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East Coast Pride announces its first zone for 2024, the Blue Light Zone.

East Coast Pride is thrilled to announce the inaugural Blue Light Zone. This zone celebrates and honours our emergency services and armed forces' bravery, dedication, and diversity.


This celebration is set to take place in collaboration with RNLI Skegness at the Skegness RNLI Lifeboat Station on Tower Esplanade on Saturday, 7 September 2024, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm as part of East Coast Prides line up 2024 with free zones and entertainment appearing throughout the town from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm all designed for families, whatever your family consists of.

The Blue Light Zone will foster understanding, appreciation, and pride in those critical to our community's safety and well-being.


Visitors to the Blue Light Zone at East Coast Pride will have the chance to:

  • Gain insight into the challenging and vital work performed by our emergency services and armed forces.

  • Learn about their significant contributions to the LGBTQIA+ community, highlighting the inclusivity and diversity within these essential services.


Brad Johnson, Communications and Stakeholder Lead for East Coast Pride, shared his excitement about the Blue Light Zone: 'We're thrilled to celebrate the inclusivity and dedication of our uniformed and armed services with the community. This zone within East Coast Pride 2024 is a testament to the progress and ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion within these services. We look forward to a memorable celebration of pride and gratitude as part of our wider East Coast Pride event.'


Confirmed services in attendance include Lincolnshire Police, NHS East Midlands Ambulance Service, RNLI Lifeboats and Lifeguards, HM Coastguard, National Coastwatch and the Lincolnshire Emergency Blood Bikes Service, with more to be announced in the coming weeks.


Lee St Quinton, Superintendent: Head of Partnerships for Lincolnshire Police, commented: ‘It is great to see that Skegness will see its very own Pride event when in previous years Lincoln and Mablethorpe have led the way. We at Lincolnshire Police look forward to this event and having more opportunities to celebrate diversity and inclusion in the town.’


East Coast Pride is gearing up to release more exciting information about the event’s zones and entertainment, which will spread throughout Skegness and is planned for the day-long event in the coming months. Anyone wishing to find out more can visit www.eastcoastpride.co.uk.


East Coast Pride’s volunteer team actively wants to hear from those who wish to be involved with the event or from businesses or groups who want to support or be involved.


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Notes to Editor

  • Spokespeople are available upon request for print, broadcast and digital interviews.

  • East Coast Pride is the first event in Skegness and will celebrate love and diversity across Lincolnshire.

  • The free event will be spread around Skegness to ensure various activities and live performances are available.

  • More details about the event can be found at www.eastcoastpride.co.uk as well as its social media channels, and more information will be published online and through media outlets in the coming months relating to key announcements.


Media Contacts

For all media enquiries, please contact:

Brad Johnson (He/Him), Volunteer Communications & Stakeholder Leadhello@eastcoastpride.co.uk 

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