About Us
Chelle (They/Them) founded Stort Pride in December 2021 after realising they identified as Gay over the lockdown/Covid period. Chelle has spent several years receiving cancer treatment and had not had a chance to align with their identity.
Once realising they were Gay, Chelle took to finding LGBTQIA2S+ social spaces in and around Bishop’s Stortford but struggled to find events and spaces close to home.
In the summer of 2021, Bishop’s Stortford held its first Pride event, where Chelle learned that there were no existing spaces for LGBTQIA2S+ people to meet without travelling further afield.
3 months after Pride finished, Chelle realised that there was not going to be any groups or spaces started as a result of Pride and decided to take initiative and reach out to members of Bishop’s Stortford via the Meetup app.
Chelle organised a meetup on the 1st December 2021, and 5 people showed up.
Chelle knew there was more potential, and since Stort Pride has grown into a legal constitution with over 50 regular members, an online presence of approximately 900 people and is celebrating their 5th Annual Pride this summer 2025.
Meet the Team
Chelle Peppiatt (she/her)
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