Birmgham Gay Pri 2023: dat, para, route - misterb&b

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• EXPRS & STARHOMENEWSSPORTENTERTAMENTSERVICNOTIFITN SETTGSSUBSCRIBE TO ONE OR ALL NOTIFITN SOURC OM THIS ONE PLACE.NEWSLETTERSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S TOP STORI SENT DIRECTLY TO YOU.SIGN ME UPNEWSALL NEWS COST OF LIVGLOL HUBSCRIMEPOLICSHEALTHBSEDUTNVOICFEATURENVIRONMENTMORE UK NEWSNOSTALGIAPROPERTYTRANSPORTMOTORSWORLD NEWSVIRAL NEWSFEED A FAYSPONSORED ARTICLFD NEWS FOR YOUR TOWNBIRMGHAMBIRMGHAMSUTTON COLDFIELDBIRMGHAM PRI KICKS OFF A WEEKEND OF CELEBRATN WH EE MUNY EVENTBY ADAM SMHBIRMGHAMPUBLISHED: MAY 26, 2023LAST UPDATED: MAY 31, 2023BIRMGHAM WILL BE AWASH WH ALL OF THE RNIVAL THIS WEEKEND AS THE CY'S PRI FTIVAL TAK CENTRE STAGE.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER!SIGN UPTHE PRI MARCH WILL BE A HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEKENDSTARTG TODAY (FRIDAY) WH A EE MUNY EVENT SMHFIELD THE ANNUAL LGBTQ+ FTIVAL, SUPPORTED BY HSBC, WILL SEE STARS OM MIC, SCREEN AND STAGE PERFORM ACROSS MULTIPLE VENU THE CY.ON SATURDAY THE TRADNAL MARCH WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE CY CENTRE AND GAY QUARTER ON SATURDAY AMID THREE DAYS OF CELEBRATN, REFLECTN, AND ACTIVISM ACROSS TWO S AND SIX STAG.THE MA STAGE, SPONSORED BY JAGUAR, WILL BE HEADLED BY THE SUGABAB WH CAT BURNS, SAMANTHA MUMBA, DRAG RACE UK WNER DANNY BEARD AND THEN GABRIELLE AND BWCHED ON SUNDAY.THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S FTIVAL IS ‘POWER PRI’ RPONSE TO RISG LGBTQ+ HATE CRIM, PECIALLY AGAST THOSE THE TRANS MUNY, THE UK, AND THE TRODUCTN OF ANTI LGBTQ+ POLICY AND LEGISLATN ACROSS THE GLOBE.EVENT ANISER LAWRENCE BARTON MENTED, “IT IS NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER, THAT WE UNE WH THE WIR MUNY AND SEEK PROPER JTICE AND EQUALY FOR OUR MUNY. THERE SHOULD BE NO ROOM SOCIETY FOR HATRED AND EQUALY,"BIRMGHAM PRI SEEKS TO CHALLENGE THE JTIC FACED BY OUR MUNY AND STANDS SOLIDARY WH OUR GLOBAL LGBTQ + FAY. OUR PARA THIS YEAR IS GROUND-BREAKG AND WILL BE REPRENTED BY OVER EIGHT THOAND PEOPLE OM OUR MUNY AND SEEN BY AROUND A HUNDRED THOAND PEOPLE THE HEART OF THE CY. I HOPE EVERYONE ATTENDG HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY PRI.”JENNIFER STRYBEL, CHIEF OPERATG OFFICER OF HSBC UK, SAID: "AS A BS WHICH LLS THE WT MIDLANDS OUR HOME, WE’RE EXCEPTNALLY PROUD TO SUPPORT BIRMGHAM PRI ONCE AGA."AS ONE OF THE UNTRY’S LARGT BANKS, WE’RE MTED TO E OUR POSN SOCIETY TO SUPPORT DIVERSY AND CLN ALL S FORMS. WE’RE BUILDG HSBC UK TO A PLACE WHERE WE N ALL BRG OUR WHOLE SELV TO WORK AND WHERE ALL OUR CTOMERS FEEL FORTABLE BANKG WH . WE LOOK FORWARD TO G TOGETHER CELEBRATN AND SOLIDARY WH BIRMGHAM’S LGBTQ+ MUNY THIS BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND.”FRANIS DOSSA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND STAABILY AT JLR SAID: “I AM LIGHTED THE JAGUAR BRAND IS SUPPORTG THE MA STAGE OF BIRMGHAM PRI FOR A SEND YEAR AND THAT JLR WILL AGA HAVE A LARGE PRENCE WH OVER 100 EMPLOYE AND TWO OF OUR VEHICL THE PARA.OUR JLR PRIDE EMPLOYEE WORK HAS TAKEN PART THE EVENT FOR FIVE YEARS NOW AND S OF SIGNIFINT IMPORTANCE TO ME, AS A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND -SPONSOR OF THE D&I IATIV AT JLR.“I FEEL PARTICULARLY PROUD TO BE WORKG FOR A PANY THAT ENURAG EMPLOYE TO BRG THEIR THENTIC SELV TO WORK. TOGETHER WH OUR LLEAGU AND OUR 14 EMPLOYEE-LED WORKS & ALLI, WE ARE TRANSFORMG TO A TLY CLIVE PLACE OF WORK.”FOR MORE RMATN ABOUT PRI, AND FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TICKETS, WHICH ST OM £44 PER DAY, VIS .TODAY'S BIG FREE COMMUNY EVENT AT THE MA STAGE SE THE RETURN OF EE ENTERTAMENT AT PRI, WHICH WAS EE ALL WEEKEND BEFORE BEG SO POPULAR ANISERS NEED TO VER SECURY STS AND ENSURE EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS IS SAFE.A SPOKMAN FOR PRI SAID: "WE ARE LIGHTED TO SEE THE RETURN OF THE BIG FREE COMMUNY EVENT ON THE MA STAGE AT SMHFIELD LIVE, CLUDG PERFORMANC OM QUEER