Pride on Sea

08/10/2024

Happy International Le***an Day to all you amazing Le***ans out there 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

Today, we celebrate the incredible le***an community that enriches our local area. From the inspiring stories of those who champion visibility and inclusion to the everyday acts of kindness that strengthen our bonds, your impact is immense.

Together, we continue to build a welcoming, inclusive community where everyone’s voice is heard and respected. Let’s uplift each other, share our stories, and proudly celebrate our diverse identities.

We'd love to hear your stories, so comment and tag and let us know what International Le***an Day means to you ✨

Happy International Le***an Day to all! Keep shining brightly. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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01/10/2024

Huge Thank You to Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council for once again supporting Pride for 2025.

Congratulations to all the other groups and projects who were also awarded a grant. Support like this ensures that there is a diverse range of community events and activities that bring the whole community together.

We rely on the support of grant applications, sponsorship and donations to ensure a safe, inclusive, free to attend Pride for the whole community. If you or your business are looking to get involved in your local grassroots Pride on Sea for 2025, why not drop us a message. We have sponsorship packages for all budgets and are looking for fabulous partners to bring Pride-on-Sea 2025 to life 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️







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Local groups in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge have this week shared a £6,483 boost from the Town Council during its latest community grants hand-out, but councillors warned they are having to scale back the funds available.

01/09/2024

Congratulations BOSfest. Cracking weekend as always 🌈

29/07/2024

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨ Well, what did you think?

👇🏻 Feedback request, link below

🌈 Another year is over, and we were thrilled you were able to join us

😊 We are proud to be a Grassroots Community Pride, organised by the community, for the community, no matter how you identify. We are always looking for ways to make Pride-on-Sea the best it can be and we need your feedback!

💫 We want to know what you liked, what you didn't like, what we can do to make Pride-on-Sea the highlight of your Pride Calendar. Whether you joined us as a stallholder, on the stage, as a guest or were just passing through, all your feedback is valuable to us to be able to bring you a great quality, safe event that everyone can enjoy

The survey takes as little as 2 minutes, and there are text boxes on each question so feel free to add as much or as little as you like

👉 https://forms.gle/VfjnkUy8hKCuKCFb6

28/07/2024

🌈 We've finished packing away the feather boas, toilet roll and hi-viz from this year, but before we go we wanted to say a few thank you. We really couldn't do this without the support from a whole range of people for lots of different reasons

Our Sponsors for their huge genorosity:
Somerset Community Foundation
Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council
The Victoria Hotel (and the venue for our After Party)
Admiral Life
One Stop
Unison Somerset Local Government and Community Branch
NUJ
GH Tyres

All the local business who gave us £20, or raffle prizes or put a poster up, thank you

Kai Ryder Martin and Steve for everything!
Bev from Eat festivals for all our legals
Graham and Peter for sorting our t-shirts and running the merch stall
Jayne for getting posters everywhere!

All our acts for an amazing afternoon of entertainment:
Aida H Dee The Storytime Drag Queen
The Boot Hill All Stars
Jolene Dover
Corky
Nicholas H***e
On the Case
Helen Scott, our unflappable host who on hearing we were missing our opening act who was stuck in traffic, pulled an unscheduled set right out of her back pocket!
Ryder Emcee
Steve M
Leyline Records

Our Food providers:
Country Bumpkins Catering (Mollie, and in particular Jack who chased me across Manor Gardens to make sure I'd eaten)
Pop's Thai Kitchen (and for feeding some of the crew)

Our amazing Bar Team, Lee and Gill (aka 'The Parentals') and Nom

All of our stalls for incredible local craft, advice and amazing stories:

SWISH
Crafty Teacup
Belles Beads
B.L.I.S.S.
Mind in Somerset
Somewhere House
Unite South West
Sams Fudge
Amys Crystals and Crafts
Unison
Pretty Things
Somerset Wildlife Trust
Harmony Rain Holistic Therapies
Create You Art
Somerset Libraries

