PROUD AMPTHILL & FLITWICK

Welcome to Proud Ampthill & Flitwick

Proud Ampthill & Flitwick (Proud AF) is a grant-funded joint initiative with Ampthill Town Council, which offers a range of services and events for the LGBTQ+ community and allies.

Working together with LGBT Bedfordshire, Proud AF was officially launched in February 2023 at a LGBTQ+ History Month Reception at The Rufus Centre.

It was great to see many people attend the event which was a fantastic opportunity to bring our local LGBTQ+ community together. It was something that had never been done before and we were delighted to be able to serve another group of residents in our community. The reception was the perfect opportunity to meet new people, talk about our community's past, present and future and hear from different speakers on their experiences.

In our launch year we celebrated LGBTQ+ History Month in February with two Meet the Author events sessions organised in partnership with Central Bedfordshire Libraries and a special songwriting residency at Redborne Upper School. In June we had a fantastic turn out for our Pride picnic in Ampthill Park.

COUNCILLOR BLOG

Read the blog written by Cllr Andy Snape, for the National Association of Local Councils about the Ampthill & Flitwick Proud initiative,

PROUD AF EVENTS IN 2024

CELEBRATING PRIDE MONTH

We had two great events at the beginning of June to celebrate Pride month.

DRAG BINGO

Drag Bingo Evolution night on Saturday 1st June was a sell out!

drag night poster

PICNIC IN THE PARK

For this year's Pride Picnic on Sunday 2nd June we were blessed with perfect weather. A wonderful, chilled and relaxing afternoon in the park with great company and music.