Swindon and Wiltshire Pride gets £69,500 to document LGBTQIA+ history from the 18th century to 2014. Swindon and Wiltshire Pride obtiene £69,500 para documentar la historia LGBTQIA+ desde el siglo XVIII hasta 2014.

Swindon and Wiltshire Pride has received a £69,500 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to launch "We Were Always Here," a project exploring LGBTQIA+ history in Wiltshire from the 18th century to 2014. Swindon and Wiltshire Pride ha recibido una subvención de £69,500 del National Lottery Heritage Fund para lanzar "We Were Always Here", un proyecto que explora la historia LGBTQIA+ en Wiltshire desde el siglo XVIII hasta 2014. The initiative will create a portable exhibition, a free illustrated history book, and educational resources for schools and online use, with a permanent display at the Pride Hub in Swindon. La iniciativa creará una exposición portátil, un libro de historia ilustrado gratuito y recursos educativos para escuelas y uso en línea, con una exhibición permanente en el Pride Hub en Swindon. It is recruiting paid staff and volunteers, especially older community members who lived through key historical changes like the 1969 partial decriminalization of homosexuality, to preserve personal stories before they are lost. Está reclutando personal pagado y voluntarios, especialmente miembros mayores de la comunidad que vivieron cambios históricos clave como la despenalización parcial de la homosexualidad en 1969, para preservar historias personales antes de que se pierdan. The 2026 Swindon and Wiltshire Pride event is set for August 15 at GWR Park. El evento 2026 Swindon and Wiltshire Pride está programado para el 15 de agosto en GWR Park.