We spoke with the director of Folkestone Pride in Kent to discuss the impact the Cost Of Living crisis could have on independent local pride events around the UK.
The cost of putting on events has increased, with venues, security and entertainers upping their rates crisis affecting almost everyone, organisers at some of the UK’s independent pride events are asking for your support.
‘Folkestone Pride relies on people donating what they can, and when what they can becomes less, our funding becomes less. ‘Having free events during the day has always been part of Folkestone Pride, it’s not a particularly wealthy town and we want to make sure it’s accessible to everyone.’ Samantha Marshall is one of the organisers of Chichester Pride in Sussex, which is set to host its second annual event this year.
Discussing the impact of increasing prices on his business and customers, Derek said: ‘It’s been really difficult, energy prices have increased dramatically and we get weekly emails from our drinks suppliers saying prices have gone up – and we feel we can’t pass on all these costs to our customers.
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