NBS - Sound Reinforcement for our stage and sound
DBD Group Services ltd for, well.......amazing security (And providing medical for the march which meant walking 2.5miles with an oxygen tank!)
Brandon Hire for our toilets

Pride Pics for coming and taking amazing pictures for us
Alex for coming with his camera

Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Carnival for once again providing marshalling support for the March

All our voluteers who waited at our march pick up points and walked with us

Sharon and the chaplaincy team who were with us for the day

The Bell Ringers at St Andrew's Church, Burnham-on-Sea for ringing in the March

Holley and Steer, WaterMark and St Andrews for sorting parking for our stall holders and acts

Mike for the loan of the extra Gazebos

Zoe and Goads for sticking around and picking up litter after everyone else had gone

And lastly to all of you for your support, sharing and liking our posts and making Pride what it really should be, a community event for the whole community 🌈

Thank you from the whole team
Andy, Bev, Fyre, Kate, Laura and Ruth

28/07/2024

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Thank you to Pride Pics UK for joining us again yesterday, very humbled by your words

What a lot of amazing memories made. This really does go to show what a fantastic community we have in Highbridge and Burnham-on-Sea, because it really wouldn't be possible without all of you 🌈

If you've still got some energy in you, why not pop over to Glastonbury Pride today for another fantastic Somerset Pride

27/07/2024

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Pride-on Sea maybe over in Manor Gardens, but the after party is going strong at The Victoria Hotel

🍻 we’ve popped in after clearing the site for a cheeky half

🔊🎤 The tunes are banging with Steve M and Kai Ryder Martin Leyline Records Hirize and DJ Steph

27/07/2024

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride-on-Sea!

We are in fully swing with On the Case on the main stage and Drag Queen Story Hour UK in the Stalls Area!

There still time to come down, the bar is still stocked, we’ve still got some fantastic acts lined up and Aida H Dee will be back for another story hour at 3ish……

27/07/2024

Our bar is fully stocked and ready to go! Come see us from 12 noon when the fun begins 🏳️‍🌈🍺🏳️‍⚧️

26/07/2024

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨ We are doing the all the final checks to bring you an awesome FREE to attend Pride tomorrow. 🙌 Put your hands up if you are joining us!

🌈 You don't need a ticket, its free to attend and everyone is welcome. Just bring your authentic self and positive vibes

We've got a huge range of Stalls (list at the bottom of this post). Why not give us a little comment below to let us know who you are looking forward to seeing

🥁 You can join our March from Highbridge Station, meeting 10am for a 10.30 start
We pick up at Apex park at 11am for an 11.10 depart
We pick up at the Esplanade by the jetty at 11.25 for an 11.35 depart

🔊 Our entertainment starts on the main stage at 12pm

🍻 We've got a fully stocked bar, all profits go straight back into Pride for next year. If you bring your own, no glass please 🚫

💃🕺🪩 And if that is not enough, and you fancy going out-out after Pride, join the official after party at The Victoria Hotel from 7pm!

🌈 You don't need a ticket, its free to attend and everyone is welcome. Just bring your authentic self and positive vibes

p.s. we've got all our fingers and toes crossed, we've done a little dance, and we *think* that big, bright, hot, yellow thing in the sky may be joining us 😎 (trying hard not to jinx it 🤞)

List of the stalls joining us:
Somerset Wildlife Trust
Create You Art
Somewhere House
Sams Fudge
Somerset Libraries
Mind in Somerset
SWISH
Amy’s Crystals and Crafts
Belles Beads
Harmony Rain Holistic Therapies
Crafty Teacup
Unite
Bliss
Pretty Things
Merch Stall
Chaplincy
One Stop
Unison South West
Country Bumpkins
Pops Thai Kitchen

25/07/2024

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈 Don't forget St Andrew's Church, Burnham-on-Sea are holding a Service of Welcome this evening at 7pm.

All are welcome

24/07/2024

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨Are you Pride ready? Have you got your After Party Plans Sorted?

