Issue - meetings

NLive broadcast for several hours and interviewed about 10 people – really positive; carried on momentum from 2019. Request to be involved in committee to do lead up promo/interviews.

QStory – good location. Could improve communications ahead of event for stallholders.

Fire – great engagement/interaction. Good turn out and those identifying as allies. Parade was great, just want to see event / parade to get bigger. Need wider comms/marketing tools to direct people in from outside of town centre.

Daniel – market stalls too close together, lack of food vendors and facilities. Peacock Place as an issue. Aimee confirmed ASB officers are working hard to resolve issues at Peacock Place but is taking time.

Accessibility is an issue; lack of seating, distance to toilets etc. Sound did not reach far and became poor quality at the stalls– need more speakers.

Not feeling properly community led – need more community input. Agreed this was difficult as Covid put on hold plans for the Committee to become a constituted group and apply for funding/take more of a lead.

Appreciated the event being different to MK which took place the day before and is much larger/more well established. Northampton Pride felt more about the Community.

Action: Aimee to send out pride committee review meeting date and add QStory and NLive to committee group. Invite people and places development officer – ‘Jackie McQueen’ to provide support to Committee.

Pride 2021 has been booked for Sunday 12 September, timings tbc. This date avoids clashes with other semi-local and well-established Prides. Similar format to Pride 2019 but looking to include a ‘walking-parade’; separate working group set up to take this forward and put plans in place.

Action: Any groups that would want to have a stall at the event or suggest a stall please contact Aimee.

Would be great to offer some drop-in sessions/workshops/activity prior to the event. Action: Any groups able to offer an activity in the lead up to Pride, or with suggestions please contact Aimee ASAP.

Carley asked to be included with NHFT stand.