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Penarth Pier
Penarth is a seaside town in the Vale of Glamorgan.

The Victorian pier was reopened after extensive renovation in 2013.[1]

LGBT history

The writer Graham Robertson went to school in Penarth.

In 2015, Fern Coslett from Penarth set up set up "the UK’s first fashion focused LGBT+ clothing brand".[2]

The Penarth Pier Pavilion has screened a series of short films from Iris Prize, Wales’ International LGBT Film Festival.[3]

References

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-24182171 Clare Gabriel, "Revamped Penarth pier pavilion opens doors again" BBC News, 22 September 2013
  2. Anthony Lewis, "Penarthian launches UK's first LGBT clothing brand". Penarth Times, 11 December 2015
  3. http://www.penarthpavilion.co.uk/cinema/bfi-love-season-weekend-iris-prize-love-bites