PERFORMERS, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, LIVE MIC, AND THE NDLELIGHT VIGIL."THE BIG FREE COMMUNY EVENTS, ALONG WH THE PARA AND OTHER EE ACTIVY WH THE CY ENSUR THAT BIRMGHAM PRI REMAS CLIVE AND ACCSIBLE."LIFE+ CHARY FOUNR DAVID KUCZORA SAID: "IT IS GREAT THERE IS STILL A EE ELEMENT TO PRI, A LOT OF REMEMBER WHEN WAS A TOTALLY EE EVENT BUT GREW SO BIG SECURY STS OBVLY WENT UP."BUT THE EE MUNY EVENT MEANS PEOPLE WHO N AFFORD TICKETS N STILL EXPERIENCE PRI."THE FUN STARTS AT 6PM BUT REVELLERS WILL HAVE TO GET THEIR EE TICKET OM THE BIRMGHAM PRI WEBSE.BIRMGHAMLOL HUBSNEWSBY ADAM SMHREPORTERSENR REPORTER FOR THE EXPRS & STAR.MOST READ
• BIRMGHAM PRI ACCSIBILY POLICY: 2023BIRMGHAM PRI HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGT AND MOST VIBRANT PRIS THE UK SCE 1997 WH 1000’S OF PARTICIPANTS TAKG PART THE PARA 2019. BIRMGHAM PRI IS MTG TO CLIVY AND ACCS, WH THE AIM OF ACHIEVG A ‘GOLD STANDARD’ OF ACCSIBILY ACRDG TO ATTU IS EVERYTHG’S CHARTER OF BT PRACTICE BY 2024. THE PARATHE 2023 PRI PARA WILL LEAVE OM CENTENARY SQUARE, MARCH ALONG NEW STREET, THEN UP HIGH STREET, BEFORE TURNG ONTO CARRS LANE. IT THEN FOLLOWS ST MARTS QUEENSWAY (WHICH BE SMALL BROOK QUEENSWAY) TO HURST STREET WHERE WILL END NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE LGBTIQ VILLAGE STREET PARTY. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 LONG, AND TAK ABOUT 45MS OM START TO FISH GIVEN THE SLOW MOVG NATURE OF THE PARA, WHICH WILL HAVE A LOT OF STOPS AND STARTS. FROM START TO END THE PARA HAS A STRONG STREET PARTY ASPECT. YOU N EXPECT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AT THE GATHERG POT AND, AS SUCH, NOISE, MIC OM THE FLOATS, AND EXCED, JOYFUL CROWDS OF MARCHERS. WE SUGGT YOU MAKE SURE YOU BRG ANY AIDS YOU REQUIRE TO HELP MANAGE CROWDS, SUCH AS EAR PLUGS, HEADPHON, PANNS / PERSONAL ASSISTANTS, STIM TOYS, GROUNDG AIDS, AND NSIR EX STRATEGI ADVANCE. THE EXCHANGE BUILDG ON CENTENARY SQUARE HAS OFFERED SOME QUIET SPACE SHOULD YOU REQUIRE , AND THE BIRMGHAM LIBRARY, BY ’S NATURE, IS OFTEN QUIETER. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL PARK BEHD THE REP AND THE LIBRARY WH BENCH IF REQUIRED. THE MAJORY OF THE PARA ROUTE IS LED A FEW PEOPLE EP WH SPECTATORS THAT CHEER, WAVE FLAGS AND TAKE PHOTOS. OUR SECURY TEAM L THE ROUTE AND WILL BE THERE TO ASSIST IF REQUIRED. PLEASE ACTION BEE OF THE NATURE OF THE PARA THE START TIME N OFTEN BE LAYED, AND WE RELEASE WALKG GROUPS/FLOATS ONE AT A TIME A PRETERMED ORR. IT’S WISE TO BE PREPARED TO SPEND SOME TIME WAG, PECIALLY IF YOUR GROUP IS ONE OF THE LAST GROUPS TO LEAVE. CONSIR BRGG ANY REHMENTS AND AIDS REQUIRED TO HELP YOU WA THAT YOU (AND ANY ASSISTANCE ANIMALS) MIGHT NEED.IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE PARA AT ANY POT JT EXPLA TO OUR SECURY STAFF WHO WILL MAKE SURE YOU N EX THROUGH THE BARRIERS.THE PARA FOLLOWS STREETS WHICH ARE WHEELCHAIR ACCSIBLE. THERE ARE A UPLE OF POTS WHERE CROSS CLOSED ROADS BUT THERE ARE LOWERED CURBS. THERE ARE ACCSIBLE AND CHANGG PLAC TOILETS AT THE FOLLOWG POTS ALONG THE ROUTE. THE VAST MAJORY REQUIRE A RADAR KEY, AND WE SUGGT YOU BRG YOUR OWN.CENTENARY SQUARE: THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BIRMGHAM LIBRARY, AND BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR OF THE EXCHANGE BUILDGBIRMGHAM NEW STREET STATN: NEAR THE LEFT LUGGAGE ON THE GROUND FLOOR (ACCSIBLE OM NEW STREET AND SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY ENTRANC)BULLRG SHOPPG CENTRE: ACCSIBLE TOILETS ON THE FAR LEFT AND RIGHT SIS THE GROUND (MOORE STREET AND SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY ENTRANC) AND 1ST FLOOR. A CHANGG PLAC TOILET IS AVAILABLE OPPOSE SELIDG ON THE 2ND FLOOR (THE ENTRANCE AT NEW STREET LEVEL), AND N BE ACCSED BY LIFT IF YOU ENTER AT SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY, HOWEVER OM THERE THE NEW STREET STATN TOILET IS CLOSER.THERE ARE NO PUBLIC BENCH AT THE PARA FISH POT, SO IF YOU ANTICIPATE NEEDG TO RT WE SUGGT PLANNG SOMEWHERE TO GO ADVANCE SO YOU DON’T NEED TO SEARCH WHEN TIRED &/OR SORE. WATCHG THE PARA“THE PARA CUTS THROUGH THE HEART OF BIRMGHAM ON A SATURDAY. IT ATTRACTS BOTH LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE E TO WATCH AND SHOW SUPPORT, AS WELL AS LOL ONLOOKERS. THE SPECTATORS ARE A MASSIVE PART OF THE PARA HELPG TO REFLECT AND SPREAD JOY AND LOVE.  