🪩💃🕺 Going Out, Out after Pride? The Victoria Hotel are hosting the official afterparty with Kai Ryder Martin and Steve M Leyline Records

👕Theres still time to grab a T-Shirt from Sea Breeze in Victoria Street (cash only) and we'll have a Merch Stall where you can get Bucket Hats, Sunglasses, Lanyards, Window Stickers, badges and more! Don't fancy Merch, but like what we do and want to contribute? Why not contibute to our Crowdfunder: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/pride-on-sea

We rely on the genorosity of Local Businesses, both big and small to help make Pride-on-Sea and our Pride March free to attend, not just for this year, but for future years.

We are very grateful to all the Businesses who contributed money, whatever the amount, but also raffle prizes and displyed our posters. We'll make the full list available after Pride

Special Mention to the following businesses:

The Victoria Hotel for their genourous donation, but also for hosting our Afterparty with Ryder Emcee and Steve M. Thanks to Gary and team for making it happen. What a way to round out Pride? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

One Stop for a genonorous donation and they will be joining us on the day, so pop along and say hi

for a donation, and they will also be joining us on the day

NJU for a donation

GH Tyres for the donation

It all makes a huge difference to be able to put on a community event that is inclusive, welcoming for all (regardless how you identify) but most of all free to attend. Thank you to everyone who contributed 🌈

23/07/2024

🏳️‍🌈🌈 Did we tell you Pride-on-Sea is happening this Saturday 😱

💫 While you all bring the sparkle, there are a number of people who make the magic happen behind the scenes, and we wouldn't be able to put on a quality, safe event for you all to enjoy without their services or expertise

🔊 NBS - Sound Reinforcement are back again this year providing the Sound and Stage

🪪 DBD Group Services ltd are providing our security this year

🎠 Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Carnival are once again helping to Marshall our March

🚻 Brandon Hire are providing our toilets

The amazing eat Festivals who keep us legal, keep us on track, give us handy pointers and guidance, suggest contacts and supliers, book Toilets.....

We've had countless voluteers help get our posters up and about around both of our towns, special shoutout to Kai, Steve and Janye 🙌

We've got some amazing people helping us on our March, and to set up and help us out on the day in Manor Gardens. We've got super supporters who comment, like and share our posts. This really is a Grassroots Pride, by the community, for the community, and we couldn't be more proud of all of you 🌈

We can't wait to celebrate with you all this weekend 🎉

22/07/2024

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨ Are you coming on Saturday? Its free, you don't need a ticket, everyones invited and we can't wait!!

Looking for some refreshments on the day! Well have we got more than a treat for you.....

🍜 We're welcoming back the fabulous Pop's Thai Kitchen for delicious, proper authentic Thai

🌯 We've also got the amazing Country Bumpkins Catering serving up hearty food either home grown or locally sourced

We're just drooling already.....If you can't find us on the day, we'll be eating our way round Manor Gardens

🍻 We've got own Bar this year where you'll be able to get a selection of soft and alcoholic drinks

♻️ We are plastic free, so will have paper cups for anything poured. Feel free to bring your own reusable cups (no glass please)

20/07/2024

🚨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ There's just one week to go until we welcome you all to Pride-on-Sea 2024!

Its free entry, and everyones invited 🌈

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️The Wait Is Over! Introducing the Pride-on-Sea 2024 Lineup 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

🌈 ARE YOU READY? 🌈

We’re thrilled to announce our spectacular lineup for Pride-on-Sea 2024! Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of love, diversity, and community.💕✨

🎵 Headline Act: The Boot Hill All Stars If you love your music Banjo/Guitar filled you are going to love The Boot Hill All Stars

🎤 Supporting Acts: On the Case and Corky Rock to the beats of On the Case and relive the magic with crowd favourite, the one and only Corky.

👑 Dazzling Queens: Aida H Dee The Storytime Drag Queen and Jolene Dover Our fabulous queens will leave you spellbound

🎙️ Local: Burnham-on-Sea’s very own stars, Kai Ryder Martin and Steve Matthews An-X-Ception, Shuffle, will showcase their incredible skills

🌟 Hosted by: Your Le***an Big Sis, Helen Scott who will guide us through the festivities https://www.instagram.com/helenscottuk/

🎪 More Excitement Awaits: Explore our vibrant stalls, indulge in delicious food, and let the kids have a blast with family-friendly activities. Don’t miss the Drag Queen Story Hour—it’s a highlight!

