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Pride icon hosts Hovertravel crossing to Isle of Wight PrideĀ 

Besi Besemar July 12, 2019

Award winning drag queen Miss Jason will strut her stuff entertaining the crowds at Hovertravelā€™s Southsea terminal on Saturday, July 20 at the start of Isle of Wight Pride.

Miss Jason says: ā€œI love a meet and greet and what better way to extend a warm welcome to all those people crossing the Solent for the infamous Isle of Wight Pride than having me posing on the pad. I shall smile for the selfies, wave off every flight and bring some extra colour to Hovertravelā€™s operation.ā€

Appearing exclusively at the Southsea terminal, Miss Jason will be hosting customers for hovercraft flights to Ryde from Southsea starting from 10am to 1pm.

This yearā€™s Isle of Pride begins at noon with a colourful parade starting from Queens Road in Ryde, flowing down West Street before making its way through the town down Union Street to the sea front and along Ryde Esplanade.

The parade will finish around the Superbowl, next to Hovertravel, where there will be a community village and market.

Loretta Lale, Head of Commercial at Hovertravel, said: ā€œHovertravel is a strong supporter of the vibrant LGBT+ communities on the Isle of Wight and beyond. For the last three years our staff have used this event to demonstrate the diversity which exists in our business and raise awareness of the prejudice and violence still faced by these communities around the world. We are also helping to bring people to Ryde for this wonderfully inclusive event and thank Miss Jason for getting the fun started across the Solent in Southsea.ā€

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