The Council receives numerous requests from various charities and members of the public to light up its buildings certain colours to recognise and raise awareness of many important issues and campaigns.
The table below shows when the buildings will be lighting up next, for which cause and in which colour.
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2026 Dates
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Cause and Colour
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Friday 25 September
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St Vincent de Paul – The Feast Day of St Vincent de Paul (Blue)
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Wednesday 30 September
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Cauda Equina Champions Charity: Every Hour Matters Campaign (Purple)
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Thursday 1 October
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Liver UK: Liver Cancer Awareness Month (Green)
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Friday 9 October
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Cancer Focus Northern Ireland – Go Pink Campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness (Pink)
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Monday 12 October
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Community Transport Association: Community Transport Week (Blue)
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Tuesday 13 October
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Arthritis UK: World Arthritis Day (Blue)
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Friday 16 October
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North West Migrants Forum: Black History Month (Red)
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Thursday 22 October
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Child Brain Injury Trust: Glo Week 2026 (Purple)
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Friday 23 October
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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) UK: Awareness Day (Purple)
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Tuesday 1 December
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Positive Life: World Aids Day 2026 (Red)
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Request to light up our buildings
To make a request to have our designated properties illuminated for your charity and charitable purpose please complete our online form below. In order to attain necessary approval through Council requests should be submitted twelve weeks prior to the requested date of the illumination. Please note properties will only be illuminated for one day, Monday to Friday, Council can no longer facilitate weekend light-ups.
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