Oakham Pride: 'How we brought big Pride to Rutland'

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A small group of people have won support and overcome opposition to set up a town's first Pride

Did Lucy find this to be the case in Oakham?But she also found a lot of support for her idea and was instantly contacted by the group's founder - Abii Lavery - who was also keen to start a Pride event in the town.

This included getting permission to hold some of the festivities within the grounds of Oakham Castle, organising food, drink and entertainment, overseeing health and safety and charting the route of the town's first Pride march which will take place at 11:45 BST.

"It felt quite nasty. I would go out in my mobility scooter to put them up and, as I came back, half of them were torn down already. As the day of Oakham's first Pride has neared, Lucy said it has become far bigger than even she realised it would.Some of the posters were torn down, so local businesses offered to display them instead

 

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