Leicester Pride, one of the major cultural highlights in the citys festival calendar, will go ahead this year after De Montfort University (DMU) stepped in with 10,000 of funding. There had been major concerns that the annual festival, which celebrates and promotes the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in the city and county, would have to be cancelled for 2017 due to a lack of funds. But Leicester Prides plight was spotted in the media by a DMU student who copied a link to university Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard. The #DMUlocal team, which uses the knowledge of academics and students to make a difference within the Leicester community, then stepped in and offered to help. It means the annual procession through the city of around 2,000 people and subsequent celebration in Victoria Park, which attracts around 10,000 people, can now go ahead on Saturday 2 September. Leicester Pride has been led by Martyn Parker and Craig Thorpe for the last eight years and they are delighted DMU has stepped in to save the day. Martyn said: We are all absolutely thrilled that De Montfort University has come to the rescue with this funding. We really could see no way this years event could have gone on without their generosity. The entire committee and, Im sure, the LGBT community as a whole, will be so grateful.

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