LGB&T History Month 2012
Full listings of programme of events for the District of
Bromsgrove and the Borough of Redditch February 2012
For the month of February, the Gay Birmingham
Remembered exhibition was on show at various locations in
Bromsgrove and Redditch. For more information about the Gay
Birmingham Remembered project click on this link here
http://gaybirminghamremembered.co.uk/
The programme for the History Month 2012 has now concluded. You
can download the 2012
brochure here.
- On 1st February,an official launch of the
Bromsgrove and Redditch LGB&T History
Month programme for 2012 and the Gay
Birmingham Remembered was held at Bromsgrove library.The
opening was by Councillor Mrs C Spencer, Civic Head of
Bromsgrove District Council followed by talk and
presentation by David Viney, Birmingham LGBT Community
Trust and another short talk by Worcestershire
County Council about their film
"Partners".
- Artrix, Bromsgrove hosted a number of films and entertainment
events :-
- 4 Poofs and a Piano, film Tomboy
(U), film Weekend (18), film
We Were Here (15), and Simon
Callow read excerpts from his exciting new biography
"Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the
World"
- On 14th February a family and social event was
held including the Gay Birmingham Remembered
exhibition plus displays and information from LGB&T
History Month partners. There was a free buffet and children’s
entertainer, Magic Russ. The evening concluded
with the showing of the film, The Kids Are All Right
(15).
For full details of events at Artrix, Bromsgrove see http://www.artrix.co.uk/
This 2012 programme of events was organised by the
LGB&T History Month Steering Group for Bromsgrove and
Redditch. This is a partnership between public
authorities in Worcestershire, community groups
and individuals.The Steering Group is made up of the following
partners :-
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Redditch Borough Council
- Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough joint Hate Crime
Partnership
- Artrix, Bromsgrove
- Bromsgrove and Redditch Libraries
- Barnardos, Bromsgrove
- St.Basils, Bromsgrove
- Core Assets and F.A.B. (Families Around Bromsgrove)
- New Road Parents Support Group, Bromsgrove
- The Gender Trust (now based in Worcestershire)
- Worcestershire Health and Care Trust (Sexual Health)
- NASUWT (National Association of Schoolmasters and Women
Teachers)
- LGBT Unison
- Rainbow Globe, Worcestershire
- Rainbow Picnics, Worcestershire
- Victim Support, Worcestershire
- HMP Hewell
- Bromsgrove District Housing Trust
- Fever, Redditch
We would like to acknowledge the following partners for their
support and contributions to the 2012 LGB&T History Month
programme for Bromsgrove and Redditch :-
- Fever, Redditch
- Worcestershire County Council, Libraries Service
- Bird and Co and Core Assets, Bromsgrove for designing and
printing the 2012 leaflet
- Artrix Bromsgrove for providing the venue for the
headline event on 14th February
- NASUWT for supporting advertising for the 2012 programme
We can now anounce that there will be a series of
Rainbow Picnics in Worcestershire in June 2012.
You can download the poster
with the details here.
For further information about Equality and Diversity
events and initiatives contact Bromsgrove District Council on 01527
881288 or send your enquiry to equalities@bromsgrove.gov.uk
