WorldPride London Festival: 23rd June to 8th July 2012 :: WorldPride Parade: Saturday 7th July 2012 ::
PRESS NOTICEFor Immediate Release17 January 2012171 days to goPride Londonwww.pridelondon.org/Pride London Announces Retirement of Chair Paul BirrellPride London, The UK’s largest Gay Pride Event, today announced that its longest serving Chair Paul Birrell will sadly be stepping down from the Pride board after 18 years. From its inception as a Charity in 2004 Paul Birrell has volunteered his time for Pride London becoming Chair of the Board in 2005. In recognition of his enormous contribution to the growth and success of Pride London the board has awarded Paul the honorary title of ‘Chair Emeritus’. This will continue to recognise his huge contribution to Pride but does not carry any formal responsibilities. Vice Chair Dr Patrick Williams, who has been with Pride London for over five years, has been appointed to act as Chair to steer the charity through to WorldPride 2012 on 7 July. On announcing his decision, Paul said: “Leaving Pride London after 18 years was a difficult decision but with plans firmly in place for WorldPride 2012 now felt like the best time to step down and I'm confident I'm leaving the charity in good hands. I wish Pride London every success in the future and cannot wait to enjoy WorldPride later this year." Speaking about Paul Birrell’s retirement Dr Williams said: “We were all very much saddened at Paul's departure from the charity, as not only has he been a momentously successful Chair but also a great friend to many within the LGBT community here in London, around the UK and across the World. Although we accept his decision to retire and wish him all the best for the future he will be greatly missed.” To further strengthen the organisation, Pride London also announced two new appointments to the board. Craig Taylor has been appointed with responsibility for managing Pride’s relationship with the Bars and Clubs within Soho and Greater London and Alastair Crow joins the team in order to manage Pride’s relationships with its LGBT stakeholder and community groups. They join the existing seven Board Directors responsible for Pride’s operations and governance. ENDS NOTES TO EDITORS: ● The Pride London Press Office can be contacted via Press@PrideLondon.org – the mailbox is monitored by a number of Press Officers and we will respond to requests quickly. ● Any queries which would have been directed to Paul should now be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ● For more information on Pride London and WorldPride 2012 visit www.pridelondon.org ● Pictures of Paul Birrell and Dr Patrick Williams are attached to this email. A full library of images for use in any stories associated with Pride London is available at http://www.pridelondon.org/news/photogallery (follow the link to our Flickr site)
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