Pride in St Neots
Last summer, after years of talking about it, I helped to bring together a wonderful group of people who would eventually become “Pride in St Neots“, with the intention of creating St Neots (and Huntingdonshire’s) first ever LGBTQIA+ Pride event in Summer 2021. I continue to work with the group as a member of the organising committee, and despite the setback of the pandemic, we still hope to hold a virtual pride event this summer.
At the January 12th meeting of St Neots Town Council, I tabled a motion on behalf of PiStN, requesting that the Pride flag be flown from the Council flag pole on three dates a year – starting with February 1st for the start in LGBT History month.
I am proud to say that my fellow councillors resolved unanimously to support my motion, in a show of solidarity with the sizeable LGBTQIA+ community in St Neots. This may seem like a small thing, but it’s the first time that this had been agreed, one of our neighbouring Town Councils recently rejected such a motion.
This morning at 11am, my wife Charlotte and I proudly watched the Progressive Pride flag being hoisted for the first time over the Priory Centre (we watched from the safe social distance of the town bridge).
Flying this flag represents another small step towards realising our vision of making St Neots a truly welcoming and inclusive community for everyone.
