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Ginger Pride festival to take place next summer, organisers say 'time of bullying gingers is over' | |
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Ginger Pride is coming next summer as organisers are planning an event to celebrate being redheads in the South West. | Ginger Pride is coming next summer as organisers are planning an event to celebrate being redheads in the South West. |
Plymouth, Devon, will play host to a gathering which organisers have already started preparations for, having set out plans at a pub meeting last Saturday. | Plymouth, Devon, will play host to a gathering which organisers have already started preparations for, having set out plans at a pub meeting last Saturday. |
Stuart Parry, 43, told the Plymouth Herald: "The meeting went really well and as well as myself and my wife, three other people turned up. | Stuart Parry, 43, told the Plymouth Herald: "The meeting went really well and as well as myself and my wife, three other people turned up. |
"I wonder if we're approaching a time when bullying gingers is over," he said. | "I wonder if we're approaching a time when bullying gingers is over," he said. |
"Being ginger has stopped being uncool." | "Being ginger has stopped being uncool." |
The pizza delivery driver from Lipson said he had the idea for the event after suffering with depression, giving him something to focus on "through the bad times." | The pizza delivery driver from Lipson said he had the idea for the event after suffering with depression, giving him something to focus on "through the bad times." |
The ginger festival will not be exclusively for those with red hair, as it seeks to welcome everyone to celebrate all things orange. | The ginger festival will not be exclusively for those with red hair, as it seeks to welcome everyone to celebrate all things orange. |
The dedicated event page 'Gingers: The Gathering', currently has 797 likes at the time of writing. | The dedicated event page 'Gingers: The Gathering', currently has 797 likes at the time of writing. |
Stuart says he has identified a venue already with a capacity of around 150/200 for the inaugural event. | Stuart says he has identified a venue already with a capacity of around 150/200 for the inaugural event. |
He added: "We sent a tentative time for summer 2016 which gives us plenty of time to make plans and to promote the event. | He added: "We sent a tentative time for summer 2016 which gives us plenty of time to make plans and to promote the event. |
"We've obviously hit on something here." | "We've obviously hit on something here." |
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