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• BIRMGHAM PRI 2022 FULL PARA ROUTE THROUGH THE CY AND WHAT TIME STARTSTHE LOURFUL FTIVAL IS BACK BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE ON SEPTEMBER 24 AND 25BIRMGHAMMAILBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYZOE CHAMBERLAPARENTG EDOR12:00, 22 SEP 2022UPDATED08:35, 23 SEP 2022BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWFROM SKYSCRAPERS TO HS2, GET THE LATT ON BIRMGHAM'S BIGGT VELOPMENTS AS THE CY SKYLE NTU TO EVOLVEMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 FROM SKYSCRAPERS TO HS2, GET THE LATT ON BIRMGHAM'S BIGGT VELOPMENTS AS THE CY SKYLE NTU TO EVOLVEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• GAY PRI PARA BIRMGHAM
• GAY BIRMGHAM, AL TRAVEL GUI
• BIRMGHAM PRI ACCSIBILY POLICY: 2023BIRMGHAM PRI HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGT AND MOST VIBRANT PRIS THE UK SCE 1997 WH 1000’S OF PARTICIPANTS TAKG PART THE PARA 2019. BIRMGHAM PRI IS MTG TO CLIVY AND ACCS, WH THE AIM OF ACHIEVG A ‘GOLD STANDARD’ OF ACCSIBILY ACRDG TO ATTU IS EVERYTHG’S CHARTER OF BT PRACTICE BY 2024. THE PARATHE 2023 PRI PARA WILL LEAVE OM CENTENARY SQUARE, MARCH ALONG NEW STREET, THEN UP HIGH STREET, BEFORE TURNG ONTO CARRS LANE. IT THEN FOLLOWS ST MARTS QUEENSWAY (WHICH BE SMALL BROOK QUEENSWAY) TO HURST STREET WHERE WILL END NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE LGBTIQ VILLAGE STREET PARTY. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 LONG, AND TAK ABOUT 45MS OM START TO FISH GIVEN THE SLOW MOVG NATURE OF THE PARA, WHICH WILL HAVE A LOT OF STOPS AND STARTS. FROM START TO END THE PARA HAS A STRONG STREET PARTY ASPECT. YOU N EXPECT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AT THE GATHERG POT AND, AS SUCH, NOISE, MIC OM THE FLOATS, AND EXCED, JOYFUL CROWDS OF MARCHERS. WE SUGGT YOU MAKE SURE YOU BRG ANY AIDS YOU REQUIRE TO HELP MANAGE CROWDS, SUCH AS EAR PLUGS, HEADPHON, PANNS / PERSONAL ASSISTANTS, STIM TOYS, GROUNDG AIDS, AND NSIR EX STRATEGI ADVANCE. THE EXCHANGE BUILDG ON CENTENARY SQUARE HAS OFFERED SOME QUIET SPACE SHOULD YOU REQUIRE , AND THE BIRMGHAM LIBRARY, BY ’S NATURE, IS OFTEN QUIETER. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL PARK BEHD THE REP AND THE LIBRARY WH BENCH IF REQUIRED. THE MAJORY OF THE PARA ROUTE IS LED A FEW PEOPLE EP WH SPECTATORS THAT CHEER, WAVE FLAGS AND TAKE PHOTOS. OUR SECURY TEAM L THE ROUTE AND WILL BE THERE TO ASSIST IF REQUIRED. PLEASE ACTION BEE OF THE NATURE OF THE PARA THE START TIME N OFTEN BE LAYED, AND WE RELEASE WALKG GROUPS/FLOATS ONE AT A TIME A PRETERMED ORR. IT’S WISE TO BE PREPARED TO SPEND SOME TIME WAG, PECIALLY IF YOUR GROUP IS ONE OF THE LAST GROUPS TO LEAVE. CONSIR BRGG ANY REHMENTS AND AIDS REQUIRED TO HELP YOU WA THAT YOU (AND ANY ASSISTANCE ANIMALS) MIGHT NEED.IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE PARA AT ANY POT JT EXPLA TO OUR SECURY STAFF WHO WILL MAKE SURE YOU N EX THROUGH THE BARRIERS.THE PARA FOLLOWS STREETS WHICH ARE WHEELCHAIR ACCSIBLE. THERE ARE A UPLE OF POTS WHERE CROSS CLOSED ROADS BUT THERE ARE LOWERED CURBS. THERE ARE ACCSIBLE AND CHANGG PLAC TOILETS AT THE FOLLOWG POTS ALONG THE ROUTE. THE VAST MAJORY REQUIRE A RADAR KEY, AND WE SUGGT YOU BRG YOUR OWN.CENTENARY SQUARE: THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BIRMGHAM LIBRARY, AND BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR OF THE EXCHANGE BUILDGBIRMGHAM NEW STREET STATN: NEAR THE LEFT LUGGAGE ON THE GROUND FLOOR (ACCSIBLE OM NEW STREET AND SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY ENTRANC)BULLRG SHOPPG CENTRE: ACCSIBLE TOILETS ON THE FAR LEFT AND RIGHT SIS THE GROUND (MOORE STREET AND SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY ENTRANC) AND 1ST FLOOR. A CHANGG PLAC TOILET IS AVAILABLE OPPOSE SELIDG ON THE 2ND FLOOR (THE ENTRANCE AT NEW STREET LEVEL), AND N BE ACCSED BY LIFT IF YOU ENTER AT SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY, HOWEVER OM THERE THE NEW STREET STATN TOILET IS CLOSER.THERE ARE NO PUBLIC BENCH AT THE PARA FISH POT, SO IF YOU ANTICIPATE NEEDG TO RT WE SUGGT PLANNG SOMEWHERE TO GO ADVANCE SO YOU DON’T NEED TO SEARCH WHEN TIRED &/OR SORE. WATCHG THE PARA“THE PARA CUTS THROUGH THE HEART OF BIRMGHAM ON A SATURDAY. IT ATTRACTS BOTH LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE E TO WATCH AND SHOW SUPPORT, AS WELL AS LOL ONLOOKERS. THE SPECTATORS ARE A MASSIVE PART OF THE PARA HELPG TO REFLECT AND SPREAD JOY AND LOVE.  THE SECTN NNG ALONG NEW STREET & THE HIGH STREET – PECIALLY NEAR THE BULLRG – IS OFTEN THE BIT AND N BE TIGHTLY PACKED, AT LEAST A UPLE OF ROWS OF PEOPLE EP, WH SHOPPERS NAVIGATG BEHD THEM.THE QUIETT AREAS ARE FURTHER ALONG THE PARA ROUTE, UALLY ALONG ST MARTS QUEENSWAY/SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY. WE SUGGT ARRIVG EARLIER, AND BRGG YOUR ACCS AIDS. FOR EXAMPLE; A PORTABLE SEAT, NOISE FENRS, OR A PANN TO HELP MAKE MORE FORTABLE FOR YOU. ACCSIBLE AND CHANGG PLAC TOILETS ARE AVAILABLE AT BIRMGHAM NEW STREET STATN AND THE BULLRG, IF YOU NEED ACCS TO THE NSIR ENSURG YOU ARE ON THE SAME SI OF THE PARA ROUTE AS THEY ARE TO AVOID DIFFICULTI CROSSG WHEN ’S FULL FLOW.”CARER’S TICKETSIF YOU REQUIRE A RER’S TICKET WE HAVE A DITED FORM YOU N ACCS HERETO APPLY FOR A EE TICKET FOR YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT/RER, YOU NEED TO DO THE FOLLOWG:PURCHASE YOUR/THE DISABLED CTOMER’S TICKET. GO TO OUR EVENTREE PAGE AND FILL THE FORM TO APPLY FOR ONE AND UPLOAD EVINCE OF NEED. CLICK HEREWE ACCEPT A WI ARRAY OF EVINCE AS WE ARE AWARE THERE IS NO REGISTER OF DISABLED PEOPLE, AND NOT ALL DISABLED PEOPLE ARE RECEIPT OF CERTA FANCIAL SUPPORT. SOME EXAMPL OF EVINCE WE WILL ACCEPT CLU; PROOF OF DISABILY BENEFS (OR PROOF YOU ARE THE APPLITN STAGE), SNS OF A BLUE BADGE (BACK SI), EVINCE OF PURCHASE OF DISABILY AIDS & ADAPTATNS, EVINCE OF EMPLOYG PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OR OF YOUR RER’S RERS ALLOWANCE/ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANY OF THE THEN PLEASE STILL FILL THE FORM AND GET NTACT WH BY EMAIL () AND WE N CHAT WH YOU AND WORK SOMETHG OUT.IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EVINCE AVAILABLE TO UPLOAD, THEN YOU N BRG SOME WH YOU ON THE DAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSU AT THE GATE, THEN ASK THEM TO NTACT EHER THE ACCS TEAM OR THE ACCS LEAD. THIS MIGHT VOLVE SOME WAG, SO IS BY FAR EASIT TO UPLOAD EVINCE ADVANCE.THE FTIVALTHE MA STAGE IS NOW LOTED AT THE SMHFIELD’S SE, EXACT LOTN TO BE