Join the local celebration for LGBT+ History Month

This February, join our free Pink Proms event, explore LGBTQIA+ literature at our libraries, and connect with nature through an inclusive local growing group. 

Themed around activism and social change, this year’s LGBT+ History Month highlights LGBT+ people’s achievements throughout history, in all areas of life.

There are a variety of ways you can get involved in the celebrations locally.

Pink Proms

This year, the annual Pink Proms is marking its 10th anniversary. The free event is hosted by The Richmond and Wandsworth LGBT Equality and Ally Group, in aid of charity The Food Chain. 

Featuring actor, writer and composer Nathan Taylor alongside the London Gay Symphonic Winds Orchestra, the evening promises a wonderful array of music and entertainment.

• Date: Saturday 22 February 2025
  
• Time: 6.30pm
  
• Location: Clarendon Hall, York House, Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 3AA

Book your Pick Proms tickets now.

LGBTQIA+ book displays

Reading is one of the best ways to learn about inclusivity and LGBTQIA+ issues. This month, our libraries are displaying a great range of LGBTQIA+ reads. Our collections range from fiction, non-fiction, young adult novels and more.

Come along to browse our beautifully inclusive books or explore them online via Borrowbox, eLibrary or LibraryPass.

LGBTQ+ growing group sessions

Local charity Barnes Common Limited’s LGBTQ+ Growing Group is a safe, welcoming and inclusive space for all members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families to grow and learn together. It’s part of the Vine Road Community Growing Project, which grows organic fruit and vegetables for the local community. 

Locals of all abilities and energy levels are invited to join in at these free sessions. From sowing seeds to pruning plants, group members can get involved in all aspects of growing, regardless of experience. February is the perfect time to get started with growing, as the first seeds of the year are sown. What’s more, you will have the opportunity to try some of the tasty, organic produce grown by the group.

The sessions are free to attend, but space is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot.

• Date: This group runs regularly every third Saturday of the month (including 15 February).
• Time: 1 to 2.30pm
  
• Location: Vine Road Pavilion, Vine Road Recreation Ground, Vine Road, Barnes, SW13 0NE

Book your free growing group space now.

The project aims to encourage people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to grow food together, inspiring engagement, participation and ownership by the whole community and helping reduce social isolation, build wellbeing and strengthen community cohesion and resilience. Find out more about the Vine Road Community Growing Project.