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Rochdale in Rainbows, the borough's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender+ (LGBT+) steering group, is proud to present the borough's first Pride. Everyone's welcome to come and celebrate.
Date: Saturday, 16 November 2019
Time: 10am
Location: Jubilee Park, 7 New Lane, Middleton M24 6DE
Suitable for: all welcome.
Booking: just turn up.
Event details: come along to Jubilee Park to raise the rainbow flag and mark the start of Rochdale in Rainbows presents Pride.
First Time
Date: Saturday, 16 November 2019
Time: 7pm
Location: Touchstones Rochdale, The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AQ
Suitable for: ages 14+.
Booking: book your First Time ticket at Link4Life. Tickets are £6 each.
Event details: can you remember your first time? Nathaniel can't seem to forget his. To be fair, he has had it playing on repeat for the last 15 years. Fresh from his critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe debut, award-winning HIV+ theatre-maker Nathaniel Hall presents this 'hilarious' and 'heartbreaking' autobiographical solo show about growing up positive in a negative world.
Open Table
Date: Sunday, 17 November 2019
Time: drop in from 2pm for a chat. Service at 6.30pm.
Location: St Clement's Church, 73 Edenfield Road, Rochdale OL11 5AA
Suitable for: all welcome.
Booking: no booking required.
Event details: Open Table warmly welcomes all LGBT+ people to an inclusive church service. Whoever you are, come as you are.
Stalls at Number One Riverside
Date: Monday, 18 November 2019
Time: drop in between 10.30am-3pm.
Location: Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale OL16 1XU
Suitable for: LGBT+ residents and all professionals.
Booking: no booking required.
Event details: a number of organisations and services, including the LGBT Foundation and Greater Manchester Police, will host information stalls with information on LGBT+ services and how organisations can support LGBT+ residents. Come along and chat with us.
Youth Pride
Date: Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Time: 4.30pm-7.30pm.
Location: Touchstones Rochdale, The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AQ
Suitable for: LGBT+ residents aged 13-25.
Booking: book your Youth Pride place through Eventbrite. Tickets are FREE.
Event details: hosted by the Proud Trust, this event will offer the opportunity to meet other young LGBT+ people aged 13-25. There'll be performances, food, fun and games and the chance to get to know new people.
Springvale Youth Service workshops
Date: Tuesday, 19 November and Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Time: 6.30pm-9pm.
Location: Springvale Youth Centre, Oldham Road, Middleton M24 2LA
Suitable for: 11-19-year-olds.
Booking: just turn up. This is a FREE event.
Event details: Rochdale Youth Service will be celebrating Pride with a series of workshops around sexuality, homophobia and transphobia, as well as looking at what diversity is and what it means to be an inclusive youth group. There will be quizzes and games.
LGBT+ History: Past and Future
Date: Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Time: 6pm-7.30pm.
Location: Touchstones Rochdale, The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AQ
Suitable for: all welcome.
Booking: book your place for LGBT+ History: Past and Future. Tickets are FREE.
Event details: Touchstones Rochdale is exploring the borough’s LGBT+ history. Why are there so many gaps in the collection? What can we do to document and build on LGBT+ past and future in the borough? Join us with digital archivist Drew Ellery from Manchester Central Libraries and conservator Pierrette Squires from Bolton Museum, who'll shine a light on some of the projects they've been working on to diversify and make more accessible the collections they work with. The event will be open to discussion afterwards to tackle what we can be doing as custodians of the collection to ensure it's more accessible and representative of the LGBT+ community in Rochdale.
LGBT+ conference
Date: Thursday, 21 November 2019
Time: 9.30am-4.30pm
Location: Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, St Alban's House, Drake Street, Rochdale OL16 1UQ
Suitable for: health and social care workers, people working in the voluntary and third sector.
Booking: book your LGBT+ conference spot at Eventbrite. Tickets are FREE.
Event details: hosted by Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale CCG, this event will offer training sessions and informative talks. Speakers include the LGBT Foundation, the fire service and LGBT advisor to Andy Burnham, Carl Austin-Behan.
Late night gallery social
Date: Thursday, 21 November 2019
Time: drop in between 7pm-11pm
Location: Touchstones Rochdale, The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AQ
Suitable for: LGBT+ residents over 18 years old.
Booking: book your place for the late night gallery social. Tickets are FREE.