NFIRMED, BUT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHERE THE ACCSIBLE ENTRANCE WILL BE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ACCS VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE RABOW SASH ON AND ALL VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DIRECT TO THE RIGHT PLACE. THE PARA FISH ON PERSHORE STREET, WHERE THE GENERAL TICKET KSKS WILL BE. THE ACCSIBLE KSK WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED AND NEXT TO THE VIP KSK. PLEASE DO NOT JO THE GENERAL QUE. MOVG THE MIC FTIVAL SHOULD MAKE MOVG AROUND THE PESTRIANISED GAY VILLAGE A LOT EASIER. WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF THE VILLAGE GREEN ON HURST STREET SELF. THIS WILL HAVE SEATG, A SLIGHTLY RAISED STAGE WH LOL PERFORMERS ACPANIED BY A BSL TERPRETER. THIS IS OUR QUIETER ZONE FOR PRI 2023, BUT WILL STILL HAVE SOME NOISE SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THAT. THERE IS ALSO THE FUTURE STAGE WHICH IS THE NIGHTGALE CLUB THIS YEAR, A FULLY ACCSIBLE VENUE (GROUND FLOOR ONLY). THERE WILL BE A MOBILOO CHANGG PLAC TOILET AT THE PRI VILLAGE SE. THIS IS SO PRI GOERS ON ANY TICKET BAND N ACCS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS YOU’VE FISHED THE PARA.SERVICE ANIMALSDOGS ARE WELE DURG THE PARA AND THROUGHOUT THE FTIVAL. WATER BOWLS AND SHAD AREAS WILL BE AVAILABLE THE DISABLED VIEWG AREA AND AT THE COMMUNY GREEN AREA. WHILST DOGS ARE WELE, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE PRI S ARE NOISY, CROWD AND POTENTIALLY VERY WARM, SO PLEASE PLAN ACRDGLY.TRAVEL GUI AND MAPCAR PARKSTHE ARDIAN R PARK IS THE REMEND R PARK FOR PRI GOERS AND OFTEN DO ALS FOR THOSE WH PRI HAS 11 DISABLED SPAC ON THE GROUND FLOOR. THE MAILBOX R PARK IS SUATED CLOSE TO VICTORIA SQUARE, WH WALKG DISTANCE OF THE GAY VILLAGE AND HAS 16 DISABLED SPAC. THE NORMAL TARIFF APPLI TO BLUE BADGE ERS BOTH OF THE R PARKS.THE TOWN HALL R PARK (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE RED GE), IS CLOSE TO CENTENARY SQUARE AND WH WALKG DISTANCE OF THE GAY VILLAGE. IT HAS 6 DISABLED SPAC AND IS EE FOR BLUE BADGE ERS. STREET PARKG.THE FOLLOWG LK SHOWS ALL THE ON-STREET BLUE BADGE PARKG BAYS BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE.CLICK HERETHERE ARE TWO FULL SIZE BLUE BADGE BAYS BEHD THE REP, NAVIGATE TO OLD REP STAGE DOOR A SAT NAV TO REACH THE. THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF BLUE BADGE BAYS THE SI ROADS OFF BROAD STREET. THE WILL BE THE BT OPTNS FOR THE PARA PARKG. CENTENARY SQUARE SELF IS CLOSED TO RS, THE CLOST DROP OFF LOTN IS BY THE HYATT HOTEL OR THE OLD REP STAGE DOOR.JOHN BRIGHT STREET (BEHD THE ALEXANDRA THEATRE) IS CLOSE TO BOTH THE PARA START AND THE GAY VILLAGE. MOAT LANE IS NEXT TO THE SMHFIELD’S SE BUT NOT ADJACENT TO THE ACCSIBLE ENTRANCE. MOST OF THE STREETS HAVE LIMED BLUEBADGE BAYS BUT A GREATER NUMBER OF PAY AND DISPLAY BAYS, WHICH ARE EE FOR BLUE BADGE ERS (WN NO TIME LIMS).THE HURST STREET BAYS WILL BE RDONED OFF DURG PRI.ALSO BE AWARE THAT BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE NOW OPERAT A CLEAN AIR ZONE SO CERTA HIGH EMISSN VEHICL MAY BE SUBJECT TO AN £8 CHARGE. VEHICL WH A DISABLED TAX CLASS ARE EXEMPT.THIS RMATN IS RRECT TO THE BT OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT THERE MAY BE LAST