The Big Day Out

Monday

THE BIG DAY OUT

Join us for our biggest event of the week!

St Pol in Hebden Bridge will become the centre of our day-long, family friendly, celebration packed with entertainment, bar and stalls.

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Our Pride Main Stage will be hosted by the incomparable Jenny Wilson and her cornucopia of characters including Mysti Valentine and Glynda the Good Witch. Jenny will be presenting a great line-up of local talent including:

• Thee Windom Earles — equal parts garage scuzz, rockabilly lunacy and fever-dream surf-a-go-go.

• Elle Mary — dark, electric, spidery noir-rock.

• SheChoir Singing original arrangements of pop, rock, indie, r&b and more.

• Izak Wilkinson — an acoustic jukebox!

• Local folk singer Molly Tilston.

• Bazzmatazz dance troupe back with a new performance ‘Show Warriors’.

• Singer/songwriter Trixxi Corish.

• Scottish dancing from The Gay Gordons.

• D*I*S*C*O DJ Red Helen.

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Thee Windom Earles

When Saturday 11th August, 11am – 6pm* Where St. Pol Square Car Park Price Free

Jenny Wilson

Izak Wilkinson

SheChoir

Elle Mary

Bazzmatazz

*Precise timings and acts to be confirmed/subject to change. Please supervise children at all times.

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The Waterfront Hall of the Town Hall will offer a wide range of information stalls where people will be able to talk and get advice on matters relating to LGBT+ issues. These will include:

• Barnardos’ Positive Identities Service, offering information and advice for young people who want to know more about what it is to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or questioning.

• The Brunswick Centre: offering rapid HIV testing in a discreet and completely confidential environment.

• Over the Rainbow: A local group for the older LGBT+ community.

• Unison Yorkshire & Humberside LGBT Group. Fighting discrimination and prejudice for its members.

• Yorkshire Mesmac Leeds (West Yorkshire Queer Stories), one of the oldest sexual health organisations in the country.

• West Yorkshire Police: Our local police force, working towards reducing hate crime.

• LGBT Foundation: Providing a wide range of support services to LGBT people.

• Keighley LGBT+ group

When Saturday 11th August, 11am – 4pm Where Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall Price Free

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Bourgeois and Maurice Come to the Cabaret Workshop (no experience necessary)...

Led by Happy Valley Pride headliners Bourgeois & Maurice, intheir daytime guises of George Heyworth and Liv Morris, thisworkshop will look at the fundamentals of drag and cabaretand help you create your own act.

Over the course of three hours you’ll explore improvisation,creating characters, using make-up and playing with gender,culminating in an off-the-cuff ‘variety show’ sharing.

This workshop is open to performers and non-performers of allages and levels of experience. Come with an open mind and beready to unleash your inner alter ego!

About Bourgeois & Maurice

Recently celebrating 10 years in the business with theirshow Style Over Substance – A 10 Year Retro-Speculative,Bourgeois & Maurice are one of UK’s most subversiveand innovative musical acts. Blending the line betweencontemporary cabaret, alternative comedy and prancingaround in sequins, their work has been seen around theglobe from New York to Belgrade, from a converted publictoilet to the Royal Opera House.

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When Saturday 11thAugust, 12pm – 3pmWhere The Space,Hebden Bridge TownHallPrice £20

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Peter Tatchell

Happy Valley Pride is honoured to welcome back our patron Peter Tatchell for a third year. In this talk Peter discusses how the battle for LGBT+ rights was won, how it changed the LGBT+ mindset from victims to victors — and, in the process, how it made Britain a more liberal, tolerant society for everyone.

Tickets to this event are free and available on a first come, first served basis.

When Saturday 11th August, 2pm Where The Little Theatre Price Free

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Kate O’Donnell “Hayley and me”

Coronation Street’s Hayley Cropper appeared in our livingrooms three times a week. Though well loved, she wasslightly overlooked.

Bringing Hayley back into the limelight, this cabaret takesa nostalgic look at the impact of this classic character, herplace in trans history and the relationship between herCoronation Street storylines and their relationship to Kate’sown journey. Expect visuals, a little audience interaction, alot of Spice Girls and a very iconic anorak.

Written and performed by award-winning transgenderperformer, activist, theatre and cabaret maker, KateO’Donnell, Hayley & Me explores the themes of visibility,expectations, LGBT+ progress, escapism and a lack ofvisible role models or a “rule book” for transgender people.

When Saturday 11th August, 5pm – 5.30pm Where The Little Theatre Price £5

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