Medway Pride

Medway Pride is a not for profit community organisation which aims to promote equality and diversity across all communities of Medway  for the public benefit and in particular the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity especially for those living in Medway and the surrounding areas in particular but not exclusively by: 

1) Raising awareness and educating the public about the issues and difficulties affecting the lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Intersex (LGBTQI+) people.

2) Cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity in particular through celebrating the diversity of the LGBTQI+ community. 

3) Staging an annual LGBTQI+ festival and smaller events, including regular social events for the LGBTQI+ community in a safe environment throughout the year. 

4) providing funding and or grants and or donations to other charitable and voluntary organisations which support diversity and inclusion of LGBTQI+ communities in Medway.

Medway Pride 2020 is a community event inviting all the Medway communities  together to support diversity and Inclusion of all people to celebrate with the  LGBTQI+ communities of Medway.

Medway Pride is a community led not for profit project organised by volunteers and LGBTQI+ organisations working in Medway.

Medway Pride 2020 festival on Saturday 22nd August is going to be a colourful fun filled event for all the family to celebrate diversity and support equality for all communities of Medway. It is in essence a community cohesion event to bring everyone together, break down barriers and develop understanding and acceptance of each other. 

We are working with Medway Council and Partners to make sure we have a safe event which will include a Pride Parade from Chatham to Rochester Castle where we will host a community festival with stage performances and representations for community support organisations who deliver services to Medway Communities

To deliver this fantastic celebration of diversity we need to raise funding to cover the costs of Medway Pride festival,  

 We shall be posting further information in the comming weeks and months advising how you can be involved as individual volunteers, community groups, organisations and local businesses.

We intend to provide entertainment for all the family so everyone from every community can be involved. We will be encouraging local businesses and venues to join the fun during the festival. We will also look to colaborate with other intrested parties to provide other events in the run up to the festival.