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Gatwick ‘come on board’ with Brighton Pride 2015

Gary Hart July 3, 2015

Gatwick Airport is sponsoring the main stage at Brighton Pride this year as the historic festival celebrates its 25th anniversary with the theme Carnival of Diversity.

Brighton Pride 2014
Brighton Pride 2014

Award winning Brighton Pride, the biggest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) event of its type in the UK, traditionally attracts over 250,000 people, and £13.8m of revenue to the city over the ‘Pride weekend’.

According to statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority, Brighton and Hove residents account for 1.2m flights out of Gatwick every year, with almost one in thirty passengers at the airport originating from the city, so the airport plays a large part in getting people to the city for the event.

To mark the 25th anniversary, Pride organisers are also launching a new ‘Social Impact Fund’ (SIF) which will raise money for local community projects in the areas where Pride is staged.

This builds on Pride’s on going support for the Rainbow Fund, who received a record donation of £65,000 in 2014, which they distributed, through their independent grants programme to dozens of local LGBT organisations delivering effective front line services to LGBT people in Brighton and Hove.

Brighton Pride, a not-for-profit community interest company has raised £110,000 in the past two years for local good causes, and the new Social Impact Fund is set to benefit the areas most affected by the Pride’s weekend celebrations.

Paul Kemp
Paul Kemp

Paul Kemp, Director of Brighton Pride, said: “I’m extremely pleased to have the support of Gatwick in this important milestone as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Pride in our City.

“Brighton Pride is the UK’s biggest Pride festival of its kind and attracts an audience from across our region, from across the UK as well as an international market, so it’s great to have our regional hub airport Gatwick supporting us, to deliver a truly international event with a positive community impact”

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