BANNED BADGES WORKSHOP - Heal Pride 2026
About this Event
Banned Book Club: Banned Badges Workshop (Pride Edition)
Thursday 25th June 2026
6:30pm – 8:00pm | Heal, Harrogate
Free entry
Explore stories, resistance, and identity through the art of pin making in this Pride edition of Banned Book Club at Heal.
Join us for a hands-on creative workshop inspired by queer badge culture of the 70s and 80s, where self expression, creativity, and community come together. Design your own pins using references from banned books, powerful quotes, and imagery that speaks to visibility and resistance. Selected designs will be sold to raise funds for Mermaids, a UK charity supporting trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse young people and their families.
Badges have long been used as symbols of identity, solidarity, and protest, and this workshop continues that tradition in a contemporary Pride context.
What to expect
Pin making using provided materials
Inspiration from banned books and queer history
A relaxed, creative, community led space
Opportunities for your design to be selected for charity fundraising
Tea, coffee and drinks available
No experience needed. Come as you are, alone or with friends — everyone is welcome.
The details
When: Thursday 25th June 2026
Where: Heal, Harrogate
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Cost: Free entry (donations welcome, drinks available to purchase)
What to bring: Ideas, curiosity, and yourself
A space for making, remembering, and resisting together.
Where is it happening?
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