TO HELP people get ready for this weekend’s Reading Pride parade and party, Broad St Mall is giving away some rainbow-themed goodies.
On Saturday, between 9am and 2pm, the Reading town centre shopping centre will be offering free face painting and glitter art.
Topsy, the mall’s mascot, will be posing for selfies and giving away rainbow-themed flags, face paints and sweets between 9am and 10.30am.
And Topsy will be taking part in the parade, from 11am at Reading’s railway station.
Last weekend, jelly ran a free workshop to create a community art piece for their window, and MyUmbrella had a stall to raise awareness about the lesser-known identities of LGBT+.
Steven Connolly, the mall’s manager, said: “Broad St. Mall has long been at the heart of the Reading community, so we are thrilled to be celebrating Reading Pride.
“It’s sure to be a fantastic celebration that the whole community can enjoy and we encourage everyone to come to the mall to get parade ready and join in the fun.”
For more information on what’s on at Broad St. Mall please visit www.broadstreetmall.com and to find out more about Reading Pride visit www.readingpride.co.uk
