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A Fanstastic Day!
4, Fore Four For
However we spell it, ‘Leeds 4th LGBT Pride is 4 us all'. That's the message from this years planning group who are pulling out all the stops for Yorkshire's 4most LGBT event. Tom Doyle, chair of the planning group said, ‘The success of Leeds Pride is amazing, in 4 short years we have become one of the top mass participation events in Leeds city centre with an estimated 12 to 15,000 people taking part.'
4 Real
This year's event on August 2nd will again begin at Millennium Square at 12 noon with the main stage sponsored by Real Radio boasting a host of national and local talent and some major surprises.
4-Square
By working closely with and with the support and expertise of Leeds City Council's events team the organisers are planning to give the huge crowds an even better experience than last year. In addition to an improved main-stage, this year will see Millennium Square play host to a number of food and drink concessions - so no need to go foraging for drink and refreshments during the 3 hour extravaganza of talent.
Best Foot 4ward
3pm is set off time for the massive parade of thousands of LGBT people, our family, friends and allies proudly processing on foot, in wheelchairs, on floats and buses through Yorkshire's stunning capital, eventually dispersing in the queer quarter around Lower Briggate and the Calls.
4 Bar None
Leeds Pride 4 will also see exciting developments in the Lower Briggate/Call Lane area - as well as all the venues playing to their forte ranging from Drag, Live music to pounding dance music, there will also be a stage, and 4 outside bars and numerous food concessions. Following feedback the Community Arena and Market Area will be brought out in the main-street giving the whole area a more continental vibe. The alfresco fun will go on until 10 pm, with the bars and clubs keeping the party going until the early hours of Monday morning.
B4 Leeds Pride
‘An event of this size costs a lot of money to put on, somewhere in the region of £15,000' says Liaqat Ali from the planning group, ‘We are delighted that in previous years gay and gay friendly venues and businesses across the city have provided the bulk of funding for the event and we hope that this will be the case this year too. So expect to see lots of fun fundraising events in pubs and clubs leading up to the big day itself. We are delighted that we have received our first pledge for Leeds Pride 4. There will also be collections tins around the scene and I urge everyone to contribute what they can - If everyone who came to the event put one pound in the collection tins that would just about cover our costs'.
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