Hosted by not-for-profit dementia specialist, Belong, in partnership with sexual health charity, Body Positive Cheshire & North Wales and its social network, Silver Rainbows, guests of all ages were invited to the Brookhouse Drive care village on Saturday 29 June.

The revelled in the festivities with live entertainment from Music in Mind, sing-along with Dame Dolly, and a fashion catwalk parade competition. 

Guests of all ages were invited to Belong Crewe's Brookhouse Drive care village on Saturday 29 June (Belong Crewe).

Joining the event, Crewe town mayor, Cllr Dawn Clark, along with representatives from Crewe Police, Cheshire Constabulary and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, brought the community together for face painting, tombola and stalls, sweet treats and a barbecue.   

The yearly celebration began in 2018, with this year's eventcoming at the close of Pride Month, celebrated around the world every June in recognition of the 1969 Stonewall Riots.

The demonstration is widely considered to be the defining event marking the beginning of the gay rights movement in the US and around the world, with Silver Rainbow Pride being scheduled almost 55 years of the event.    

Experience coordinator at Belong Crewe, Jessica Butler, told Nub News: "We are thrilled Silver Rainbow Pride has now become a regular staple in the Crewe calendar as it's important to us everyone can be themselves and express who they are.

Representatives from Crewe Police, Cheshire Constabulary and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, brought the community together for face painting, tombola and stalls, sweet treats and a barbecue (Belong Crewe).

"Many of the older community have memories of living in a society when it was illegal for them to love their partners, as well as the events at Stonewall, and our day is designed to say that no matter age or who you love, they have the support of Crewe."  

Belong's pride initiative won the Volunteer Award at Cheshire Pride Awards 2023 for the work supporting the local, older LGBT+ community. 

Across the Belong group of care village and home care services in the North West and West Midlands, the not-for-profit organisation has implemented the Skills for Care LGBTQ+ learning framework for its teams.

This has equipped them with the knowledge, values and best practice to support its lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and other customers, whose needs can differ from others. 

Crewe town mayor, Cllr Dawn Clark (right), attended Silver Rainbow Pride (Belong Crewe).

Mayor of Crewe, Cllr Dawn Clark, added: "It is such an honour as Mayor of Crewe to open this special event. Well done to Jess and her team at Belong, supported by Body Positive."  

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