Welcome to the 🌈Pride Edition🌈 of The Oasis Times. I must say, it’s been heads down here at HQ as we prepared to open our brand new Oasis themed park, Oasis World. With the doors now wide open we have been flooded with visitors, we know the park is going to be a great success and the Oasis brand goes from strength to strength, with fun and frolics for all. Of course dear readers you have a season ticket to Oasis World, you can check in any time you like, but beware, you can never leave.
We are about to enter the Pride season when Oasis will be out and about and we always value your support. If you would like to help out and be part of Pride, please use the reply form at the end of this post to let us know. Now grab your diaries and pencils ……. here we go..
May
Saturday 11th May. As Pretty as a Picture: Share your photos with Community Librarian Rachel Ridealgh. Second Floor Vernon Castle meeting room, The Forum, Millennium Library.
We will meet at 11:00 am at The Forum. It’s a chance to share your old photos. Rachel will accept hard and soft copies. Afterwards, if it is nice weather, we will wander over to the fabulous Plantation Garden.
Saturday 18th May – Oasis Jane Does Disco, don’t miss Jane, it’s going to be brilliant.
Friday 24th May – Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Day at the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. 9:30 am to 2:00 pm in The East Atrium. Please come along if you would like to help.
Sunday 26th May – Stody Lodge Gardens. Oasis picnic, meet at 11:00 am. It’s The Bishop & Miller Valuation Day so look out for the invitation arriving in your inbox very soon.
June.
Saturday 1st June – Bungay Pride, Alex and I will set up late morning, we would love you to join in.
Saturday 15th June – Art Exhibition and mini QueerFest at The Forum during the day and then Oasis goes to the forest in the evening.
Sunday 23rd June – Trans Pride Picnic at Waterloo Park in Norwich. Details to be advised.
July.
Saturday 6th July– Dereham Does Pride. Serena will set up around 10:00 am, please come along, this is a lovely friendly event.
Saturday 20th July – The LQBT+ History Club present a screening and talk about “A Bill called William” a review of Great Britain’s Sexual Offenses Act of 1967 with Stephen who was the freelance producer commissioned by Channel 4 to make the programme.
Saturday 20th July – WI at Oasis
Saturday 27th July – Norwich Pride. We will set up at 10:00 am, the march is at 1:00 pm. I hope we will have a good turnout, please come and share this amazing day with your Oasis family.
August.
Saturday 3rd August – Lowestoft Pride Yes Oasis is on tour in Suffolk, I will be there, please help if you can.
Saturday 17th August – King’s Lynn Pride. Come and spend a happy day in The Walks, with a march through the centre of Lynn at 12:00.
In other news; I recently met Charlie Caine musical director of the Sing with Pride Choir. Their motto is ‘We sing in harmony to celebrate diversity and challenge inequality’. Having heard them perform several times recently, I can tell you that they are a wonderful choir who sing truly inspiring original songs for our community, often written by Charlie. If you want to find out more click on the link, the choir rehearse every Thursday evenings from 7-9pm. I hope to persuade Charlie to come and perform at Oasis in 2025.
Pride is love and love is Pride, come and be part of a series of wonderful celebrations.
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