A man sits down with a chippy tea at Droylsden Shopping Centre. Two friends chat over a pint. A mother pushes a pram past a row of empty shops, the sound of her voice bouncing off the closed metal shutters.
30.08.2022 - 01:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
“We always say rest in peace. Why don’t we ever say live in peace?” Rarely has silence said more than during the minute’s remembrance at Manchester Pride’s annual vigil.
Manchester is a city that is unapologetically proud - and on no weekend is that said louder and more emphatically than Manchester Pride. But there is power behind the party, and after four days of truly emphatic and joyful celebrations that have taken over the whole city, Monday night is reserved to remember and to grieve.
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This year, Manchester Pride’s vigil was based around the theme ‘March for Peace’, with calls for equality and kindness focusing particularly around refugees and trans people in the UK and around the world. Powerful voices from around the city came together to pay tribute to those we have lost to AIDs and suicide, among other causes, but also to draw attention to the issues still faced by LGBTQ+ people on a daily basis.
Neil Bartlett brought in the silent remembrance with a moving speech, remembering friends he has buried and urging the audience to live in peace - not just die in peace.
A moving tribute was paid to Dame Gracy, one of the founders of Manchester Pride. It’s difficult not to feel that they would have been choked up by the equally powerful and joyful celebrations the city has played host to this weekend.
Tonight was a special celebration and memorial, not just of what it is to be queer, or an ally, or proud, or joyful, but if all those things in connection with the spirit of being Mancunian. Manchester is a special place, and at Manchester Pride, its uniqueness becomes not just evident, but obvious.
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A man sits down with a chippy tea at Droylsden Shopping Centre. Two friends chat over a pint. A mother pushes a pram past a row of empty shops, the sound of her voice bouncing off the closed metal shutters.
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Manchester city centre on a Friday evening is usually a hive of activity with workers often celebrating the end of their week with food, drinks and laughter. St Ann’s Square, however, painted a much more peaceful picture as mourners paid their respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
The sun shone on an uncharacteristically quiet morning in Manchester city centre. It was a strange morning; the mood sombre, contemplative.
People of different faiths around Manchester are mourning the passing of The Queen as the nation woke up to the first day without her on the throne in over 70 years.
A registered sex offender was caught taking 'hundreds' of pictures of women at Manchester Pride by plain clothes police officers. Andrew Smoggie, 51, of Thelwall Lane, Warrington, was seen acting 'suspiciously' around women during a Pride event on Peter Street.
A councillor claims a police officer 'laughed' after he reported receiving a death threat at Manchester Pride. Coun Jon-Connor Lyons says a fellow festival-goer told him 'F*** off, I'll kill you', before hurling abuse at his female friend during an altercation in the queue for a bar.
A trans memorial tree in Manchester's Sackville Gardens has been left 'irreparably damaged' after going up in flames during pride celebrations. The National Trans Memorial, which is the first of its kind in the UK, caught fire on Sunday night (August 29) as revellers enjoyed the third night of pride.
What a weekend it's been. Manchester’s annual Pride celebration has certainly been one from the books - and it isn’t even quite wrapped up yet.
A homeowner who caused a stir constructing a barricade to stop people parking on his street is now so ‘famous’ people flock to meet him. Derek Woodacre, of Commonside Road in Mosley Common, said that since the news broke that his roadblock had been removed people from ‘across Manchester’ have come to visit him and see the site for themselves.
Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson wowed fans as she stepped out at Manchester Pride in an England football crest bikini. Kimberly wore Three Lions on her top as she struck a pose at the festival.
Coronation Street's Katie McGlynn has lead the stars celebrating at Manchester Pride which is taking place this weekend.The 29 year old, who is best known for playing Sinead Tinker on Corrie, looked incredible in a hot pink co-ord made up of a skirt and cropped blazer which she paired with white ankle boots. Posting plenty of snaps to her Instagram stories, Katie showed off her makeup for the event, which included sparkly eye shadow, heavy lashes and a slick of hot pink lipstick to match her outfit. She wore her short blonde hair straight and rocked a pair of cat eye sunglasses as she posed with pals and danced with a multicoloured pride fan.
Coronation Street stars were showing their Manchester Pride - heading out on the huge parade in celebration of LGBTQ+ culture through the streets of the city on Saturday. A host of famous faces from the soap headed on to an ITV open-top bus to wave to the thousands of cheering crowds lining the streets of the city.
A convicted drugs baron ran an illicit business behind bars - while his partner in crime lived a luxury lifestyle. David Mulligan, 32, was serving 17 years at Her Majesty’s Pleasure when messages were uncovered between him and Remi Merriman, 35.
After what feels like the hiatus of a lifetime, the Manchester Pride parade is finally coming back to the streets of the city centre for the first time since 2019 in what is set to be a glimmering ray of colour, celebration and activism.
With Manchester Pride soon to be well underway, the bright and colourful parade will cause some traffic disruptions and road closures over the bank holiday weekend.