29/07/2022
Burnham on Sea Media Hub reports that the planned Burnham on Sea and Highridge Pride event which would have been one of the smallest Prides in the UK, did not go ahead on 16th July owing to a decision by the council not to award the committee a grant. The organisers say that they hope to be back in 2023, but there was some criticism from members of the LGBT+ community in local papers who said that the event had lacked transparency. The local council said that the Pride Funding application had lacked the necessary details for a supporting grant to be made, but added that they hoped to work with the Pride Committee again in future years to ensure that the event gets off the ground.