MUTE CHANG AND ROAD CLOSUR.B ROUTBIRMGHAM CY CENTRE IS SERVED BY NUMERO B G OM ALL OVER THE WT MIDLANDS. CENTENARY SQUARE IS EASIT TO REACH VIA THE FOLLOWG B SERVIC; 9, 23, 24, 61, 63, 126, 822, 829, X10,THE PRI S ARE EASIT TO ACCS VIA THE FOLLOWG B SERVIC; 16 & 16A, 17, 25, 34, 35, 45, 47, 50, 61, 63, 80A, 144, 150, X1 AND X2.EACH B HAS RAMP ACCS AND PRRY SEATG. MOBILY SOTER ERS REQUIRE A PASS TO RI. RG AND RI THE BIRMGHAM RG AND RI SERVICE OPERAT MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8.00AM TO 5.30PM AND SATURDAY BETWEEN 8.30AM AND 3.30PM. THERE IS NO SUNDAY SERVICE. YOU N REGISTER FOR THE SERVICE ONLE. TRA STOPSTHE PARA AND PRI S N ALL BE ACCSED VIA BIRMGHAM NEW STREET, BIRMGHAM’S CENTRAL TRA STATN.THE PRI S ARE ALSO ACCSIBLE OM BIRMGHAM MOOR STREET STATN AND CENTENARY SQUARE N BE ACCSED VIA BIRMGHAM SNOW HILL.MOOR STREET IS APPROXIMATELY 15 MUT WALK AWAY, SNOW HILL 20 MUT WALK. MOST S ARE 10 MUT OM BIRMGHAM NEW STREET AND THE GROUND IS GENERALLY FAIRLY LEVEL MOST DIRECTNS OM NEW STREET.TRAM STOPSTHE TOWN HALL AND GRAND CENTRAL STOPS ARE CLOST TO CENTENARY SQUARE WHERE THE PARA STARTS THIS YEAR.GRAND CENTRAL IS ALSO THE CLOST TO THE PRI SE AT AN APPROXIMATELY 10 MUTE WALK.EACH TRAM HAS 2 DISABLED PRRY BAYS. MOBILY SOTER ERS REQUIRE A PASS TO RI. RNIB KEY FOBSPUBLIC TRANSPORT ERS WH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS N REQUT AN RNIB KEY FOB WHICH GIV THEM REAL TIME D RMATN OF THEIR LOTN VIA A PHONE APP. THE FOBS ARE ENABLED ON THE MAJORY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT BIRMGHAM AND THE WT MIDLANDS.HOTELSTHERE ARE A GREAT NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS AND APARTMENTS BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE.THE CLOST TO THE ACTN IS THE IBIS BIRMGHAM NEW STREET WHICH HAS 2 ACCSIBLE ROOMS, AND IS A LERAL STONE’S THROW OM THE GAY VILLAGE. HOWEVER, PRI N BE A NOISY AFFAIR AND TENDS TO GO ON WELL TO THE EVENG, SO IF A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEG WALKG DISTANCE OM THE ACTN WE’D REMEND STAYG OTHER AREAS OF BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE OR A SURROUNDG SUBURB.BSL PROVISN
• BIRMGHAM GAY PRI
• GAY BIRMGHAM, AL – WHAT TO KNOW IF YOU’RE MOVG TO THE MAGIC CY

BIRMGHAM PRI 2022 FULL PARA ROUTE THROUGH THE CY AND WHAT TIME STARTSTHE LOURFUL FTIVAL IS BACK BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE ON SEPTEMBER 24 AND 25BIRMGHAMMAILBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYZOE CHAMBERLAPARENTG EDOR12:00, 22 SEP 2022UPDATED08:35, 23 SEP 2022BOOKMARKVIO LOADGVIO UNAVAILABLECLICK TO PLAYTAP TO PLAYTHE VIO WILL TO-PLAY SOON8CANCELPLAY NOWFROM SKYSCRAPERS TO HS2, GET THE LATT ON BIRMGHAM'S BIGGT VELOPMENTS AS THE CY SKYLE NTU TO EVOLVEMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 FROM SKYSCRAPERS TO HS2, GET THE LATT ON BIRMGHAM'S BIGGT VELOPMENTS AS THE CY SKYLE NTU TO EVOLVEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

In fact, ’s the whole untry’s biggt two-day gay ftival, attractg a staggerg 75, 000 people each year. The first Birmgham Gay Pri Weekend took place July 1972, one week after the first London Gay Pri Week, self the first Gay Pri Rally to take place outsi the Uned Stat. Birmgham Gay Pri sure knows how to throw a good party!

