A Pride weekend to recollect

With a reported 115,000 guests coming in by way of Brighton Station on Saturday and all occasions thriving, Pride 2025 definitely lived as much as its billing as town’s greatest and brashest occasion.

Setting off proceedings celebrating the range, pleasure and unity of our LGBTQ+ communities was the Pride Community Parade on Saturday morning – winding its method from the seafront to Preston Park by way of a route thronged with supporters of all ages.

Followed by incredible turnouts on the Party on the Park and the revamped Pride Street Party on Saturday and Sunday. It may simply have been the most important ever Brighton & Hove Pride!

On such a busy weekend with some main modifications in place, it’s honest to say not every thing went fully easily. A couple of back-up plans wanted to be introduced in.

In specific had been delays stepping into the Party on the Park and the Pride Street Party on Saturday afternoon, and we be a part of Brighton & Hove Pride in apologising and thanking attendees for his or her persistence.

Changes had been launched at entrance gates for each occasions for Sunday and we’ll work with Pride and our metropolis companions in seeing what classes might be realized for future years.

Thank you to everybody who took half for assist make it actually a weekend match for the ‘Ravishing Rage’ celebration of resilience, spirit, ardour and unity.

Cleaning-up town

We put out further recycling and garbage bins within the metropolis centre, and our Environmental Services staff had been working by way of the weekend cleansing up and emptying bins.

Most of town centre was trying tidy by Monday morning, with the clean-up operation persevering with by way of Monday. The staff collected greater than 37 tonnes of garbage over the weekend.

Particular because of the 300 incredible Tidy Up Team volunteers who rose early on Sunday to affix the seashore clean-up. They collected 280 baggage of garbage and had the central half seashore trying spick and span by late morning.

If you see wherever that wants consideration, please tell us utilizing our on-line request a clean-up type.

Pride organise the clean-up within the footprint of their occasion websites, together with the parade route, Party on the Park and the Pride Street Party in Kemp Town.

They labored onerous to get the Pride Street Party space cleaned and roads re-opened as shortly as attainable. The pack up of the Party on the Park is properly underway and Preston Park is because of be clear by Wednesday.

We remind everybody to get rid of their litter and recycling responsibly each time they’re out having fun with town.

A weekend match for Ravishing Rage

Councillor Birgit Miller, Cabinet Member for Culture, Heritage and Tourism, mentioned: “With so many individuals coming collectively as soon as once more to have fun town’s LGBTQ+ Pride, it actually was a celebration of resilience, spirit, ardour and unity.

“Many because of everybody concerned in organising and operating all of the incredible occasions. And a particular point out to the various volunteers who help Brighton & Hove Pride each within the lead-up and over the weekend. Without them it might not be attainable.

“It is a large planning operation and the work from Pride and companions throughout the council, police, fireplace, well being and plenty of extra made certain it was a protected and enjoyable occasion for everybody.

“There had been a couple of hiccups however we’ll come again collectively over the subsequent few months to take a look at these and plan for an additional superb celebration of town’s LGBTQ+ communities subsequent 12 months.

“I’d additionally prefer to thank our Tidy Up Team volunteers and the Environmental Services and Pride groups who’ve finished an incredible job of cleansing town after an extremely busy weekend.

“And finally, thank you to all our residents and the many visitors who supported Pride and helped make it a weekend to remember!”