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 17 April |
Federation of Haemophilia - World Haemophilia Day (Red)
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Wednesday 29 April
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Make a Wish Foundation – World Wish Day (Blue)
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| Tuesday 5 May |
Royal College of Midwives – International Day of the Midwife (Purple)
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Tuesday 12 May
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World ME Day and International ME – CFS Awareness Day (Blue)
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Sunday 17 May
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Nerve Tumours UK - World NF Awareness Day 'Shine A Light On NF (Blue)
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Monday 18 May
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British Porphyria Association – Porphyria Awareness Week (Purple)
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| Wednesday 20 May |
EDS/HSD Northern Ireland (part of Ehlers-Danlos Support UK) – EDS Awareness Month – (Yellow)
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| Sunday 7 June |
Tourette’s Support NI & RoI – Tourette’s Awareness Day – (Teal)
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| Sunday 28 June |
The National Society for Phenylketonuria (NSPKU) UK Ltd – Raising Awareness of Phenylketonuria (NSPKU) – (Green) |
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Wednesday 1 July
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The Bronchiectasis & NTM Association – World Bronchiectasis Day (Blue)
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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 eight weeks prior to the requested date of the illumination.
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