Birmgham Pri starts wh an credible pri para, which travels om the cy center to the Gay Village Hurst Street.

Here a ftival se, referred to as 'gay village' hosts mic acts, a dance arena wh DJs, funfair, baret, edy and stalls, as well as around 15 gay bars and clubs.

GAY PRI PARA BIRMGHAM

You n watch the para at pot along the route, or go to the start and follow the procsn as mak s way om Centenary Square down to the Gay Village. Read more: Birmgham Pri 2022 - Le-up, events, parti and how to get tickets Once the Gay Village, there will be hundreds of LGBTQ+ artists appearg on five stag across the weekend. Rhapg travel bookg for the LGBTQ munyCy GuisEventsToursCy TripsEvent TripsBrighton Gay PriEngland → Brighton04.

GAY BIRMGHAM, AL TRAVEL GUI

2023Brighton Gay Pri is one of the most popular pri events the UK. 2023Amsterdam Gay Pri is a 3-day event wh the ma pri para on the nal.

The nal para is held on the Saturday the middle of the 3 days of ma DetailsAntwerp Gay PriBelgium → Antwerp09. 2023Wter Pri Maspalomas is the last gay pri celebratn the European lendar year.

BIRMGHAM PRI ACCSIBILY POLICY: 2023BIRMGHAM PRI HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGT AND MOST VIBRANT PRIS THE UK SCE 1997 WH 1000’S OF PARTICIPANTS TAKG PART THE PARA 2019. BIRMGHAM PRI IS MTG TO CLIVY AND ACCS, WH THE AIM OF ACHIEVG A ‘GOLD STANDARD’ OF ACCSIBILY ACRDG TO ATTU IS EVERYTHG’S CHARTER OF BT PRACTICE BY 2024. THE PARATHE 2023 PRI PARA WILL LEAVE OM CENTENARY SQUARE, MARCH ALONG NEW STREET, THEN UP HIGH STREET, BEFORE TURNG ONTO CARRS LANE. IT THEN FOLLOWS ST MARTS QUEENSWAY (WHICH BE SMALL BROOK QUEENSWAY) TO HURST STREET WHERE WILL END NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE LGBTIQ VILLAGE STREET PARTY. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 LONG, AND TAK ABOUT 45MS OM START TO FISH GIVEN THE SLOW MOVG NATURE OF THE PARA, WHICH WILL HAVE A LOT OF STOPS AND STARTS. FROM START TO END THE PARA HAS A STRONG STREET PARTY ASPECT. YOU N EXPECT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AT THE GATHERG POT AND, AS SUCH, NOISE, MIC OM THE FLOATS, AND EXCED, JOYFUL CROWDS OF MARCHERS. WE SUGGT YOU MAKE SURE YOU BRG ANY AIDS YOU REQUIRE TO HELP MANAGE CROWDS, SUCH AS EAR PLUGS, HEADPHON, PANNS / PERSONAL ASSISTANTS, STIM TOYS, GROUNDG AIDS, AND NSIR EX STRATEGI ADVANCE. THE EXCHANGE BUILDG ON CENTENARY SQUARE HAS OFFERED SOME QUIET SPACE SHOULD YOU REQUIRE , AND THE BIRMGHAM LIBRARY, BY ’S NATURE, IS OFTEN QUIETER. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL PARK BEHD THE REP AND THE LIBRARY WH BENCH IF REQUIRED. THE MAJORY OF THE PARA ROUTE IS LED A FEW PEOPLE EP WH SPECTATORS THAT CHEER, WAVE FLAGS AND TAKE PHOTOS. OUR SECURY TEAM L THE ROUTE AND WILL BE THERE TO ASSIST IF REQUIRED. PLEASE ACTION BEE OF THE NATURE OF THE PARA THE START TIME N OFTEN BE LAYED, AND WE RELEASE WALKG GROUPS/FLOATS ONE AT A TIME A PRETERMED ORR. IT’S WISE TO BE PREPARED TO SPEND SOME TIME WAG, PECIALLY IF YOUR GROUP IS ONE OF THE LAST GROUPS TO LEAVE. CONSIR BRGG ANY REHMENTS AND