THE SECTN NNG ALONG NEW STREET & THE HIGH STREET – PECIALLY NEAR THE BULLRG – IS OFTEN THE BIT AND N BE TIGHTLY PACKED, AT LEAST A UPLE OF ROWS OF PEOPLE EP, WH SHOPPERS NAVIGATG BEHD THEM.THE QUIETT AREAS ARE FURTHER ALONG THE PARA ROUTE, UALLY ALONG ST MARTS QUEENSWAY/SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY. WE SUGGT ARRIVG EARLIER, AND BRGG YOUR ACCS AIDS. FOR EXAMPLE; A PORTABLE SEAT, NOISE FENRS, OR A PANN TO HELP MAKE MORE FORTABLE FOR YOU. ACCSIBLE AND CHANGG PLAC TOILETS ARE AVAILABLE AT BIRMGHAM NEW STREET STATN AND THE BULLRG, IF YOU NEED ACCS TO THE NSIR ENSURG YOU ARE ON THE SAME SI OF THE PARA ROUTE AS THEY ARE TO AVOID DIFFICULTI CROSSG WHEN ’S FULL FLOW.”CARER’S TICKETSIF YOU REQUIRE A RER’S TICKET WE HAVE A DITED FORM YOU N ACCS HERETO APPLY FOR A EE TICKET FOR YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT/RER, YOU NEED TO DO THE FOLLOWG:PURCHASE YOUR/THE DISABLED CTOMER’S TICKET. GO TO OUR EVENTREE PAGE AND FILL THE FORM TO APPLY FOR ONE AND UPLOAD EVINCE OF NEED. CLICK HEREWE ACCEPT A WI ARRAY OF EVINCE AS WE ARE AWARE THERE IS NO REGISTER OF DISABLED PEOPLE, AND NOT ALL DISABLED PEOPLE ARE RECEIPT OF CERTA FANCIAL SUPPORT. SOME EXAMPL OF EVINCE WE WILL ACCEPT CLU; PROOF OF DISABILY BENEFS (OR PROOF YOU ARE THE APPLITN STAGE), SNS OF A BLUE BADGE (BACK SI), EVINCE OF PURCHASE OF DISABILY AIDS & ADAPTATNS, EVINCE OF EMPLOYG PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OR OF YOUR RER’S RERS ALLOWANCE/ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANY OF THE THEN PLEASE STILL FILL THE FORM AND GET NTACT WH BY EMAIL () AND WE N CHAT WH YOU AND WORK SOMETHG OUT.IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EVINCE AVAILABLE TO UPLOAD, THEN YOU N BRG SOME WH YOU ON THE DAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSU AT THE GATE, THEN ASK THEM TO NTACT EHER THE ACCS TEAM OR THE ACCS LEAD. THIS MIGHT VOLVE SOME WAG, SO IS BY FAR EASIT TO UPLOAD EVINCE ADVANCE.THE FTIVALTHE MA STAGE IS NOW LOTED AT THE SMHFIELD’S SE, EXACT LOTN TO BE NFIRMED, BUT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHERE THE ACCSIBLE ENTRANCE WILL BE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ACCS VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE RABOW SASH ON AND ALL VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DIRECT TO THE RIGHT PLACE. THE PARA FISH ON PERSHORE STREET, WHERE THE GENERAL TICKET KSKS WILL BE. THE ACCSIBLE KSK WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED AND NEXT TO THE VIP KSK. PLEASE DO NOT JO THE GENERAL QUE. MOVG THE MIC FTIVAL SHOULD MAKE MOVG AROUND THE PESTRIANISED GAY VILLAGE A LOT EASIER. WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF THE VILLAGE GREEN ON HURST STREET SELF. THIS WILL HAVE SEATG, A SLIGHTLY RAISED STAGE WH LOL PERFORMERS ACPANIED BY A BSL TERPRETER. THIS IS OUR QUIETER ZONE FOR PRI 2023, BUT WILL STILL HAVE SOME NOISE SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THAT. THERE IS ALSO THE FUTURE STAGE WHICH IS THE NIGHTGALE CLUB THIS YEAR, A FULLY ACCSIBLE VENUE (GROUND FLOOR ONLY). THERE WILL BE A MOBILOO CHANGG PLAC TOILET AT THE PRI VILLAGE SE. THIS IS SO PRI GOERS ON ANY TICKET BAND N ACCS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS YOU’VE FISHED THE PARA.SERVICE ANIMALSDOGS ARE WELE DURG THE PARA AND THROUGHOUT THE FTIVAL. WATER BOWLS AND SHAD AREAS WILL BE AVAILABLE THE DISABLED VIEWG AREA AND AT THE COMMUNY GREEN AREA. WHILST DOGS ARE WELE, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE PRI S ARE NOISY, CROWD AND POTENTIALLY VERY WARM, SO PLEASE PLAN ACRDGLY.TRAVEL GUI AND MAPCAR PARKSTHE ARDIAN R PARK IS THE REMEND R PARK FOR PRI GOERS AND OFTEN DO ALS FOR THOSE WH PRI HAS 11 DISABLED SPAC ON