WATCH: Pride brings rainbow of colour to grey, wet Lerwick
Hundreds turned out to show their support for LGBTQ+ folk – braving the rain to flood the streets of Lerwick with colour.
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Excitement builds ahead of Pride festival
Shetland Pride organisers have confirmed the event will go ahead whatever the weather – as excitement builds ahead of today’s (Saturday) parade.
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SSE sponsors Shetland Pride
SSE Renewables, the developer of Viking Wind Farm are sponsoring Shetland Pride for a second year in a row.
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Shetland Pride to open shop next week
Shetland Pride are set to open their very own pop-up shop in Lerwick next week. The committee have announced the new shop will be downstairs…
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Shetland Pride launch new website
Shetland Pride have launched a new website ahead of their next event on the 1st July.
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Shetland Pride founder among three standing down from committee
The founder of the Shetland Pride festival has stood down from its committee, less than three months before the event’s second year. Kerrie Meyer is…
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‘Shetland, we are so proud of you’ – more than 2,000 turn out in support of LGBTQ+ community
Organisers of Shetland’s first official Pride festival have been “overwhelmed” by the community’s show of support.
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WATCH: Hundreds line the streets for Pride parade as festival gets under way
Lerwick was a riot of rainbow colours and smiling faces as hundreds of folk lined the street to watch this morning’s (Saturday) Pride procession.
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WATCH: Pride organisers ‘blown away’ by community’s ‘incredible’ response
Organisers of Shetland’s first official Pride festival say they have been “blown away” by the community response. Shetland Pride founder Kerrie Meyer and co-organiser Becky…
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Report any homophobic abuse during Pride, police say
Folk are being encouraged to report any homophobic comments they hear during the Shetland Pride festival this weekend. Area commander Stuart Clemenson said anyone who…
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Pop-up shop opens as countdown to Shetland Pride festival begins
A pop-up shop selling Pride merchandise has opened in Lerwick ahead of the Shetland Pride festival next weekend. The shop, located at 135 Commercial Street,…
READ FULL STORYLeaflets supporting LGBTQ+ mental health to be delivered to homes
Over 12,000 leaflets looking to support the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ folk in Shetland will be delivered to homes and businesses in the…
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