🏳️‍🌈 Pride March: starting at 10:30 AM from Highbridge Station. We’re collaborating once again with Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Carnival to ensure a safe and joyful experience.

🎉 Official After-Party: at The Victoria Hotel Keep the celebration going! As if the Pride on Sea stage wasn't enough, we are so excited that Kai Ryder Martin and Steve W will host the first ever official after-party🎉 A huge shoutout to Kai, Steve, Gary and the team for making it happen!

🌟 Stay Tuned for More: We’ve got exciting surprises leading up to Pride so be sure to follow our page for updates—you won’t want to miss a thing! We're excited to introduce you properly to everyone joining us, from acts, to stalls, to community groups, to sponsors and we may well announce one or two extra surprises

🛍️ Get Your Pride Merch: We are very Proud to be supported by the excellent eat Festivals. Join us at eat Burnham-on-Sea on May 25th. We’ll have all the details, and it’s the perfect opportunity to snag your Pride T-Shirts to gear up for the big day! We can't wait to meet you all and let you know what we've been up to

19/07/2024

🏝️ We are offically in the school holidays, which means theres not long to go until Pride-on-Sea a week Saturday 27th July in Manor Gardens 12pm-6pm

If you are looking for something, fun, inclusive and family friendly, we've got it all! And the best bit is everyone is invited

Why not catch Drag Queen Story Hour UK in the Kids area at 1pm and 3pm, and again on the Main Stage at 2.15pm?

We've got a diverse range of acts and stalls, and entry is FREE!

Give us a little comment to let us know you are coming along! We can't wait to see you all 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨

16/07/2024

🥁 Pride is a Protest! And you can join our March on the 27 July

We'll be meeting at Highbridge Station at 10am ready for a 10.30 start. This is a perfect opportunity to travel by Train if you are coming from out of the area Severnside Community Rail Partnership

We'll be escorted by our friends over at Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Carnival for the second year. They will be making sure we stick to the official route and follow the Green Cross Code. Traffic won't stop for the majority of the route, but we do have contingency plans by St Andrew's Church, Burnham-on-Sea should we need to get you all across safely.

Here are our pick up points for this year:

Highbridge Station - Meet at 10am for a 10.30am depart
Apex carpark - Meet at 11am for a 11.10am depart
Esplanade by the Jetty - 11.25am for a 11.35

You can see this accessible video to see the route, the pick up points and areas that might be a little challenging. Don't forget you can book a mobility scooter and a number of different local shops if you need a little hand.

Its getting close now, everyone is welcome and we can't wait to see you all 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨

15/07/2024

👕 Want a T-shirt ready for Pride-on-Sea on the 27 July in Manor Gardens?

🌊 The fabulous Sea Breeze in Victoria Street now have Pride-on-Sea T-shirts in stock and you can pick one up NOW! Go, go, go. (Cash only please) Huge thanks to super supporters Graham and Peter who have gone the extra mile to arrange for our t-shirts again this year

We'll have our stall open in Manor Gardens so you can pick your Official Pride-on-Sea Merch on the day, all profits go into the fund to put on another great Pride not just this year, but future years.

And we aren't stopping there! You are in for a treat because we have all these amazing people joining us in the stalls areas in case you want a sweet treat, advice or information, craft activities, a safe space, gifts, solidarity or just a natter:

One Stop
Unison
Pretty Things
Crafty Teacup
Belles Beads
Amys Cystals and Crafts
Sams Fudge
Harmony Rain Holistic Therapies
Somerset Wildlife Trust
Somewhere House
Somerset Libraries
WI
Mind in Somerset
SWISH
Unite
B.L.I.S.S.

And Create You will have some activities in the Kids area

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨ We can't wait to see you all ✨🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