The Rainbow Alliance is a group of representatives who are all about raising awareness and improving responses for LGBT+ people living and working across Co Durham and Darlington and the North East. 

 

 

 

 

 

Membership is approved by Durham Pride UK.

Public Offices and Officials

  1. Kim McGuinness, North East Mayor
  2. Mary Kelly Foy, MP for City of Durham
  3. Emma Lewell, MP for South Shields
  4. Joy Allen, Durham and Darlington Police and Crime commissioner
  5. Susan Dungworth, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner
  6. Matt Storey, Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner
  7. Liz Twist, MP for Blaydon and Consett
  8. Kate Osborne, MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East
  9. Dame Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
  10. Cllr Ellie Hopgood, Durham County Council
  11. Cllr Liz Brown, Durham County Council
  12. Dr Sam Rushworth, MP for Bishop Auckland
  13. Chris McDonald, MP for Stockton North

Charity, Pride and Community 

  1. Pride Organisers Collective (North East)
  2. Durham Pride UK
  3. Hexham Pride
  4. Coalfields Pride
  5. Darlington Pride
  6. Bishop Auckland Pride
  7. Sunderland Pride
  8. Gateshead Pride
  9. South Tyneside Pride
  10. AKT (Albert Kennedy Trust)
  11. Darlington and Durham Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre
  12. Inspire North Group
  13. Harbour Support Services
  14. Durham Victim Care and Advice Service (VCAS)
  15. With You – Support Services
  16. Mountain Healthcare
  17. Waythrough
  18. Sunderland LGBT+ Network
  19. Fighting With Pride
  20. OUT North East
  21. Citizens Advice County Durham
  22. East Durham Veterans Trust
  23. Hart Gables LGBT
  24. Durham Constabulary LGBT+ Staff Network
  25. Together Women
  26. Cloverleaf Advocacy
  27. Waddington Centre

Organisations and Groups

  1. City Of Durham Parish Council
  2. Durham County Council
  3. Queer Sphere
  4. Durham Student Union
  5. Sacriston Parish Council
  6. Spectrum Over 45 LGBTQI+ Social Group.
  7. Durham Liberal Democrats Group
  8. St Aidan’s Junior Common Room
  9. Durham Students Volunteering Outreach
  10. Durham University LGBT+ Staff Network
  11. Durham Miners Association
  12. Freedom Zone Stanley
  13. The Trades Union Congress, North East, Yorkshire & Humber
  14. National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
  15. Jack Drum Arts Crook
  16. Equity

Education, Culture and Sports

  1. St Aidan’s College
  2. College of St Hild and St Bede
  3. St Chad’s College
  4. The Bowes Museum
  5. Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation
  6. Beamish Museum
  7. The Auckland Project
  8. Go The Distance
  9. Durham FA
  10. Durham Cricket
  11. Beamish Football Centre
  12. Bishop Auckland College
  13. Pride Radio

Business and Non-Profit

  1. Cathedral Wholesales and Events Ltd
  2. Glow Creative
  3. Croxdale Group Durham
  4. Unite Students
  5. Durham BID (Business Improvement District)
  6. Spotty Media
  7. People’s Bookshop Durham
  8. Stanley Events
  9. Excel Medical Services
  10. O’Brien’s Funfairs
  11. Assure Collective Ltd – Security Services
  12. Believe Housing
  13. Redhills
  14. London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
  15. Baccanalia For Culture CIC
  16. Northumbria Water Ltd
  17. Renaissance Global
  18. PMI Creative Printing Services
  19. Lane 7 Walkergate Durham
  20. Summers Enterprises
  21. The Radisson Blu Durham

Reviewed 13/03/2026