Event details: join us in the beautiful galleries at Touchstones Rochdale for an evening of house music from DJ ARThouse, followed by a spectacular performance from drag act duo, The Vegan Queens. Meet others from the LGBT+ community and let your hair down!!
Celebration event
Date: Friday, 22 November 2019
Time: 5pm-7pm.
Location: Riverside Restaurant, Hopwood Hall College, St Mary's Gate, Rochdale OL12 6RY
Suitable for: all welcome.
Booking: book your celebration event ticket on Eventbrite. Tickets are FREE.
Event details: this celebration evening is your chance to come and enjoy some entertainment provided by LGBT+ entertainers with some food and drinks. Everyone's welcome to come and celebrate the borough's first Pride.
Springvale Youth Service parties
Date: Friday, 22 November and Friday, 29 November 2019
Time: 6.30pm-9pm
Location: Springvale Youth Centre, Oldham Road, Middleton M24 2LA
Suitable for: 11-19-year-olds.
Booking: just turn up. This is a FREE event.
Event details: on Friday, 22 November 2019 we'll switch on lights outside the centre and there'll be refreshments, music and games. On Friday, 29 November 2019, Springvale will be hosting a Pride party.
Priderun
Date: Saturday, 23 November 2019
Time: 9am
Location: Watergrove Reservoir, Wardle Road, Wardle, Rochdale OL12 9NJ
Suitable for: all welcome.
Booking: register on the parkrun website if you haven't already. The event is FREE to attend.
Event details: join us as parkrun becomes priderun!! Watergrove Reservoir is showing its support for Rochdale in Rainbows and welcomes new runners. Everyone's welcome, so come in your brightest running or walking gear. There'll be glitter and rainbow laces available on the day.
Women in Touch Dance Performance
Date: Saturday, 23 November 2019
Time: 12noon
Location: The Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre, Baillie Street, Rochdale, OL16 1JZ
Suitable for: anyone.
Booking: no booking required.
Event details: drawing from the history of pride events globally, the Women in Touch dance group have created a piece about unity and equality inspired by the current Peterloo commemorations. Their procession will run from the Yorkshire Street entrance of the Wheatsheaf and through the shopping centre.
boygirl x All Hands on Deck (Queer collective night)
Date: Saturday, 23 November 2019
Time: 6pm-11pm
Location: Touchstones Rochdale, The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AQ
Suitable for: LGBT+ residents over 18 years old.
Booking: book your queer collective night place. All tickets are FREE.
Event details: artists boygirl and All Hands on Deck will be celebrating Rochdale in Rainbows at Touchstones Rochdale for one night only. Both collectives will take to the decks and will also host an hour of open decks to give any women, trans and non-binary people the chance to DJ.
Asian LGBT group
Date: Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Time: 3pm-5pm
Location: Touchstones Rochdale, The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AQ
Suitable for: Asian LGBT residents aged 18-65.
Booking: just turn up. This is a FREE event.
Event details: Rochdale's Asian LGBT group are throwing a Pride party. This is a safe space with a friendly atmosphere - feel free to come along for the first time. To find out more, email asianlgbtgroup@yahoo.co.uk or call Mr Ali on 07867 770502.
Drag Queen Storytime
Date: Friday, 29 November 2019
Time: 4pm-5pm
Location: Littleborough Library, Hare Hill Park, Littleborough OL15 9HE
Suitable for: children aged 3-11 years.
Booking: book your child's Drag Queen Storytime place at Eventbrite. All tickets are FREE.
Event details: Drag Queen Storytime aims to capture the imagination and fun of the gender fluidity of childhood, while giving children a positive LGBT role model. The Nightbus will be reading I'm a Girl, written by Yasmeen Ismail. There'll also be opportunity to chat and take photos with The Nightbus. Tickets are FREE. Please book one ticket per child. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Big Guys Don't Cry
Date: Saturday, 30 November 2019
Time: 7.30pm
Location: Heywood Civic Centre, L/Cpl Stephen Shaw MC Way, Heywood OL10 1LW
Suitable for: LGBT+ residents over 18 years old.
Booking: book your Big Guys Don't Cry ticket at Link4LIfe. Tickets are £18 each.
Event details: a huge party concert paying tribute to Frankie Valli, the Four Seasons, Jersey Boys and some of Motown’s biggest stars. Sing along to 'Who Loves You', 'Walk Like a Man', 'Oh What a Night', 'Big Girls Don't Cry' and many more.
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