FANS’ groups at Bradford City will showcase their work on diversity during an event at the club.

The Kick It Out Fan Exhibition will be held before the Bantams’ League One clash with Walsall at Valley Parade on Saturday, April 1.

Kick It Out is football’s equality and inclusion organisation and this year City is backing its Call Time on Hate campaign, aimed at uniting and showcasing all its supporters and community activities in a fan-led exhibition.

Groups associated with City including female, disabled, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and ethnic minority fans will showcase their work at the event held at the club’s Bantams Bar between noon and 1.30pm.

These groups include the Bangla Bantams; Shapla Sports; Bradford City LGBT Supporters’ Group, which meets at the Bradford Brewery as a safe space for LGBT supporters to drink at on matchdays.

The club displays a rainbow flag at all home games, offers a confidential texting service to highlight problems, and undertakes support and training for members of the match day staff.

Others represented include Bradford City Disabled Supporters’ Association was formed to advise the club on supporter issues, support accessibility consultation and bring about positive change to the match day experience for disabled supporters. Bradford City Women’s Football Club and Bradford Hate Crime Alliance will also attend.

City backed the Level Playing Field Weeks of Action, to celebrate access and inclusion for disabled sports fans across England and Wales, which was held between March 4 and 19.

The Bangla Bantams was set up in 2015 to promote and encourage participation by the South Asian community in grassroots football in the district.

Jaimie Dorward, Bradford City’s disability liaison officer, urged fans to come along and learn more about the diversity groups the club has to offer and possibly meet fellow supporters from these groups.

She said: “This is the first time we have brought all of these groups together.

“Bradford is a diverse city and all of these people are Bradford City fans.

“There are great pieces of work going on at the club. There are fans’ groups there for people to access.

“We want everybody coming to the match to feel comfortable. It is more than 90 minutes each week though.”

Councillor Richard Dunbar (Lab, Thornton and Allerton), a City season ticket holder who will be attending the event, said: “We are a beacon for diversity and for clubs across the country.

“We are all Bradford fans. Over the last ten years City have really made great strides to make it more inclusive for all fans.”