WARRINGTON’s Amazon fulfilment centre added to a large donation given to an LGBT+ charity in Manchester.

In celebration of Manchester Pride this coming weekend, Amazon centres in Warrington, Manchester, and Bolton have donated a combined £3,000 donation to an LGBT+ charity.

The donation was made to ‘The Proud Trust’, a charity dedicated towards young LGBT+ people. It delivers youth work and one-to-one support across Greater Manchester and Cheshire, as well as running a national training and inclusion programme for schools.

The donation from the Amazon teams will go towards supporting this valuable work.

Speaking on the donation, Radek Stegbauer, General Manager of Amazon in Great Sankey, said: “It is our pleasure to partner with our fellow teams from the fulfilment centres in Manchester and Bolton to provide The Proud Trust with this donation.

The charity is an important support system for our communities, and we are happy to give them the recognition they deserve.” 

Susie Cuthill, from The Proud Trust welcomed the donation from Amazon, saying: “Thank you to the Amazon LGBT+ affinity group and fulfilment centres in Warrington, Manchester, and Bolton for thinking of The Proud Trust this pride season.

“We are delighted to receive this donation which will go towards supporting LGBT+ young people across Greater Manchester. It is fantastic to have supporters at Amazon championing our work.”

Whilst UK Pride Month takes place in June, Manchester’s pride is held every August bank holiday weekend.

Whilst the exact origin is disputed, it is considered to be held to recognise the appointment of a Gay and Lesbian officer at Manchester Council by Ken Livingstone’s Labour government in 1985.

This was then followed the year after by a fundraiser for local AIDs organisations in 1986 held by pubs and clubs in Manchester’s ‘Gay Village’. This was put on due to a £1,700 donation from Manchester City council.