The Ferguslie Park Pride Picnic returns for its second year to show support for the LGBT+ community.
Organised by the Tannahill Centre – on the outskirts of Paisley – the event is looking to be even bigger and bolder than last year and is due to take place on Tuesday from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
Last year’s event was welcomed by the whole community but due to the pandemic only 100 people could attend.
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Now, as the restrictions have lifted, staff and volunteers are hoping to invite more people from various groups to the park where there will also be other fun activities and the Paisley Community Circus to add a carnival atmosphere to the celebrations.
Jamie Mallan, business transformation manager at the Tannahill Centre said: “We’re all very excited to see the return of the Pride Picnic this year, and I am delighted that a whole host of other local and national organisations will be joining us to celebrate and show our support to the LGBT + community.
“Feedback on last year’s event has been fantastic. Locals have told me they could never have imagined such an event going on in their own community growing up, that pride marches and LGBT+ events were something that took place in big cities away from housing schemes like Ferguslie Park.
“LGBT+ people don’t just live in cities, they live in communities like ours and therefore it is the responsibility of community organisations like the Tannahill Centre to be allies to the LGBT+ community and show our support in every way possible – including visible pride events like our picnic.”
The Tannahill Centre is a charitable subsidiary of Ferguslie Park Housing Association, which manages over 500 homes on behalf of tenants across the Paisley housing estate.
Both have recently embarked on the LGBT Youth Charter Mark run by LGBT Youth Scotland and are undertaking a wide range of actions to make their services more accessible and welcoming to the LGBT+ community.
If you would like more information about the Pride Picnic or about other events happening at the Tannahill Centre, visit the website: https://www.facebook.com/tannahillcentre.
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