THE GROUND FLOOR. THE MAILBOX R PARK IS SUATED CLOSE TO VICTORIA SQUARE, WH WALKG DISTANCE OF THE GAY VILLAGE AND HAS 16 DISABLED SPAC. THE NORMAL TARIFF APPLI TO BLUE BADGE ERS BOTH OF THE R PARKS.THE TOWN HALL R PARK (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE RED GE), IS CLOSE TO CENTENARY SQUARE AND WH WALKG DISTANCE OF THE GAY VILLAGE. IT HAS 6 DISABLED SPAC AND IS EE FOR BLUE BADGE ERS. STREET PARKG.THE FOLLOWG LK SHOWS ALL THE ON-STREET BLUE BADGE PARKG BAYS BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE.CLICK HERETHERE ARE TWO FULL SIZE BLUE BADGE BAYS BEHD THE REP, NAVIGATE TO OLD REP STAGE DOOR A SAT NAV TO REACH THE. THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF BLUE BADGE BAYS THE SI ROADS OFF BROAD STREET. THE WILL BE THE BT OPTNS FOR THE PARA PARKG. CENTENARY SQUARE SELF IS CLOSED TO RS, THE CLOST DROP OFF LOTN IS BY THE HYATT HOTEL OR THE OLD REP STAGE DOOR.JOHN BRIGHT STREET (BEHD THE ALEXANDRA THEATRE) IS CLOSE TO BOTH THE PARA START AND THE GAY VILLAGE. MOAT LANE IS NEXT TO THE SMHFIELD’S SE BUT NOT ADJACENT TO THE ACCSIBLE ENTRANCE. MOST OF THE STREETS HAVE LIMED BLUEBADGE BAYS BUT A GREATER NUMBER OF PAY AND DISPLAY BAYS, WHICH ARE EE FOR BLUE BADGE ERS (WN NO TIME LIMS).THE HURST STREET BAYS WILL BE RDONED OFF DURG PRI.ALSO BE AWARE THAT BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE NOW OPERAT A CLEAN AIR ZONE SO CERTA HIGH EMISSN VEHICL MAY BE SUBJECT TO AN £8 CHARGE. VEHICL WH A DISABLED TAX CLASS ARE EXEMPT.THIS RMATN IS RRECT TO THE BT OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT THERE MAY BE LAST MUTE CHANG AND ROAD CLOSUR.B ROUTBIRMGHAM CY CENTRE IS SERVED BY NUMERO B G OM ALL OVER THE WT MIDLANDS. CENTENARY SQUARE IS EASIT TO REACH VIA THE FOLLOWG B SERVIC; 9, 23, 24, 61, 63, 126, 822, 829, X10,THE PRI S ARE EASIT TO ACCS VIA THE FOLLOWG B SERVIC; 16 & 16A, 17, 25, 34, 35, 45, 47, 50, 61, 63, 80A, 144, 150, X1 AND X2.EACH B HAS RAMP ACCS AND PRRY SEATG. MOBILY SOTER ERS REQUIRE A PASS TO RI. RG AND RI THE BIRMGHAM RG AND RI SERVICE OPERAT MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8.00AM TO 5.30PM AND SATURDAY BETWEEN 8.30AM AND 3.30PM. THERE IS NO SUNDAY SERVICE. YOU N REGISTER FOR THE SERVICE ONLE. TRA STOPSTHE PARA AND PRI S N ALL BE ACCSED VIA BIRMGHAM NEW STREET, BIRMGHAM’S CENTRAL TRA STATN.THE PRI S ARE ALSO ACCSIBLE OM BIRMGHAM MOOR STREET STATN AND CENTENARY SQUARE N BE ACCSED VIA BIRMGHAM SNOW HILL.MOOR STREET IS APPROXIMATELY 15 MUT WALK AWAY, SNOW HILL 20 MUT WALK. MOST S ARE 10 MUT OM BIRMGHAM NEW STREET AND THE GROUND IS GENERALLY FAIRLY LEVEL MOST DIRECTNS OM NEW STREET.TRAM STOPSTHE TOWN HALL AND GRAND CENTRAL STOPS ARE CLOST TO CENTENARY SQUARE WHERE THE PARA STARTS THIS YEAR.GRAND CENTRAL IS ALSO THE CLOST TO THE PRI SE AT AN APPROXIMATELY 10 MUTE WALK.EACH TRAM HAS 2 DISABLED PRRY BAYS. MOBILY SOTER ERS REQUIRE A PASS TO RI. RNIB KEY FOBSPUBLIC TRANSPORT ERS WH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS N REQUT AN RNIB KEY FOB WHICH GIV THEM REAL TIME D RMATN OF THEIR LOTN VIA A PHONE APP. THE FOBS ARE ENABLED ON THE MAJORY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT BIRMGHAM AND THE WT MIDLANDS.HOTELSTHERE ARE A GREAT NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS AND APARTMENTS BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE.THE CLOST TO THE ACTN IS THE IBIS BIRMGHAM NEW STREET WHICH HAS 2 ACCSIBLE ROOMS, AND IS A LERAL STONE’S THROW OM THE GAY VILLAGE. HOWEVER, PRI N BE A NOISY AFFAIR AND TENDS TO GO ON WELL TO THE EVENG, SO IF A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEG WALKG DISTANCE OM THE ACTN WE’D REMEND STAYG OTHER AREAS OF BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE OR A SURROUNDG SUBURB.BSL PROVISN

