# BLACKPOOL PRIDE FESTIVAL

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1157508
- **Other names:** BPF, Pride Blackpool
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 17, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1157508


## Contact

- **Address:** Renaissance-UK, 102 Dickson Road, Blackpool
- **Postcode:** FY1 2BU
- **Phone:** 07736 849162
- **Email:** chair@blackpoolpride.org
- **Website:** www.blackpoolpride.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ACROSS BLACKPOOL, WYRE AND FYLDE (THE ARE OF BENEFIT) BY:- (A)IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROMOTING AND STAGING AN ANNUAL LGBT FESTIVAL WITH ADDITIONAL SMALLER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL LGBT BUSINESS AND VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY; (B)CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; (C)UNITING THE LGBT COMMUNITY, TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, SO THEY CAN FEEL SAFE, WELCOMED AND PROUD TO BE THEMSELVES AT OUR EVENTS; (D)ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING GENERAL AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACING THE LIVES OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; (E)ASSOCIATING WITH VOLUNTARY, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANISATIONS TO DEVELOP AND MAXIMISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHARITY FOR LGBT PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; AND(F)APPLYING CAPITAL OR REVENUE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHARITIES OR CHARITABLE PROJECTS, THAT SUPPORT THE LGBT COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL, IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETINGS, FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT. LGBT STANDS FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, AND REFERS TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT, BOTH PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS UNDER THE EQUALITY ACT 2010 (HTTP://WWW.HOMEOFFICE.GOV.UK/EQUALITIES/EQUALITY-ACT/).

**Activities:** To hold an annual LGBT Blackpool Pride Festival and other associated fundraising events. The Festival is an inclusive two day event and includes entertainment and market stalls.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** ACROSS BLACKPOOL, WYRE AND FYLDE
- Blackpool





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Sara Cheston** | Chair | Aug. 17, 2023 |
| Angela Louise Buckley |  | Aug. 17, 2023 |
| Victoria Louise Roberts |  | Aug. 31, 2023 |




