Pride colours illuminate Brighton Wheel

8:51am Thursday 30th August 2012 in News By Ben James

Rainbow colours on the Brighton Wheel ready for Pride Rainbow colours on the Brighton Wheel ready for Pride

The Brighton Wheel has been lit up with the colours of Pride to mark 20 years of the event.

Tonight (August 30) and over the weekend the iconic city structure will be illuminated for an hour from 9.15pm.

The spectacle, which has been given the blessing of the council and Wheel bosses, has been described by organisers as “special” and “symbolic”.

The illumination is the first of its kind since the Pavilion was showered in pink light for Pride 2004.

A Pride spokeswoman said: “We wanted to do something special and with the wheel being so near to Kemp Town and also the starting place for the parade, it seemed perfect.

 “Everyone remembers the iconic image of the pink Pavilion a few years ago and I think that this will be similar.”

Six lights will point up towards the Wheel with gel filters creating the Rainbow Pride colours.

Pride director Trevor Edwards said: “We’re delighted that Brighton’s newest attraction is getting behind the event.

“We hope that the image of the Wheel will be one which will live long in the memory.”

Tickets are still available for Pride, priced £17.50 for adults, £10 for students and £40 for a family.

The parade starts at Brighton Wheel at 11am before heading west along the seafront, up West Street on to North Street and up the A23 to Preston Park.

Events in the park will begin at midday and run until 8pm.

For more details visit www.pridebrighton.org .

Comments(9)

bug eye says...
10:05am Thu 30 Aug 12

please make this a permanent lighting scheme, also bring back lighting on the pavilion different colours for different events and times. the west pier was once lit in green, very spooky and great. this all helps to make the city look great and different. shame the council are lacking in any vision permanently and these types of things are left to business leaders who are then restricted by council workers. the city needs great street lighting and paving and roads and seating etc. we have turned into a faded scruffy seaside resort, thank goodness for the innovative residents that help make the city what it is.

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Vincent wilson says...
11:39am Thu 30 Aug 12

the wheel looked amazing, i agree with bug eye,keep it permanent its lights complement the seafront,

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Bennn says...
1:25pm Thu 30 Aug 12

It looks beautiful. I agree, please keep it permanent!

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Morpheus says...
1:40pm Thu 30 Aug 12

Vincent wilson wrote:
the wheel looked amazing, i agree with bug eye,keep it permanent its lights complement the seafront,
How?

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power_ranger says...
2:21pm Thu 30 Aug 12

Morpheus wrote:
Vincent wilson wrote:
the wheel looked amazing, i agree with bug eye,keep it permanent its lights complement the seafront,
How?
because it looks great!

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clubrob6 says...
5:54pm Thu 30 Aug 12

Pride is going to give a boost to buisnesses that have had a bad year with the weather,and now it got its SOUL back ie brightons gay scene are once again involved unlike the last few years where they were excluded from preston park,the weather forcast looks good so hopefully straight and gay buisnesses will have a boost.I think lighting up the attractions like the wheel,west pier etc would attract tourists at night.Mind you things wont pick up untill parking charges are lowered to an affordable level.

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tonybee says...
2:53am Sat 1 Sep 12

Oh God is it that time of year again ?
The town bought to a standstill by a bunch of wooftahs led by the police wooftahs
No wonder the police never arrest
anybody for flagrant public order offences such as baring bottoms/ queer sex in doorways etc etc

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tonybee says...
2:53am Sat 1 Sep 12

Oh God is it that time of year again ?
The town bought to a standstill by a bunch of wooftahs led by the police wooftahs
No wonder the police never arrest
anybody for flagrant public order offences such as baring bottoms/ queer sex in doorways etc etc

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tonybee says...
2:53am Sat 1 Sep 12

Oh God is it that time of year again ?
The town bought to a standstill by a bunch of wooftahs led by the police wooftahs
No wonder the police never arrest
anybody for flagrant public order offences such as baring bottoms/ queer sex in doorways etc etc

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