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The organisers of Leeds’ fourth lgbt Pride are celebrating after record numbers of revellers turned out to this year’s event. Tom Doyle, Chair of the Leeds Pride planning group said: ‘It was a fantastic day, with over 17,000 people turning out, and it has exceeded all our expectations. The acts were superb and the weather held out for us too. An event of this size is made possible through the efforts of almost a hundred volunteers, the expertise of the Leeds City Council’s city centre events team and the generosity of our sponsors, especially Real Radio.’
The massive crowds were entertained for over three hours in Millennium Square by top local and national acts including Jade Ewan, Preston, the Yeah Yous and the fantastic Frankmusik. The unfurling of a 100ft rainbow flag marked the beginning of the centrepiece of the day - a parade through the city centre adding glamour and glitz to Leeds’ Sunday streets. Flamboyant floats with themes as diverse as ‘Movies through the Ages’ and ‘Stiletto Ghetto’ - and more drag queens than you could shake a boa at - were joined by thousands of other Leeds lgbt folk, their families, friends and well wishers.
Julie Marshall who was on a shopping trip for the day said: ‘We didn’t know that it was Leeds Pride today, I’m visiting from the Midlands, I have to say it was lovely surprise and loads of fun. We followed the parade and had a few hours at the party at the end. We had such fun that I’m definitely putting it in my diary for next year.’
For those of you wanting to join in the fun, next year’s celebration of everything queer in Leeds is on Yorkshire Day, Sunday August 1st 2010.
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