Bloodstock 'goes pink' in honour of Sylvia Lancaster
Festival asks fans to wear the campaigner's favourite colour
Bloodstock Open Air is encouraging attendees of this year’s festival to wear something pink, in honour of the late Sylvia Lancaster.
Sylvia sadly passed away in April. She had campaigned tirelessly against hate crime following the senseless death of her daughter Sophie, who died after being brutally beaten by a group of teenagers in Bacup, Lancashire, in 2007. Her boyfriend Robert Maltby was also injured in the attack.
The Sophie Lancaster Foundation, which she set up in the wake of Sophie’s death, said of Sylvia’s work: "Following Sophie’s brutal murder, Sylvia put her energy into championing people from alternative subcultures and creating educational programmes to tackle prejudice and intolerance.
“She worked tirelessly to combat the inaccurate and lazy stereotyping that all too often leads to violent prejudice and promoted a culture of celebrating difference; something that leads to safer communities for us all.”
Sylvia’s favourite colour was pink and mourners at her funeral were requested to wear an item of that colour.
Bloodstock said in a statement: “In honour of Sylvia, at this year's festival on the Sunday, we're mirroring the sentiment and asking Bloodstockers to please wear an item of pink in acknowledgement of her truly phenomenal work, which has been life changing for many in alternative subcultures.
“Perhaps you'd like to don a pink shirt or hat, or maybe plump for a full pink outfit! Let's see a sea of pink for Sylvia on Sunday, and don't forget to drop by The Sophie Lancaster Foundation stand in the arena and make a donation if you can.”
The second stage at Bloodstock has been named in Sophie Lancaster’s memory since 2009.
Following Sylvia Lancaster’s death, Bloodstock wrote: “The Sophie Lancaster Foundation has been a core part of the festival since 2009 and always will be. Sylvia was an inspiration to so many of us.”
Bloodstock takes place at Catton Park in Derbyshire on from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th August 2022.
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