Hundreds gather to celebrate town's Pride event

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  1. Two women stood under a black canopy with Pride flags hanging from it in front and behind them. The woman on the left is organiser of the event, Elise Gilbert. She is wearing black trousers, a black top with blue and pink bold writing on and an orange hi-visibility vest on. She has short red hair with a fringe and has blue, yellow and orange stripes pained on both of her cheeks. She has her arm around a woman with short pink hair and a fringe. She is wearing a white t-shirt with a colourful logo on and black trousers. There are tables with colourful decorations on in front of them and to their left.
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    The main festivities began just before midday at Market Cross with a performance by the Hull NHS Choir before the celebration moved to its new location of Flemingate.

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Hundreds of people gathered in Beverley to mark the town's annual Pride event.

Beverley Pride returned for its third year, celebrating success at its new location at Flemingate.

Visitors enjoyed an afternoon of live entertainment, family-friendly activities, and market stalls.

Elise Gilbert, who organised the event, said: "Everybody's here with good spirit and is enjoying the day, it's mission accomplished here for us at Beverley Pride."

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