EXPRS & STARHOMENEWSSPORTENTERTAMENTSERVICNOTIFITN SETTGSSUBSCRIBE TO ONE OR ALL NOTIFITN SOURC OM THIS ONE PLACE.NEWSLETTERSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S TOP STORI SENT DIRECTLY TO YOU.SIGN ME UPNEWSALL NEWS COST OF LIVGLOL HUBSCRIMEPOLICSHEALTHBSEDUTNVOICFEATURENVIRONMENTMORE UK NEWSNOSTALGIAPROPERTYTRANSPORTMOTORSWORLD NEWSVIRAL NEWSFEED A FAYSPONSORED ARTICLFD NEWS FOR YOUR TOWNBIRMGHAMBIRMGHAMSUTTON COLDFIELDBIRMGHAM PRI KICKS OFF A WEEKEND OF CELEBRATN WH EE MUNY EVENTBY ADAM SMHBIRMGHAMPUBLISHED: MAY 26, 2023LAST UPDATED: MAY 31, 2023BIRMGHAM WILL BE AWASH WH ALL OF THE RNIVAL THIS WEEKEND AS THE CY'S PRI FTIVAL TAK CENTRE STAGE.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER!SIGN UPTHE PRI MARCH WILL BE A HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEKENDSTARTG TODAY (FRIDAY) WH A EE MUNY EVENT SMHFIELD THE ANNUAL LGBTQ+ FTIVAL, SUPPORTED BY HSBC, WILL SEE STARS OM MIC, SCREEN AND STAGE PERFORM ACROSS MULTIPLE VENU THE CY.ON SATURDAY THE TRADNAL MARCH WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE CY CENTRE AND GAY QUARTER ON SATURDAY AMID THREE DAYS OF CELEBRATN, REFLECTN, AND ACTIVISM ACROSS TWO S AND SIX STAG.THE MA STAGE, SPONSORED BY JAGUAR, WILL BE HEADLED BY THE SUGABAB WH CAT BURNS, SAMANTHA MUMBA, DRAG RACE UK WNER DANNY BEARD AND THEN GABRIELLE AND BWCHED ON SUNDAY.THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S FTIVAL IS ‘POWER PRI’ RPONSE TO RISG LGBTQ+ HATE CRIM, PECIALLY AGAST THOSE THE TRANS MUNY, THE UK, AND THE TRODUCTN OF ANTI LGBTQ+ POLICY AND LEGISLATN ACROSS THE GLOBE.EVENT ANISER LAWRENCE BARTON MENTED, “IT IS NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER, THAT WE UNE WH THE WIR MUNY AND SEEK PROPER JTICE AND EQUALY FOR OUR MUNY. THERE SHOULD BE NO ROOM SOCIETY FOR HATRED AND EQUALY,"BIRMGHAM PRI SEEKS TO CHALLENGE THE JTIC FACED BY OUR MUNY AND STANDS SOLIDARY WH OUR GLOBAL LGBTQ + FAY. OUR PARA THIS YEAR IS GROUND-BREAKG AND WILL BE REPRENTED BY OVER EIGHT THOAND PEOPLE OM OUR MUNY AND SEEN BY AROUND A HUNDRED THOAND PEOPLE THE HEART OF THE CY. I HOPE EVERYONE ATTENDG HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY PRI.”JENNIFER STRYBEL, CHIEF OPERATG OFFICER OF HSBC UK, SAID: "AS A BS WHICH LLS THE WT MIDLANDS OUR HOME, WE’RE EXCEPTNALLY PROUD TO SUPPORT BIRMGHAM PRI ONCE AGA."AS ONE OF THE UNTRY’S LARGT BANKS, WE’RE MTED TO E OUR POSN SOCIETY TO SUPPORT DIVERSY AND CLN ALL S FORMS. WE’RE BUILDG HSBC UK TO A PLACE WHERE WE N ALL BRG OUR WHOLE SELV TO WORK AND WHERE ALL OUR CTOMERS FEEL FORTABLE BANKG WH . WE LOOK FORWARD TO G TOGETHER CELEBRATN AND SOLIDARY WH BIRMGHAM’S LGBTQ+ MUNY THIS BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND.”FRANIS DOSSA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND STAABILY AT JLR SAID: “I AM LIGHTED THE JAGUAR BRAND IS SUPPORTG THE MA STAGE OF BIRMGHAM PRI FOR A SEND YEAR AND THAT JLR WILL AGA HAVE A LARGE PRENCE WH OVER 100 EMPLOYE AND TWO OF OUR VEHICL THE PARA.OUR JLR PRIDE EMPLOYEE WORK HAS TAKEN PART THE EVENT FOR FIVE YEARS NOW AND S OF SIGNIFINT IMPORTANCE TO ME, AS A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AND -SPONSOR OF THE D&I IATIV AT JLR.“I FEEL PARTICULARLY PROUD TO BE WORKG FOR A PANY THAT ENURAG EMPLOYE TO BRG THEIR THENTIC SELV TO WORK. TOGETHER WH OUR LLEAGU AND OUR 14 EMPLOYEE-LED WORKS & ALLI, WE ARE TRANSFORMG TO A TLY CLIVE PLACE OF WORK.”FOR MORE RMATN ABOUT PRI, AND FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TICKETS, WHICH ST OM £44 PER DAY, VIS .TODAY'S BIG FREE COMMUNY EVENT AT THE MA STAGE SE THE RETURN OF EE ENTERTAMENT AT PRI, WHICH WAS EE ALL WEEKEND BEFORE BEG SO POPULAR ANISERS NEED TO VER SECURY STS AND ENSURE EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS IS SAFE.A SPOKMAN FOR PRI SAID: "WE ARE LIGHTED TO SEE THE RETURN OF THE BIG FREE COMMUNY EVENT ON THE MA STAGE AT SMHFIELD LIVE, CLUDG PERFORMANC OM QUEER PERFORMERS, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, LIVE MIC, AND THE NDLELIGHT VIGIL."THE BIG FREE COMMUNY EVENTS, ALONG WH THE PARA AND OTHER EE ACTIVY WH THE CY ENSUR THAT BIRMGHAM PRI REMAS CLIVE AND ACCSIBLE."LIFE+ CHARY FOUNR DAVID KUCZORA SAID: "IT IS GREAT THERE IS STILL A EE ELEMENT TO PRI, A LOT OF REMEMBER WHEN WAS A TOTALLY EE EVENT BUT GREW SO BIG SECURY STS OBVLY WENT UP."BUT THE EE MUNY EVENT MEANS PEOPLE WHO N AFFORD TICKETS N STILL EXPERIENCE PRI."THE FUN STARTS AT 6PM BUT REVELLERS WILL HAVE TO GET THEIR EE TICKET OM THE BIRMGHAM PRI WEBSE.BIRMGHAMLOL HUBSNEWSBY ADAM SMHREPORTERSENR REPORTER FOR THE EXPRS & STAR.MOST READ

