A new plaque to mark a meeting campaigning for gay rights has been unveiled in East Lancashire.
On Friday, police and members of the Burnley community attended the unveiling of the plaque which has been erected at the entrance to Burnley central library.
The plaque commemorates a ground-breaking meeting which took place in that very building some 50 years ago.
The meeting was to discuss and campaign for gay rights, and attendees lobbied for a club to be opened in Burnley where members of the LGBTQ+ community could meet in a comfortable and safe environment.
In 1971, this was met with much opposition - homosexuality had only been legalised in the UK some four years previous - but the C.H.E. (Campaign for Homosexual Equality) continued undeterred in their fight.
A spokesperson for the police said: "It goes without saying that society has come a long way to being more open and accepting towards the LGBTQ+ community and Lancashire police showed pride in being there to watch the unveiling of only the third plaque of its kind in the country and the only one in the North West."
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