© Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 - all rights reserved . 25/08/2019. Manchester, UK. The canal towpath parallel to Canal Street is blocked beside a row of rainbow-coloured plastic ducks , floating together in the water . Revellers in Manchester's Gay Village during the city's annual Gay Pride festival , which celebrates LGBTQ+ life and is the largest of its type in Europe . Photo credit : Joel Goodman