Pride in London participants. In 2004 it was awarded registered charity status. The 2012 event was WorldPride, though this was to be the last event organised by Pride London. In late 2012, a group of individuals from within the LGBTQ community formed London LGBT+ Community Pride, a registered community interest company, and the company organised the Pride in London festival and parade in 2013. The organisation has been awarded a contract to organise Pride in London for five years by the Greater London Authority, together with funding of £500,000 over five years. The former Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has been a vocal
John Campbell (London mayor) John Campbell (London mayor) John Campbell (1823 – November 7, 1901) was a Scottish-born carriage maker and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of London in 1872 and from 1880 to 1881. He was born in Dunbartonshire and trained as a blacksmith. He came to Canada in 1848, settling in London. Campbell first worked for carriage maker Marcus Holmes and later opened his own business. He served on London city council from 1867 to 1871 and from 1876 to 1879. In 1851, he married Agnes McNeil and they had five children. After his death, his son John Campbell