AIDS REQUIRED TO HELP YOU WA THAT YOU (AND ANY ASSISTANCE ANIMALS) MIGHT NEED.IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE PARA AT ANY POT JT EXPLA TO OUR SECURY STAFF WHO WILL MAKE SURE YOU N EX THROUGH THE BARRIERS.THE PARA FOLLOWS STREETS WHICH ARE WHEELCHAIR ACCSIBLE. THERE ARE A UPLE OF POTS WHERE CROSS CLOSED ROADS BUT THERE ARE LOWERED CURBS. THERE ARE ACCSIBLE AND CHANGG PLAC TOILETS AT THE FOLLOWG POTS ALONG THE ROUTE. THE VAST MAJORY REQUIRE A RADAR KEY, AND WE SUGGT YOU BRG YOUR OWN.CENTENARY SQUARE: THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BIRMGHAM LIBRARY, AND BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR OF THE EXCHANGE BUILDGBIRMGHAM NEW STREET STATN: NEAR THE LEFT LUGGAGE ON THE GROUND FLOOR (ACCSIBLE OM NEW STREET AND SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY ENTRANC)BULLRG SHOPPG CENTRE: ACCSIBLE TOILETS ON THE FAR LEFT AND RIGHT SIS THE GROUND (MOORE STREET AND SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY ENTRANC) AND 1ST FLOOR. A CHANGG PLAC TOILET IS AVAILABLE OPPOSE SELIDG ON THE 2ND FLOOR (THE ENTRANCE AT NEW STREET LEVEL), AND N BE ACCSED BY LIFT IF YOU ENTER AT SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY, HOWEVER OM THERE THE NEW STREET STATN TOILET IS CLOSER.THERE ARE NO PUBLIC BENCH AT THE PARA FISH POT, SO IF YOU ANTICIPATE NEEDG TO RT WE SUGGT PLANNG SOMEWHERE TO GO ADVANCE SO YOU DON’T NEED TO SEARCH WHEN TIRED &/OR SORE. WATCHG THE PARA“THE PARA CUTS THROUGH THE HEART OF BIRMGHAM ON A SATURDAY. IT ATTRACTS BOTH LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE E TO WATCH AND SHOW SUPPORT, AS WELL AS LOL ONLOOKERS. THE SPECTATORS ARE A MASSIVE PART OF THE PARA HELPG TO REFLECT AND SPREAD JOY AND LOVE.  THE SECTN NNG ALONG NEW STREET & THE HIGH STREET – PECIALLY NEAR THE BULLRG – IS OFTEN THE BIT AND N BE TIGHTLY PACKED, AT LEAST A UPLE OF ROWS OF PEOPLE EP, WH SHOPPERS NAVIGATG BEHD THEM.THE QUIETT AREAS ARE FURTHER ALONG THE PARA ROUTE, UALLY ALONG ST MARTS QUEENSWAY/SMALLBROOK QUEENSWAY. WE SUGGT ARRIVG EARLIER, AND BRGG YOUR ACCS AIDS. FOR EXAMPLE; A PORTABLE SEAT, NOISE FENRS, OR A PANN TO HELP MAKE MORE FORTABLE FOR YOU. ACCSIBLE AND CHANGG PLAC TOILETS ARE AVAILABLE AT BIRMGHAM NEW STREET STATN AND THE BULLRG, IF YOU NEED ACCS TO THE NSIR ENSURG YOU ARE ON THE SAME SI OF THE PARA ROUTE AS THEY ARE TO AVOID DIFFICULTI CROSSG WHEN ’S FULL FLOW.”CARER’S TICKETSIF YOU REQUIRE A RER’S TICKET WE HAVE A DITED FORM YOU N ACCS HERETO APPLY FOR A EE TICKET FOR YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT/RER, YOU NEED TO DO THE FOLLOWG:PURCHASE YOUR/THE DISABLED CTOMER’S TICKET. GO TO OUR EVENTREE PAGE AND FILL THE FORM TO APPLY FOR ONE AND UPLOAD EVINCE OF NEED. CLICK HEREWE ACCEPT A WI ARRAY OF EVINCE AS WE ARE AWARE THERE IS NO REGISTER OF DISABLED PEOPLE, AND NOT ALL DISABLED PEOPLE ARE RECEIPT OF CERTA FANCIAL SUPPORT. SOME EXAMPL OF EVINCE WE WILL ACCEPT CLU; PROOF OF DISABILY BENEFS (OR PROOF YOU ARE THE APPLITN STAGE), SNS OF A BLUE BADGE (BACK SI), EVINCE OF PURCHASE OF DISABILY