances they find themselves in it's also understandable and from a long-term point of view, it's the right decision for them." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
