Congratulations to the Pride Committee of Brighton and Hove.

The festival gets better and better every year, as I heard many times from many different people over last weekend.

A big thank you to The Argus for its excellent coverage over the past few weeks.

It seems like only yesterday our single gay float tagged on to the Brighton festival floats.

Boy, how times have changed since 1966.

If only Councillor Dennis Hobden had been alive today to see this spectacle.

He would have seen a meeting of minds and an atmosphere of mutual understanding and celebration that he could only have dreamed of in his day.

Hilda Braid (EastEnders' Nana Moon), who was in my car along with Phil Starr, said she could hardly believe her eyes and everyone made her most welcome.

She said she felt like a teenager again and would be returning next year.

With a new, incoming committee to be formed soon for 2005, this year's Pride will be a hard act to follow. I call upon new, thinking people to join Pride and get involved for 2005.

To the out-going committee a big thank you, you did us proud.

-Brian Ralfe, Hove