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[[File:Older Cornwall pride.png|thumb|Cornwall Pride logo, combining the [[rainbow flag]] with the flag of [[Cornwall]]]]'''Cornwall Pride''' is an annual LGBT festival held in [[Truro]] in August
[[File: Cornwall pride.png|thumb|A previous Cornwall Pride logo, combining the [[rainbow flag]] with the flag of [[Cornwall]]]]'''Cornwall Pride''' is an annual LGBT festival held in [[Truro]] in August


It began in 2008 when a group of local LGBT people decided to hold an open-air event: the first year's event consisted of a parade through the centre of Truro, followed by a party in Victoria Gardens and an evening event in a marquee on Lemon Quay. The same format has been followed, with increasing numbers of people attending, in subsequent years.<ref>http://www.cornwallpride.com/index.php/about-us/our-history (defunct link June 2023)  Current working link: https://cornwallpride.org/celebrate-pride/ (accessed 26 June 2023) </ref>
It began in 2008 when a group of local LGBT people decided to hold an open-air event: the first year's event consisted of a parade through the centre of Truro, followed by a party in Victoria Gardens and an evening event in a marquee on Lemon Quay. The same format has been followed, with increasing numbers of people attending, in subsequent years.<ref>http://www.cornwallpride.com/index.php/about-us/our-history (defunct link June 2023)  Current working link: https://cornwallpride.org/celebrate-pride/ (accessed 26 June 2023) </ref>

Revision as of 11:35, 26 June 2023

A previous Cornwall Pride logo, combining the rainbow flag with the flag of Cornwall

Cornwall Pride is an annual LGBT festival held in Truro in August

It began in 2008 when a group of local LGBT people decided to hold an open-air event: the first year's event consisted of a parade through the centre of Truro, followed by a party in Victoria Gardens and an evening event in a marquee on Lemon Quay. The same format has been followed, with increasing numbers of people attending, in subsequent years.[1]

References

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  1. http://www.cornwallpride.com/index.php/about-us/our-history (defunct link June 2023) Current working link: https://cornwallpride.org/celebrate-pride/ (accessed 26 June 2023)