Ouseburn Family Pride due to take place on Sunday has been postponed due to the national period of mourning following the Queen's death last Thursday.
The inaugural event last year attracted around 4,000 people to the Ouseburn Valley in Newcastle with venues such as Seven Stories, Ouseburn Farm and the valley's pubs coming together to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Organisers Northern Pride had been working with local venues and charities to create a range of activities including a family drag show, readings at Seven Stories by local LGBTQ+ writers and voguing dance workshops for teens.
However, organisers felt that it was not right for the day of fun to go ahead, with the Queen's Funeral going ahead on September 19, and are now looking at finding a suitable date in the not too distant future. The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, which takes place at Westminster Abbey on Monday September 19 at 11am, marks the end of a period of national mourning for the UK.