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BIRMGHAM PRI ACCSIBILY POLICY: 2023BIRMGHAM PRI HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGT AND MOST VIBRANT PRIS THE UK SCE 1997 WH 1000’S OF PARTICIPANTS TAKG PART THE PARA 2019. BIRMGHAM PRI IS MTG TO CLIVY AND ACCS, WH THE AIM OF ACHIEVG A ‘GOLD STANDARD’ OF ACCSIBILY ACRDG TO ATTU IS EVERYTHG’S CHARTER OF BT PRACTICE BY 2024. THE PARATHE 2023 PRI PARA WILL LEAVE OM CENTENARY SQUARE, MARCH ALONG NEW STREET, THEN UP HIGH STREET, BEFORE TURNG ONTO CARRS LANE. IT THEN FOLLOWS ST MARTS QUEENSWAY (WHICH BE SMALL BROOK QUEENSWAY) TO HURST STREET WHERE WILL END NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE LGBTIQ VILLAGE STREET PARTY. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 LONG, AND TAK ABOUT 45MS OM START TO FISH GIVEN THE SLOW MOVG NATURE OF THE PARA, WHICH WILL HAVE A LOT OF STOPS AND STARTS. FROM START TO END THE PARA HAS A STRONG STREET PARTY ASPECT. YOU N EXPECT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AT THE GATHERG POT AND, AS SUCH, NOISE, MIC OM THE FLOATS, AND EXCED, JOYFUL CROWDS OF MARCHERS. WE SUGGT YOU MAKE SURE YOU BRG ANY AIDS YOU REQUIRE TO HELP MANAGE CROWDS, SUCH AS EAR PLUGS, HEADPHON, PANNS / PERSONAL ASSISTANTS, STIM TOYS, GROUNDG AIDS, AND NSIR EX STRATEGI ADVANCE. THE EXCHANGE BUILDG ON CENTENARY SQUARE HAS OFFERED SOME QUIET SPACE SHOULD YOU REQUIRE , AND THE BIRMGHAM LIBRARY, BY ’S NATURE, IS OFTEN QUIETER. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL PARK BEHD THE REP AND THE LIBRARY WH BENCH IF REQUIRED. THE MAJORY OF THE PARA ROUTE IS LED A FEW PEOPLE EP WH SPECTATORS THAT CHEER, WAVE FLAGS AND TAKE PHOTOS. OUR SECURY TEAM L THE ROUTE AND WILL BE THERE TO ASSIST IF REQUIRED. PLEASE ACTION BEE OF THE NATURE OF THE PARA THE START TIME N OFTEN BE LAYED, AND WE RELEASE WALKG GROUPS/FLOATS ONE AT A TIME A PRETERMED ORR. IT’S WISE TO BE PREPARED TO SPEND SOME TIME WAG, PECIALLY IF YOUR GROUP IS ONE OF THE LAST GROUPS TO LEAVE. CONSIR BRGG ANY REHMENTS AND AIDS REQUIRED TO HELP YOU WA THAT YOU (AND ANY ASSISTANCE ANIMALS) MIGHT NEED.IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE PARA AT ANY POT JT EXPLA TO OUR SECURY STAFF WHO WILL MAKE SURE YOU N EX THROUGH THE BARRIERS.THE PARA FOLLOWS STREETS WHICH ARE WHEELCHAIR ACCSIBLE. THERE ARE A UPLE OF POTS WHERE CROSS CLOSED ROADS BUT THERE ARE LOWERED CURBS. THERE ARE ACCSIBLE AND CHANGG PLAC TOILETS AT THE FOLLOWG POTS ALONG THE ROUTE. THE VAST MAJORY REQUIRE A RADAR KEY, AND WE SUGGT YOU BRG YOUR OWN.CENTENARY SQUARE: THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BIRMGHAM LIBRARY, AND BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR OF THE EXCHANGE BUILDGBIRMGHAM NEW STREET STATN: NEAR THE LEFT LUGGAGE ON THE GROUND FLOOR (ACCSIBLE OM NEW STREET AND SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY ENTRANC)BULLRG SHOPPG CENTRE: ACCSIBLE TOILETS ON THE FAR LEFT AND RIGHT SIS THE GROUND (MOORE STREET AND SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY ENTRANC) AND 1ST FLOOR. A CHANGG PLAC TOILET IS AVAILABLE OPPOSE SELIDG ON THE 2ND FLOOR (THE ENTRANCE AT NEW STREET LEVEL), AND N BE ACCSED BY LIFT IF YOU ENTER AT SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY, HOWEVER OM THERE THE NEW STREET STATN TOILET IS CLOSER.THERE ARE NO PUBLIC BENCH AT THE PARA FISH POT, SO IF YOU ANTICIPATE NEEDG TO RT WE SUGGT PLANNG SOMEWHERE TO GO ADVANCE SO YOU DON’T NEED TO SEARCH WHEN TIRED &/OR SORE. WATCHG THE PARA“THE PARA CUTS THROUGH THE HEART OF BIRMGHAM ON A SATURDAY. IT ATTRACTS BOTH LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE E TO WATCH AND SHOW SUPPORT, AS WELL AS LOL ONLOOKERS. THE SPECTATORS ARE A MASSIVE PART OF THE PARA HELPG TO REFLECT AND SPREAD JOY AND LOVE.  