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Medway Pride 2021 will take place on the 21st August 20121
Medway Pride 2021 Adults Only History Walk – Carry On Up the Khyber
Adults Only History Walks as part of Medway Pride 2021 – Thursday 19th and Friday 20th August at 7.30pm
Carry On Up the Khyber – the Oldest Profession and LGBT Tales of the Medway Towns.
Come along and learn how the Medway Towns were almost entirely responsible for the 1864 Contagious Diseases Act of Parliament, how an area of Rochester and Chatham with historic links to local sex workers, became home to not just the LGBTQ+ communities of the Medway Towns but of the whole of Kent and how a pub at the centre of these communities supported the Medway Gay Switchboard and became a safe haven for LGBTQ+ people.
These history walks will take about 90 minutes and will leave from the Victoria Street junction with the Terrace at ME1 1XJ in Rochester. Arrive for 7.30pm start. Each walk is limited to 20 people.
Pride River Trips from Sun Pier
Join Medway Pride on the Fringe event hosted by Tiller & Wheel on the Edith May Sailing Barge.
The trip is free, a £10 booking fee will be refunded after the trip
An 80 minute sail, departing from Sun Pier, Chatham
Our Medway River Trip is the perfect way to get an introduction to barge sailing, whilst taking in the historic sights of the upriver Medway between the Dockyard and Sun Pier.
This stretch of the river oozes with history and there will be plenty to see as the barge sails between Rochester Bridge and Chatham Historic Dockyard and the historic vessels contained within this vast museum.
A Thames sailing barge is the ideal platform to experience these sights from, with plenty of deck space and a comfortable hold to explore. There used to be thousands of barges on this stretch of river, and now there is only one.
You will be invited to lend a hand setting the sails and are welcome to take a turn at the wheel – a rare chance to handle a large vessel under sail.
Festival
We are planning stage based entertainment from 12.00pm to 8.00pm which will include Local, National & International performances alongside a mixture of community stalls from organisations providing services in Medway and business stalls selling food, drinks and memorabilia which would be situated around the festival ground.
Entertainment includes
Kelly Wilde – Sami Brookes
Dr Beverley Ballcrusher
ABBA Chique
Amrick Channa – Elberace (Gay Elvis)
River Medway – Chai Latte – Gary Lucas
Medway Pride Radio Roadshow
Update: All Tickets have been booke we have no more public tickets available for this years Medway Pride. We have set up a waiting list on the ticket booking page. If any tickets are cancelled and returned those registered on the waiting list will be advised via email that a ticket is available.
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