FOI Request 2029

Subject: Pride Month 2024

Status: Complete

Date received: July 2024

Question Asked:

This is a request relating to Pride Month 2024.

Please include the following information:

• Whether any events have been organised for Pride month. If so please provide the date, start and end time, and title/topic of the event

• Whether any LGBT themed merchandise has been purchased for Pride month. i.e. since the beginning of the 2024/25 financial year. If so please provide me with information on what has been purchased and the cost

• Whether the organisation have sponsored any Pride events. If so which events and please provide details of the nature of the sponsorship (particularly the financial value)

Our Response:

• Whether any events have been organised for Pride month. If so please provide the date, start and end time, and title/topic of the event

  Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service did not organise any events for Pride Month (June 2024).  As part of our programme of routine community engagement, a crew from one of our fire stations attended Ellesmere Port Pride for a couple of hours on 2 June and our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor and an unpaid Service volunteer attended Warrington Pride on 8 June.

• Whether any LGBT themed merchandise has been purchased for Pride month. i.e. since the beginning of the 2024/25 financial year. If so please provide me with information on what has been purchased and the cost

  At the events described above, small low-value items such as badges, whistles and ‘logo bugs’ were handed out, promoting our website where safety messages and job opportunities are posted.  The value of these items across both events was £250.

• Whether the organisation have sponsored any Pride events. If so which events and please provide details of the nature of the sponsorship (particularly the financial value)

  Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has sponsored Chester Pride 2024 to the value of £500. In return, we will be able to promote career and volunteering opportunities and safety messages to a diverse range of people through the official Pride programme and social media.

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO