Community step in to organise town pride event

A new community group has stepped in to allow a town pride event to go ahead after months of uncertainty.

The group which had run the festival in previous years, Chippenham Pride, was unable to do so this year due to personal commitments.

But after the news "really hit a lot of people hard", a group of locals decided to organise a smaller event called Pride Fest to celebrate the town's LGBTQ+ community through performances and activities.

Pride Fest co-chair and Wiltshire councillor, Liz Alstrom, said: "It's a celebration of love, diversity and inclusion, and people want to feel that sense of community together."