Stoke Pride turns 5!

The Stoke Pride festival is a gay pride festival organized annually by the LGBT Network in Stoke-on-Trent & North Staffordshire city of England with an attendance of 5000 people. It was first held in the year of 2008 with an aim to garner support for the gays, lesbians & transgender communities residing in the Stoke and nearby areas. Owing to its huge success, the voluntary body the LGBT Network is organizing it on annual basis.. This occasion is used by them as a platform to connect with more number of gay people across Staffordshire.

Starting at 2pm and running through until 9pm in the beautiful Northwood Park, ST1 6RA, locted at the intersection of Eastbourne Road and Baskerville Road.

This year has been jam packed with a main stage with talented stars of the national scene. These acts include drag acts Sandra and Wilma Fingerdoo, tribute sensations Melissa Totten (Madonna), Caroline Lowe (Amy Winehouse) and Charlotte Hopley (Lady Gaga) who will all be joined by the Stoke Pride favourites Diane James and Cassie and The Club featuring Madame Farracina.

After the brilliant response of the talent of Stoke-on-Trent last year bringing back will be the community stage! This year the community stage will include the tribal belly dancers, Jade Wilkinson, Hollie Lucas and the Galaxy Gleeks, Pole Fit, James Connolly, Steven Ayres and the Litten Tree DJ, Ben Ford.

For more information call 01782 266998 or visit www.gaystoke.com