THE SECTN NNG ALONG NEW STREET & THE HIGH STREET – PECIALLY NEAR THE BULLRG – IS OFTEN THE BIT AND N BE TIGHTLY PACKED, AT LEAST A UPLE OF ROWS OF PEOPLE EP, WH SHOPPERS NAVIGATG BEHD THEM.THE QUIETT AREAS ARE FURTHER ALONG THE PARA ROUTE, UALLY ALONG ST MARTS QUEENSWAY/SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY. WE SUGGT ARRIVG EARLIER, AND BRGG YOUR ACCS AIDS. FOR EXAMPLE; A PORTABLE SEAT, NOISE FENRS, OR A PANN TO HELP MAKE MORE FORTABLE FOR YOU. ACCSIBLE AND CHANGG PLAC TOILETS ARE AVAILABLE AT BIRMGHAM NEW STREET STATN AND THE BULLRG, IF YOU NEED ACCS TO THE NSIR ENSURG YOU ARE ON THE SAME SI OF THE PARA ROUTE AS THEY ARE TO AVOID DIFFICULTI CROSSG WHEN ’S FULL FLOW.”CARER’S TICKETSIF YOU REQUIRE A RER’S TICKET WE HAVE A DITED FORM YOU N ACCS HERETO APPLY FOR A EE TICKET FOR YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT/RER, YOU NEED TO DO THE FOLLOWG:PURCHASE YOUR/THE DISABLED CTOMER’S TICKET. GO TO OUR EVENTREE PAGE AND FILL THE FORM TO APPLY FOR ONE AND UPLOAD EVINCE OF NEED. CLICK HEREWE ACCEPT A WI ARRAY OF EVINCE AS WE ARE AWARE THERE IS NO REGISTER OF DISABLED PEOPLE, AND NOT ALL DISABLED PEOPLE ARE RECEIPT OF CERTA FANCIAL SUPPORT. SOME EXAMPL OF EVINCE WE WILL ACCEPT CLU; PROOF OF DISABILY BENEFS (OR PROOF YOU ARE THE APPLITN STAGE), SNS OF A BLUE BADGE (BACK SI), EVINCE OF PURCHASE OF DISABILY AIDS & ADAPTATNS, EVINCE OF EMPLOYG PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OR OF YOUR RER’S RERS ALLOWANCE/ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANY OF THE THEN PLEASE STILL FILL THE FORM AND GET NTACT WH BY EMAIL () AND WE N CHAT WH YOU AND WORK SOMETHG OUT.IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EVINCE AVAILABLE TO UPLOAD, THEN YOU N BRG SOME WH YOU ON THE DAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSU AT THE GATE, THEN ASK THEM TO NTACT EHER THE ACCS TEAM OR THE ACCS LEAD. THIS MIGHT VOLVE SOME WAG, SO IS BY FAR EASIT TO UPLOAD EVINCE ADVANCE.THE FTIVALTHE MA STAGE IS NOW LOTED AT THE SMHFIELD’S SE, EXACT LOTN TO BE NFIRMED, BUT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHERE THE ACCSIBLE ENTRANCE WILL BE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ACCS VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE RABOW SASH ON AND ALL VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DIRECT TO THE RIGHT PLACE. THE PARA FISH ON PERSHORE STREET, WHERE THE GENERAL TICKET KSKS WILL BE. THE ACCSIBLE KSK WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED AND NEXT TO THE VIP KSK. PLEASE DO NOT JO THE GENERAL QUE. MOVG THE MIC FTIVAL SHOULD MAKE MOVG AROUND THE PESTRIANISED GAY VILLAGE A LOT EASIER. WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF THE VILLAGE GREEN ON HURST STREET SELF. THIS WILL HAVE SEATG, A SLIGHTLY RAISED STAGE WH LOL PERFORMERS ACPANIED BY A BSL TERPRETER. THIS IS OUR QUIETER ZONE FOR PRI 2023, BUT WILL STILL HAVE SOME NOISE SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THAT. THERE IS ALSO THE FUTURE STAGE WHICH IS THE NIGHTGALE CLUB THIS YEAR, A FULLY ACCSIBLE VENUE (GROUND FLOOR ONLY). THERE WILL BE A MOBILOO CHANGG PLAC TOILET AT THE PRI VILLAGE SE. THIS IS SO PRI GOERS ON ANY TICKET BAND N ACCS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS YOU’VE FISHED THE PARA.SERVICE ANIMALSDOGS ARE WELE DURG THE PARA AND THROUGHOUT THE FTIVAL. WATER BOWLS AND SHAD AREAS WILL BE AVAILABLE THE DISABLED VIEWG AREA AND AT THE COMMUNY GREEN AREA. WHILST DOGS ARE WELE, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE PRI S ARE NOISY, CROWD AND POTENTIALLY VERY WARM, SO PLEASE PLAN ACRDGLY.TRAVEL GUI AND MAPCAR PARKSTHE ARDIAN R PARK IS THE REMEND R PARK FOR PRI GOERS AND OFTEN DO ALS FOR THOSE WH PRI HAS 11 DISABLED SPAC ON THE GROUND FLOOR. THE MAILBOX R PARK IS SUATED CLOSE TO VICTORIA SQUARE, WH WALKG DISTANCE OF THE GAY VILLAGE AND HAS 16 DISABLED SPAC. THE NORMAL TARIFF APPLI TO BLUE BADGE ERS BOTH OF THE R PARKS.THE TOWN HALL R PARK (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE RED GE), IS CLOSE TO CENTENARY SQUARE AND WH WALKG DISTANCE