Olympic Torch to Join Warren Cup in City Saturday 19th May

On Saturday 19th May 2012 the Olympic Torch will arrive in Plymouth There will be lots of places along the route to see the Olympic Flame beginning in Devonport at 7.40pm.  As the torch makes its way to the Hoe it will pass close to Hawkins Meeting House at the junction of Brettonside and Buckwell Street. The pub will be open as usual so pop on down to this area to celebrate this once in a lifetime...

May 14th, 2012 by Pride in Plymouth 

Pride in Our Past Exhibition opens in Plymouth

The Heritage Lottery funded Pride in Our Past exhibition at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery opened to the public on 28th April. Over 100 invited guest joined volunteers and contributors at an evening reception and private view held on Friday May 4th. This thought-provoking exhibition is based on new research into the City’s LGBT communities and includes personal stories, objects, photographs...

May 6th, 2012 by Pride in Plymouth 

Warren Cup to be exhibited in Plymouth as part of the Pride in Our Past exhibition

The Pride in Our Past team with staff from the City Museum and Art Gallery has come up trumps with the British Museum in London agreeing to loan the Warren Cup to Plymouth for the Pride in Our Past exhibition. The Warren Cup is in the top 100 UK artefacts a museum can exhibit – An ancient Roman drinking cup made from solid silver with relief decoration of homoerotic scenes, this object takes...

March 13th, 2012 by Pride in Plymouth 
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Pride in Our Past Photography Competition Presentation 18th Feb Plymouth Arts Centre

The Heritage Lottery Funded ‘Pride in Our Past’ project are creating an archive of LGBT life in Plymouth and are holding a series of informal drop ins where you can come along to share your stories or bring any memorabilia or artefacts that may be of interest. On Saturday 18th February we hope to present the lucky winner of our photography  competition with their £250 prize as part of...

February 3rd, 2012 by Pride in Our Past 
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Pride in Our Past LGBT History Month Film

Pride in Our Past team up with Peninsula arts screening the award winning film A Single Man staring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. 8.15pm Thursday 23rd February 2012. Jill Craigie Cinema Roland Levinsky Building (Plymouth University) To book your FREE tickets call the Box Office 01752 58 50 50 Normal opening hours are 1:00pm-5:00pm, Monday-Friday. The Box Office is closed Saturday, Sunday and...

February 2nd, 2012 by Pride in Plymouth 
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Update From Pride in Our Past – January News

The January newsletter from the Pride in Our Past team has been published and it is all systems go for the team as they work on the design and content of the Exhibition that will run for nine weeks from April 28th 2012. They have also started building the on-line Plymouth LGBT History archive with some fascinating content already published. (function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script");...

January 29th, 2012 by Pride in Our Past 
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2012 – The Alan Turing Year

It is fantastic to enter 2012 with the news that the Royal Mail are to honour Alan Turing on a 1st class stamp. The stamp will be released during LGBT History Month on the 23rd, February, 2012. The Alan Turing year marks the centenary of his birth on June 23rd 1912 and there will be events across the country to celebrate his life and achievements. Read More on GayStarNews Here in Plymouth we hope to...

January 4th, 2012 by Pride in Plymouth 

eNews – Christmas 2011

Pride in Plymouth – eNews December 2011 Welcome to the special end of year Pride in Plymouth eNews for 2011, you have probably noticed that  we haven’t published e-news for a while, we experienced a technical hitch with the integration with the blog that has left many experts on help forums puzzled. Even though this has not been fully resolved we will publish...

January 2nd, 2012 by Pride in Plymouth 

Pride in Our Past Photography Competition Extended to Capture Seasonal Festivities

The Pride in Our Past team have announced an extension to the photography competition moving the closing date to 14th January 2012. This will give opportunity for you to include pictures from the festive season and New Years Eve parties. Perhaps you received a new camera or smart phone in your Christmas stocking if so try them out and enter your pics in the Pride in Our Past photographic competition...

December 29th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth 
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Pride in Our Past – November News is Out

The November News is out from Pride in Our Past the project is flying along, there will be a series of events leading up to and during the exhibition that will be held at the City Museum and Art Gallery between 28th April and 30th June 2012. The Pride in Our Past team are looking for suggestions for events such as guest speakers, visual arts, music, film and performance that will complement the project...

November 6th, 2011 by Pride in Our Past 
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