THE railway in Anglia is celebrating Pride Month by encouraging people to travel by train to Pride events taking place across the region this summer.
c2c and Greater Anglia, working with Network Rail Anglia as part of Anglia’s integrated railway, are supporting summer travel to Pride events across the East of England, with stations in or close to key towns and cities where walks, festivals and concerts will take place.
As part of this support, c2c is the main sponsor of Thurrock Pride for the third year in a row. The event takes place in Grays on Saturday 13 June and will include a march, entertainment, workshops, panel discussions and an after-party.
Greater Anglia will also continue its support for Norwich Pride, which takes place across the city centre on Saturday 25 July. The company first supported the event as entertainment sponsor in 2024 and has continued to strengthen its relationship with the city’s Pride celebrations since then.
Key Pride events across the region this summer include:
Saturday 6 June: Bury St Edmunds Pride
Saturday 13 June: Cambridge Pride, Thurrock Pride and Brandon Pride
Saturday 20 June: Essex Pride, Chelmsford and Hertford Family Pride Day
Friday 26 – Sunday 28 June: Forest Gayte Pride (Forest Gate, Newham)
Saturday 27 June: Clacton Pride Family Festival
Saturday 4 July: London Pride
Saturday 11 July: Lowestoft Pride
Saturday 18 July: Peterborough Pride and Southend Pride
Saturday 25 July: Norwich Pride and London Trans+ Pride
Saturday 8 August: Pride in Ely
Saturday 15 August: Colchester Pride and King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Pride
Saturday 29 August: London Bi Pride and Great Yarmouth & Waveney Pride
Saturday 5 September: Basildon Pride
During Pride Month in June, colleagues across c2c, Greater Anglia and Network Rail Anglia will display bunting, flags and other Pride materials at stations, offices and depots across the region, while Network Rail Anglia will also use rainbow-coloured branding to show its support.
Rob Mullen, Chief Customer and Commercial Officer for the railway in Anglia, said:
“The railway is open, accessible and welcoming to everyone, and Pride is an important opportunity to celebrate that.
“We look forward to welcoming customers as they travel to and from events, celebrations, marches and festivals across the East of England this summer.
“By working more closely together across c2c, Greater Anglia and Network Rail Anglia, we can plan more effectively, support major events across the region and help customers make their journeys with confidence.”
Customers are advised to check before they travel, as some planned engineering work will still be needed this summer to keep the railway safe, reliable and punctual. Most weekends on the Great Eastern Main Line between London Liverpool Street and Norwich remain clear of major engineering work.
Passengers travelling to Cambridge Pride on Saturday 13 June should be aware that buses will replace trains between Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge North.
On Saturday 20 June, customers travelling from Suffolk and Harwich to Essex Pride in Chelmsford should also check their journeys, as buses will replace trains between Ipswich and Colchester, and between Harwich Town and Manningtree, while essential engineering work takes place.
For London Pride on Saturday 4 July, c2c services will be diverted to London Liverpool Street instead of London Fenchurch Street.
Further information is available on the c2c and Greater Anglia websites.
Both c2c and Greater Anglia offer a wide range of 2FOR1 offers and other discounts offering cheaper tickets such as Kids for £2, 1/3 off Saver, Duo and GroupSave.
There is also a wide range of Railcards available.
Customers can use contactless to pay across the whole of the c2c network and 40 Greater Anglia stations across London, Essex and Hertfordshire.
c2c, Greater Anglia and Network Rail Anglia are working together as Anglia’s integrated railway, bringing track and train closer together to improve planning, strengthen day-to-day coordination and deliver a more joined-up railway for customers across the region.
