Civic Pride Singers is a welcoming singing and social group for Barnsley residents who identify as LGBTQIA+. Created out of Barnsley Civic’s LGBTQIA+ focus group in 2021, the group offers a safe, supportive space for people to connect, share their love of music, and be their authentic selves.
Led by a professional musician and supported by volunteers, Civic Pride Singers is disability and neurodivergent friendly, recognising the intersection between trans, non-binary, and neurodivergent communities. Whether you’re looking to feel more comfortable with your voice or just want to meet like-minded people, this group offers a judgement-free environment where everyone is accepted.
In 2024 and 2025, the group was proud to perform as the opening act on the main stage at Barnsley Pride. They were also invited by the Maurice Dobson Museum in Darfield to perform for their visitors twice in 2024.
As one member shared: “I joined the group looking to get involved in something local and social where I would feel included and accepted as a queer neurodivergent person, and now it is the thing I look forward to the most in my life.”
If you’re aged 18+ and identify as LGBTQIA+, we’d love for you to join us and make new friends through music.
Civic Pride Singers is supported by Better Barnsley Bond and Creative Minds.
