Heather and Sam got together at the latter part of 2023 to chat about launching the first ever Pride event here in Ashford. Through Sam's monthly Diversify social events, we both started chatting to the LGBTQIA+ community who attended and decided to launch the event this Summer!
With no budget and only a few months to put the event together, we need to ensure we have funds to cover the fundamentals. Ashford is one of the only larger towns in Kent who have not hosted a Pride before, so we want to make sure the community are a big part of the volunteer team and supporters.
We would be grateful to anyone who may wish to help support the first ever Pride in our town and also to help it grow year on year.