The UK’s first Silver Pride will take place this summer to celebrate older people in the LGBTQ+ community and help tackle loneliness and isolation – with famous faces already signed up to take part, including TV’s Christopher Biggins.The virtual event will take place on Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, and feature drag make-up, mental health masterclasses, live DJ sets and performances from choirs, musicians, dancers and storytellers.Money raised will help event organiser Friends of Dorothy – a social enterprise with groups in Leeds and Manchester – provide valuable lifelines for the older LGBTQ+ community.Craig Burton, organiser and Friends of Dorothy founder, said: ‘Older LGBTQ+ people are twice as likely to be living alone, and six.