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DONCASTER PRIDE WINS AWARD Hot on the heels of the most successful Doncaster Pride ever, organisers have now released news that they have been recognised by SME News as the Most Innovative Charity in the recent Yorkshire and The Humber Awards for 2017. Chair of Doncaster Pride Jenny Dewsnap said of the award: “This year’s event broke all records and predictions with crowd number being the best ever; and now we’ve received news of the award – it’s
been quite a summer for us! What’s great about the award is that it recognises us as a business and for a group of volunteers that’s so rewarding.” The Pride event, the eleventh held in the town, saw well in excess of ten thousand visitors over the day and draws crowds from not just the LGBT+ community but families, friends and allies as well as those who just want to attend a great event. Live music follows a parade through the town centre and this year people
lined the route of the colourful procession as it wound its way through the town centre. Doncaster Pride is totally self-funded and works with sponsors Unison, DCLT, St Leger Homes and local bars including The Hallcross and Flares. They have a growing business following too with many local businesses supporting the parade and helping deliver the event, these include Doncaster Sheffield Airport, Ikea, the Co-op, Doncaster
Council, The Regent Hotel, The Danum Mercure Hotel and Haart Estate Agents to name but a few. Jenny concluded “Ten years on from the first Pride event in Doncaster we have come a long way, both in terms of the changes seen in the LGBT community but also as an event and a business. We hope to continue to grow and support not just the community we represent but also Doncaster. It’s important to us people from across the UK see Doncaster
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in a positive light and there’s no better way to do this than put it on the map for the right reasons. People travel to Doncaster for our pride – they spend their money, fill our hotels and enjoy a great Doncaster day out. We hope to attract more businesses to get on board in the coming months so that 2018 we can continue to break our own records.”
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