OF THE GAY VILLAGE. IT HAS 6 DISABLED SPAC AND IS EE FOR BLUE BADGE ERS. STREET PARKG.THE FOLLOWG LK SHOWS ALL THE ON-STREET BLUE BADGE PARKG BAYS BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE.CLICK HERETHERE ARE TWO FULL SIZE BLUE BADGE BAYS BEHD THE REP, NAVIGATE TO OLD REP STAGE DOOR A SAT NAV TO REACH THE. THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF BLUE BADGE BAYS THE SI ROADS OFF BROAD STREET. THE WILL BE THE BT OPTNS FOR THE PARA PARKG. CENTENARY SQUARE SELF IS CLOSED TO RS, THE CLOST DROP OFF LOTN IS BY THE HYATT HOTEL OR THE OLD REP STAGE DOOR.JOHN BRIGHT STREET (BEHD THE ALEXANDRA THEATRE) IS CLOSE TO BOTH THE PARA START AND THE GAY VILLAGE. MOAT LANE IS NEXT TO THE SMHFIELD’S SE BUT NOT ADJACENT TO THE ACCSIBLE ENTRANCE. MOST OF THE STREETS HAVE LIMED BLUEBADGE BAYS BUT A GREATER NUMBER OF PAY AND DISPLAY BAYS, WHICH ARE EE FOR BLUE BADGE ERS (WN NO TIME LIMS).THE HURST STREET BAYS WILL BE RDONED OFF DURG PRI.ALSO BE AWARE THAT BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE NOW OPERAT A CLEAN AIR ZONE SO CERTA HIGH EMISSN VEHICL MAY BE SUBJECT TO AN £8 CHARGE. VEHICL WH A DISABLED TAX CLASS ARE EXEMPT.THIS RMATN IS RRECT TO THE BT OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT THERE MAY BE LAST MUTE CHANG AND ROAD CLOSUR.B ROUTBIRMGHAM CY CENTRE IS SERVED BY NUMERO B G OM ALL OVER THE WT MIDLANDS. CENTENARY SQUARE IS EASIT TO REACH VIA THE FOLLOWG B SERVIC; 9, 23, 24, 61, 63, 126, 822, 829, X10,THE PRI S ARE EASIT TO ACCS VIA THE FOLLOWG B SERVIC; 16 & 16A, 17, 25, 34, 35, 45, 47, 50, 61, 63, 80A, 144, 150, X1 AND X2.EACH B HAS RAMP ACCS AND PRRY SEATG. MOBILY SOTER ERS REQUIRE A PASS TO RI. RG AND RI THE BIRMGHAM RG AND RI SERVICE OPERAT MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8.00AM TO 5.30PM AND SATURDAY BETWEEN 8.30AM AND 3.30PM. THERE IS NO SUNDAY SERVICE. YOU N REGISTER FOR THE SERVICE ONLE. TRA STOPSTHE PARA AND PRI S N ALL BE ACCSED VIA BIRMGHAM NEW STREET, BIRMGHAM’S CENTRAL TRA STATN.THE PRI S ARE ALSO ACCSIBLE OM BIRMGHAM MOOR STREET STATN AND CENTENARY SQUARE N BE ACCSED VIA BIRMGHAM SNOW HILL.MOOR STREET IS APPROXIMATELY 15 MUT WALK AWAY, SNOW HILL 20 MUT WALK. MOST S ARE 10 MUT OM BIRMGHAM NEW STREET AND THE GROUND IS GENERALLY FAIRLY LEVEL MOST DIRECTNS OM NEW STREET.TRAM STOPSTHE TOWN HALL AND GRAND CENTRAL STOPS ARE CLOST TO CENTENARY SQUARE WHERE THE PARA STARTS THIS YEAR.GRAND CENTRAL IS ALSO THE CLOST TO THE PRI SE AT AN APPROXIMATELY 10 MUTE WALK.EACH TRAM HAS 2 DISABLED PRRY BAYS. MOBILY SOTER ERS REQUIRE A PASS TO RI. RNIB KEY FOBSPUBLIC TRANSPORT ERS WH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS N REQUT AN RNIB KEY FOB WHICH GIV THEM REAL TIME D RMATN OF THEIR LOTN VIA A PHONE APP. THE FOBS ARE ENABLED ON THE MAJORY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT BIRMGHAM AND THE WT MIDLANDS.HOTELSTHERE ARE A GREAT NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS AND APARTMENTS BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE.THE CLOST TO THE ACTN IS THE IBIS BIRMGHAM NEW STREET WHICH HAS 2 ACCSIBLE ROOMS, AND IS A LERAL STONE’S THROW OM THE GAY VILLAGE. HOWEVER, PRI N BE A NOISY AFFAIR AND TENDS TO GO ON WELL TO THE EVENG, SO IF A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEG WALKG DISTANCE OM THE ACTN WE’D REMEND STAYG OTHER AREAS OF BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE OR A SURROUNDG SUBURB.BSL PROVISN

Here a ftival se, referred to as 'gay village' hosts mic acts, a dance arena wh DJs, funfair, baret, edy and stalls, as well as around 15 gay bars and clubs. This is a time for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer or qutng people and alli to celebrate LGBTQ+ life, history and are multiple happengs planned Birmgham throughout the Magic Cy’s eleven-day celebratn.

The Big Gay History B tour is beg prented by the Invisible Histori Project and will ci wh Central Alabama Pri’s two weeks of tour will be about two hours long and will feature 24 historil lotns selected by the Invisible Histori Project.