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Celebr8 – the Milton Keynes Diversity Parade is tomorrow, Monday the 21st of Sept! Join us, Pink Punters, The Thames Valley Gay Police Association, Make A Difference and a whole bunch of groups from in and around Milton Keynes to celebr8 all that’s good about our city! You can be there at the start in Campbel Park at 4:30 (meeting at the Events Plateau go to www.tinyurl.com/Celebr8MK for a map) or join us at 6pm outside Christ The Cornerstone Church (just opposite M&S in CMK).

The 2009 Celebr8 parade will take place on World Peace Day, 21 September 2009, celebrating the diversity of our community, past, present and future and looking outwards towards the issues of global poverty. The parade at its core celebrates the seven strands of diversity. Diversity is about ‘difference’ – difference across race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, faith, age and economic circumstance.

It’s about recognising that not all people are the same and that people have different, equally valuable, skills, experience and knowledge to offer. The parade will mark the launch of the entire fringemk Festival 2009 with the Mayor of Milton Keynes opening proceedings, along with Ruth Stone of the MKCVO (Milton Keynes Council of Voluntary Organisations).

The parade will allow groups to celebrate their differences with over 470 groups registered with the MKCVO alone and another 1200 being invited and encouraged to register and participate.

For more information visit the Fringe MK website, or join the Celebr8 group on Facebook.

PARADE TIMINGS

4:30pm – Gather at Campbell Park to allow for schools to join the parade.

5:00pm – Parade moves off led by the ION Puppett, along the designated route, cordoned where necessary and stewarded.

6:00pm – Staging post at Church of Christ the cornerstone, allowing people who have been working to join the parade.

6.30pm – Parade leaving for Station Square.

7.15pm – Parade Arrives at station Square.

7.30pm – Guest speakers and launch of 2009 Festival.

8:00pm – Entertainment.

Also,

Fabulous local singer Nicky Prince will be singing live on stage at the end of the parade.
The Mayor of Milton Keynes will be walking with the parade.
The fantastic Make A Difference will be hosting post-event fun at their fabulous new venue, the BUSZY!