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community newsplease login to add to this item  What a capital dayTuesday, 8 July 2008 The organisers of Pride London were today celebrating after a hugely successful end to the event that saw over half a million people flock to the capital. Two weeks of festival culminated in a parade, rally and stages across the West End of London. The Mayor of London Boris Johnson walked at the head of parade to the cheers of the tens of thousands of people lining the route. He later commented that the event was fantastic and added that he was "...going to make sure we support this event". The Deputy Mayor gave an uplifting speech on the Main Stage where again the city's commitment to Pride London and the LGBT community was particularly strong. Paul Birrell, Chair of Pride London, commented: "I am absolutely delighted to have had quite so many people at our event this year. This year really was a fun day out full of party and politics for everyone. We saw Patty Boulaye, Therese and host of stars mixed with the political messages from Sir Ian McKellen, Nick Clegg, Richard Barnes and Harriet Harman to name but a few. I am especially proud that such a large and successful event is put on by volunteers. We have people working all year round to raise the half million pounds the event costs, to publicise the event and to put the event on. I would like to express my gratitude to all of them and also to our supporters, sponsors and funders who keep Pride London a free event!" The Main Stage in Trafalgar Square finished with the final episode in the current series of Doctor Who, and over 15,000 revellers stayed to enjoy the show together.
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