• Manchester Pride Festival 2023 Parade Troupe Application

    If you require any additional support filling in this form please contact engagement@manchesterpride.com

  • Manchester Pride invite you to join our Parade Troupe to lead the 2023 parade with our theme: Queerly Beloved! 

    This year’s parade theme aims to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of marriage equality in England and Wales and the huge wins for our community since, but also poses the question: how far have we really come?

    As part of the Parade Troupe you will attend workshops learning costume making, prop making, dance and more. Then lead The Parade on the big day.

    We ask you to be available for all of the workshops leading up to the Manchester Pride Parade as this will ensure you get the most out of the opportunity, but just let us know in advance if you will be unable to attend.  Dates for workshops will are below:

    Parade Troupe Meet and Greet : Wednesday 19 July 18:00 - 20:00

    Parade Troupe Move Sessions 1 : Wednesday 26 July 18:00 - 20:00

    Parade Troupe Make Sessions 2 : Wednesday 2 August 18:00 - 20:00

    Parade Troupe Move Session 3: Wednesday 9 August 18:00 - 20:00 

    Parade Troupe Make and Move Session 4: Wednesday 16th August 18:00-20:00

    Dress Rehearsal: Wednesday 23 August 18:00 - 20:00

    You will also need to be available for the Manchester Pride Parade taking place on Saturday 26 August, 9am - 4pm.

    All workshops will be held at the People's History Museum

  • Step 1: Contact details

  • Date of birth *
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  • Step 2: Emergency Contact

  • Step 3: Volunteering at Manchester Pride Festival 2022

  • Have you ever been a Parade Trouper before?*

  • Step 4: Your Availability

     

  • All Parade Troupers must be available for The Parade taking place on Saturday 26 August. This will be approximately 9.00am - 4:00pm*
  • All Parade Troupers must be available to attend workshops prior to the Manchester Pride Parade, where you will learn costume making, prop making, dance and more. Please confirm you will be happy to attend pre event workshops.
  • All volunteers will be given a Manchester Pride T-shirt to wear. Please tick which size you would like:*

  • Please read the following document before proceeding to the next step Manchester Pride Volunteer Agreement.

     

  • Please select 'I agree' to confirm that you have read and agree to the Manchester Pride Volunteer Agreement*
  • Are you happy for any photography or videography of the Parade Troupes workshops and Manchester Pride Parade entry to be used on our website and social media channels?*

  • Step 6: Equality and Diversity

    Manchester Pride is comitted to continually promoting equality and inclusion, therefore gathering the following information is vital to measuring our success in this area. 

    We would therefore appreciate you taking the time to fill in the rest of this form. 

    All Diversity/Monitoring information submitted is for anonymous statistical monitoring purposes only and held securely and confidentially in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018.

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