FOI request (FOIR-628885247)

Pride month

Requested Mon 08 July 2024
Responded Thu 11 July 2024

This is an information request relating to Pride Month 2024.

Please include the following information:

1. Whether any events have been organised for Pride month. If so please provide the date, start and end time, and title/topic of the event.

2. Whether any LGBT themed merchandise has been purchased for Pride month (since the beginning of the 2024/25 financial year). If so please provide me with information on what has been purchased and the cost.

3. Whether the organisation have sponsored any Pride events. If so which events and please provide details of the nature of the sponsorship (particularly the financial value).

Response

Hastings Borough Council holds no information in respect of this request.

An outside group makes arrangements for the Pride Event held in August.

Hastings Borough Council is supportive of this event and promotes it on social media and in our newsletter. The pride flag is flown from the Town Hall, and the Bottle Alley lights are changed to reflect the Pride colours.