Thousands turn out for second year of Chase Pride event

Thousands of people turned out for two days of celebrations as part of the second Chase Pride event.

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Around 4,800 people attended the event across the two days

The Hednesford Park event, which was attended by around 4,800 people, kicked off on Friday with a movie night, which saw attendees enjoy a showing of Matilda The Musical.

A parade through the town, attended by around 350 people, marked the beginning of Saturday's celebrations, with a performance from dancers at the Crystal Academy.

A special tribute was also paid to young transgender victim, Brianna Ghey, with a stage named in her honour, which featured a number of performances including from RuPaul's Drag Race star Danny Beard.

A number of acts took to the stage at the Chase Pride event

There was also musical performances from Union J band member, Jamie Hemsley, and soul singer Angie Brown.