‘The day was perfect’ - Community joins together to celebrate Pride in Hebburn
Pride in Hebburn organisers have praised the success of this year’s event.
The organisers of Pride in Hebburn have described the event as a “day of love” as the community joined together in Fountain Park.
Having been held on Saturday, June 13, the event saw a Pride March through Hebburn and a day of free activities such as fairground rides, bouncy castles, face painting, live music, and more.
Pride in Hebburn saw people of all ages and abilities getting involved in the festivities as they showed support for the LGBTQ+ community.
‘Just an incredible day’
Wendy Stead, who is part of the 4Hebburn team, has branded the Pride celebration as an “incredible day” and revealed that the performers have praised the community spirit that was on display.
She commented: “The day was perfect - from little babies in prams to older generations, it was just such a good community event and I’m really proud of Hebburn.
“The local community showed up and just enjoyed the day.
“As a group of volunteers, we’re just allies of the LGBTQ+ community and with the hate towards them being worse than ever this year, it means everything to us.
“It was just an incredible day and it makes it feel like the months and months of hard work are worth it.
“Everyone was just surrounded by love and the people of Hebburn showed up.
“The performers have even said that they could feel the love within the atmosphere and they all felt like they were in a safe space.”
‘Bigger and better next year’
Despite this year’s celebrations only just coming to an end, Wendy has revealed that the 4Hebburn team is already planning for next year as they look to make the event “bigger and better”.
She added: “With it being such an amazing day, we’ve already started planning for next year due to questions over funding.
“We’ve already had some brilliant donations from local businesses and community groups so that is fantastic.
“The Hebburn community has been very supportive and the hate comments just make us even more determined to ensure that it is bigger and better next year.
“When people are posting hate, it is just showing that Pride is needed.”
You can keep up to date with Pride in Hebburn by following: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560455380876.