In 2016 Shrewsbury hosted its first ever Festival of LGBT History, it was both magical and important - we could not have anticipated the response.
Copy and paste this link to see our 3 minute video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xyjmCjwqKo

Special guests Peter Tatchell and Stuart Milk spoke to nearly 1000 young people in schools and colleges in and around Shrewsbury; 200+ people visited the FREE exhibition at the town's Museum & Art Gallery, the FREE launch night - attended by 2 local mayors was a 'sell-out'; we had cabaret and films.

The event was entertaining and thought-provoking for LGBT people and non-LGBT people alike. One of the great things about it was the diversity of the audience.

It was difficult to explain the concept last year - it was totally new. We raised money through a Crowdfunding campaign, generous donations from individuals, a small grant, ticket sales for associated events and a lot of bucket rattling.

Crowdfunding sits nicely with our own principles - a lot of people giving a little makes something more robust and meaningful. And it gives us a great start!

The 2017 Festival will take place on 17 - 19 February, once again at the University Centre Shrewsbury - we have a great deal of support and the 4 organisers all give their time for free. Last year also saw 30 volunteers joining the team for the actual festival.

Every contributor will be thanked - on a poster and on any video we make (unless of course you say otherwise :-).

To give you an idea of what we can buy with your donation:
£3 a volunteer's tabard
£10 signage cards for the exhibition
£20 the printing of one History Board
£25 four A2 posters
£35 an advertising 'bollard cover' for the exhibition
£40 a banner
£50 refreshments for our lovely volunteers
£80 hospitality for our guest speakers
£120 a film licence
£360 a print run of the programme
£750 The Burnley Plays (Theatre piece)
£1000 film-making & production