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    One of the world’s shortest Pride marches will take place on a housing estate

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    Batt Close Pride is one of the shortest pride marches in the world (Picture: PA)

    A housing estate is preparing for one of the world’s shortest pride marches -measuring at just 80 metres.

    Residents of Batt Close in Rugby will be hosting a drag competition, a high heel race and a DJ all before marching 40 metres up the road and then back again.

    Benjamin Goodwin, the organiser of Batt Close Pride, said: ‘Me and my partner are probably the only people who would identify as LGBTQ+ on the street… this shows how accepting the community is, that they want to do this.

    ‘I love Pride but I think Pride can often get lost in this sort of commercialisation.

    ‘What this has shown us is that Pride begins at home.’

    The 38-year-old said the neighbours have been having ‘proper planning meetings’ as the day of the event, June 10, draws nearer.

    He said: ‘Every house has been given a role, so one has to buy the bunting, one house has to buy the paint for the road, as we’ll create a rainbow crossing out of chalk.’

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    Mr Goodwin said the housing estate’s Pride has been held for the past few years, adding: ‘It’s become a bit of a cornerstone in our calendar.’

    The march is just 40 metres long – there and back (Picture: PA)

    The march will be led by drag queen Rubella Vaxine, also known as Miss Ruby V, who will give an empowering speech beforehand.

    Mr Goodwin said: ‘We’re going to have a dog show as well. There’s probably about six dogs on the street.

    ‘We’ll engineer it so every dog wins a prize because no one wants to be a loser.’

    Talking about the planned children’s lucky dip, Mr Goodwin said: ‘For whatever reason, the first year we did the lucky dip out of a recycling bin and the guy who owned the bin was called Ed, so it’s “Ed’s lucky dip” and there’s loads of Pride-themed pens and pencils for the kids.’

    Last year, the residents held a waxing event to raise money for Terrence Higgins Trust, a sexual health charity which Mr Goodwin said is ‘quite passionate about’ HIV.

    It will be complete with a drag competition, high heel racing and a DJ (Picture: PA)

    He said: ‘This year, I think we’re going to do a makeover challenge, so it’ll be couples on the street, and they’ll have five minutes to put their respective partner into quick drag.’

    The Pride march started during the Covid-19 pandemic when restrictions forced the housing estate residents to stay home which allowed them to get to know their neighbours.

    Mr Goodwin said: ‘We didn’t know our neighbours and then, of course, everyone was out clapping the NHS during lockdown, and we’d help each other out.

    ‘We did baking for each other, when everyone was making banana bread and all that, and then as restrictions eased and we could get together, we got a little bit more ambitious.’

    Mr Goodwin said the neighbours ‘did loads of really community-based things’ within the lockdown rules, including watching a movie projected against one of the houses and sharing a meal outside, before one of the residents suggested they hold a Pride event.

    The residents are withholding their plans for their costumes from each other as everyone ‘wants that wow factor’ on the day.

    ‘We’ve got a street Facebook Messenger group and people are putting stuff in like, “Packages arrive today. I’ve got something but I’m not going to tell you”,’ he said.

    ‘The week before is just mad on the street. It’s like the week before Christmas.’

    Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected].

    For more stories like this, check our news page.

    ‘What this has shown us is that Pride begins at home.’ 

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