AIDS & ADAPTATNS, EVINCE OF EMPLOYG PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OR OF YOUR RER’S RERS ALLOWANCE/ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANY OF THE THEN PLEASE STILL FILL THE FORM AND GET NTACT WH BY EMAIL () AND WE N CHAT WH YOU AND WORK SOMETHG OUT.IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EVINCE AVAILABLE TO UPLOAD, THEN YOU N BRG SOME WH YOU ON THE DAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSU AT THE GATE, THEN ASK THEM TO NTACT EHER THE ACCS TEAM OR THE ACCS LEAD. THIS MIGHT VOLVE SOME WAG, SO IS BY FAR EASIT TO UPLOAD EVINCE ADVANCE.THE FTIVALTHE MA STAGE IS NOW LOTED AT THE SMHFIELD’S SE, EXACT LOTN TO BE NFIRMED, BUT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHERE THE ACCSIBLE ENTRANCE WILL BE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ACCS VOLUNTEERS WILL HAVE RABOW SASH ON AND ALL VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO DIRECT TO THE RIGHT PLACE. THE PARA FISH ON PERSHORE STREET, WHERE THE GENERAL TICKET KSKS WILL BE. THE ACCSIBLE KSK WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED AND NEXT TO THE VIP KSK. PLEASE DO NOT JO THE GENERAL QUE. MOVG THE MIC FTIVAL SHOULD MAKE MOVG AROUND THE PESTRIANISED GAY VILLAGE A LOT EASIER. WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF THE VILLAGE GREEN ON HURST STREET SELF. THIS WILL HAVE SEATG, A SLIGHTLY RAISED STAGE WH LOL PERFORMERS ACPANIED BY A BSL TERPRETER. THIS IS OUR QUIETER ZONE FOR PRI 2023, BUT WILL STILL HAVE SOME NOISE SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THAT. THERE IS ALSO THE FUTURE STAGE WHICH IS THE NIGHTGALE CLUB THIS YEAR, A FULLY ACCSIBLE VENUE (GROUND FLOOR ONLY). THERE WILL BE A MOBILOO CHANGG PLAC TOILET AT THE PRI VILLAGE SE. THIS IS SO PRI GOERS ON ANY TICKET BAND N ACCS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS YOU’VE FISHED THE PARA.SERVICE ANIMALSDOGS ARE WELE DURG THE PARA AND THROUGHOUT THE FTIVAL. WATER BOWLS AND SHAD AREAS WILL BE AVAILABLE THE DISABLED VIEWG AREA AND AT THE COMMUNY GREEN AREA. WHILST DOGS ARE WELE, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE PRI S ARE NOISY, CROWD AND POTENTIALLY VERY WARM, SO PLEASE PLAN ACRDGLY.TRAVEL GUI AND MAPCAR PARKSTHE ARDIAN R PARK IS THE REMEND R PARK FOR PRI GOERS AND OFTEN DO ALS FOR THOSE WH PRI HAS 11 DISABLED SPAC ON THE GROUND FLOOR. THE MAILBOX R PARK IS SUATED CLOSE TO VICTORIA SQUARE, WH WALKG DISTANCE OF THE GAY VILLAGE AND HAS 16 DISABLED SPAC. THE NORMAL TARIFF APPLI TO BLUE BADGE ERS BOTH OF THE R PARKS.THE TOWN HALL R PARK (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE RED GE), IS CLOSE TO CENTENARY SQUARE AND WH WALKG DISTANCE OF THE GAY VILLAGE. IT HAS 6 DISABLED SPAC AND IS EE FOR BLUE BADGE ERS. STREET PARKG.THE FOLLOWG LK SHOWS ALL THE ON-STREET BLUE BADGE PARKG BAYS BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE.CLICK HERETHERE ARE TWO FULL SIZE BLUE BADGE BAYS BEHD THE REP, NAVIGATE TO OLD REP STAGE DOOR A SAT NAV TO REACH THE. THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF