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Cornwall Pride is back to the county and its parade is expected to be the biggest one yet.

The annual event, celebrating love and LGBT people, will take place on Saturday (August 25).

At 12pm, the parade will start from Towan Beach Newquay, followed by the Rainbow Fest, a day-music event at the Killacourt Newquay from 1pm.

Organisers said that they think the procession will be the ‘biggest that they have ever had’, with walkers, organisations, floats, dancers joining the fun.

Participants are advised to arrive from 11am to make sure the parade starts on time.

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The parade will form at Towan Beach, will then head out from the beach area into Beach Road and head into Gover Lane and join Bank Street. Once in Bank Street the parade will make its way through the pedestrian street and join East Street.

The parade will then turn left into Bridge Road and then left again into Trebarwith Crescent and make its way to the Killacourt for approximately 1pm.

The Rainbow Fest will have many stalls and live music including local artists Daisy Clark and Benji Matthews.

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At 8pm, the Moonbow Party will return at Tall Trees club with 90' dance Living Joy headlining.

Newquay also boasts three Cornwall Pride benches celebrating diversity and inclusion. The first two are at the top of Beach Parade near the Kook Joice bar. The third one is a 10m Cornwall Pride rainbow bench on the Killacourt looking out to Towan Beach.

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Chairperson Matthew Kenworthy Gomes said: “We cannot wait for Cornwall Pride 2018 in Newquay, it is everyone’s opportunity to be you. With the unprecedented support from the community from wider organisations across Cornwall and the UK Cornwall Pride really brings a Pride for everyone in Cornwall. It will be bigger, better and more exciting.

“We expect this year to be the best attended event yet with more people likely to visit Newquay during Pride weekend.”

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Prime Minister Theresa May also thanked Cornwall Pride organisers and volunteers this week for bringing people together to celebrate freedom, equality, difference and diversity.

South West Conservatives will be hosting a stall at Rainbow Fest, to promote the party’s work to tackle discrimination in every walk of life.

Mrs May said: “I want the UK to be a country where no one feels the need to hide who they are or who they love, and the Pride celebrations are a crucial driver of that cultural change.

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“Each and every Pride organiser and volunteer should be proud of the work they do to arrange these events that attract hundreds and thousands of individuals each year.

“I would like to thank you for all your hard work and for the voice you give LGBT people. I wish you all the best for a very enjoyable Cornwall Pride.”