Jan 2022: Priscilla: Australia’s Broken Heel Festival, UK Student Pride and Nightclub Covid passes

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Wishing you a Pink, fun and prosperous ‘22

So 2022 is upon us. We hope you’re enjoying the final stages of the festive season wherever you are and that it’s been traditionally fun, so maybe seeing more friends and family, than last year.

You’ll remember that 2020’s Christmas and New Year’s Eve festivities in many places were disrupted with last minute, changes about what you could do, affecting millions of people’s plans.

Now as we move into 2022, the rules still look likely to keep changing rapidly on what people are allowed to do, where they can travel, what they need to do and what the requirements are to carry on with their social lives, travel or meet up safely. We’ll continue to keep you updated in our monthly news-letters as best we can.

On a brighter note, we now have 228 Prides listed for 2022 across the world. Let’s keep fingers crossed that Prides and venues prosper once again in 2022!
Wishing you a cool, pink and fun year.

Love & Pink Respect from Dave & the team,
PinkUk

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Featured Venue: Fern Howe Guest House, Keswick, Cumbria

You’ll find Fern Howe Guest House in the picturesque village of Braithwaite, Keswick, in England’s beautiful Lake District National Park. Near Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite Lake, the management says guest house is the perfect location for families, cyclists, walkers, photographers and artists  who want to experience the National Park’s scenery. The village has a quaint charm with three pubs, a shop and great local walks. The guesthouse offers dramatic views of the Fells (hills). Rooms have ensuites; booked on a bed and breakfast basis with fridge, TV (Freeview) with complementary toiletries
More info about Fern Howe

Featured Pride: UK Student Pride, 25-27 Feb, London, 2022

National Student Pride is the UK’s largest LGBTQ+ student event. National Student Pride offers the UK’s largest careers fair featuring LGBTQ+ proactive employers. Taking place 25 to 27 Feb. at the University of Westminster. Day wrist band passes are free, but a full weekend pass can be bought for £5 which also offers free entry and queue Jump to G-A-Y Late, G-A-Y Heaven with £2/2.70 drinks all night as well as a host of drinks deals across bars in Soho. Free day wristbands provide entry to the careers fair, panel discussions, queer performances and more to be announced! Well, get ready for Student Pride next month.
More info about National Student Pride

Night clubbers need a Covid vax pass but no further restrictions in England

Under England’s new ‘Plan B’ rules, night-clubs must check a customer’s vaccination status via the ‘NHS Covid vaccination pass’ or the person must show proof of a negative lateral flow rapid test. The rules do not apply to bars and pubs. Given the enforced closures of the nightclub and hospitality industries over the last year or two, we hope this new hurdle is a short-term public health measure only.
Other UK nations such as Scotland have closed clubs for three weeks from 27 December 2021.
More info from the UK Government.

Prides/LGBTQ+ events

Right now for 2022 we have 59 prides in the UK and 228 prides in 35 countries. For 2023 we have three pride events in the UK and seven prides and events in five countries. Add your Pride 2022/23   

We have 3,187 LGBTQ+ venues listed in 66 countries. Add a venue to PinkUk