BLUE BADGE BAYS THE SI ROADS OFF BROAD STREET. THE WILL BE THE BT OPTNS FOR THE PARA PARKG. CENTENARY SQUARE SELF IS CLOSED TO RS, THE CLOST DROP OFF LOTN IS BY THE HYATT HOTEL OR THE OLD REP STAGE DOOR.JOHN BRIGHT STREET (BEHD THE ALEXANDRA THEATRE) IS CLOSE TO BOTH THE PARA START AND THE GAY VILLAGE. MOAT LANE IS NEXT TO THE SMHFIELD’S SE BUT NOT ADJACENT TO THE ACCSIBLE ENTRANCE. MOST OF THE STREETS HAVE LIMED BLUEBADGE BAYS BUT A GREATER NUMBER OF PAY AND DISPLAY BAYS, WHICH ARE EE FOR BLUE BADGE ERS (WN NO TIME LIMS).THE HURST STREET BAYS WILL BE RDONED OFF DURG PRI.ALSO BE AWARE THAT BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE NOW OPERAT A CLEAN AIR ZONE SO CERTA HIGH EMISSN VEHICL MAY BE SUBJECT TO AN £8 CHARGE. VEHICL WH A DISABLED TAX CLASS ARE EXEMPT.THIS RMATN IS RRECT TO THE BT OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT THERE MAY BE LAST MUTE CHANG AND ROAD CLOSUR.B ROUTBIRMGHAM CY CENTRE IS SERVED BY NUMERO B G OM ALL OVER THE WT MIDLANDS. CENTENARY SQUARE IS EASIT TO REACH VIA THE FOLLOWG B SERVIC; 9, 23, 24, 61, 63, 126, 822, 829, X10,THE PRI S ARE EASIT TO ACCS VIA THE FOLLOWG B SERVIC; 16 & 16A, 17, 25, 34, 35, 45, 47, 50, 61, 63, 80A, 144, 150, X1 AND X2.EACH B HAS RAMP ACCS AND PRRY SEATG. MOBILY SOTER ERS REQUIRE A PASS TO RI. RG AND RI THE BIRMGHAM RG AND RI SERVICE OPERAT MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8.00AM TO 5.30PM AND SATURDAY BETWEEN 8.30AM AND 3.30PM. THERE IS NO SUNDAY SERVICE. YOU N REGISTER FOR THE SERVICE ONLE. TRA STOPSTHE PARA AND PRI S N ALL BE ACCSED VIA BIRMGHAM NEW STREET, BIRMGHAM’S CENTRAL TRA STATN.THE PRI S ARE ALSO ACCSIBLE OM BIRMGHAM MOOR STREET STATN AND CENTENARY SQUARE N BE ACCSED VIA BIRMGHAM SNOW HILL.MOOR STREET IS APPROXIMATELY 15 MUT WALK AWAY, SNOW HILL 20 MUT WALK. MOST S ARE 10 MUT OM BIRMGHAM NEW STREET AND THE GROUND IS GENERALLY FAIRLY LEVEL MOST DIRECTNS OM NEW STREET.TRAM STOPSTHE TOWN HALL AND GRAND CENTRAL STOPS ARE CLOST TO CENTENARY SQUARE WHERE THE PARA STARTS THIS YEAR.GRAND CENTRAL IS ALSO THE CLOST TO THE PRI SE AT AN APPROXIMATELY 10 MUTE WALK.EACH TRAM HAS 2 DISABLED PRRY BAYS. MOBILY SOTER ERS REQUIRE A PASS TO RI. RNIB KEY FOBSPUBLIC TRANSPORT ERS WH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS N REQUT AN RNIB KEY FOB WHICH GIV THEM REAL TIME D RMATN OF THEIR LOTN VIA A PHONE APP. THE FOBS ARE ENABLED ON THE MAJORY OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT BIRMGHAM AND THE WT MIDLANDS.HOTELSTHERE ARE A GREAT NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS AND APARTMENTS BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE.THE CLOST TO THE ACTN IS THE IBIS BIRMGHAM NEW STREET WHICH HAS 2 ACCSIBLE ROOMS, AND IS A LERAL STONE’S THROW OM THE GAY VILLAGE. HOWEVER, PRI N BE A NOISY AFFAIR AND TENDS TO GO ON WELL TO THE EVENG, SO IF A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BEG WALKG DISTANCE OM THE ACTN WE’D REMEND STAYG OTHER AREAS OF BIRMGHAM CY CENTRE OR A SURROUNDG SUBURB.BSL PROVISN

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