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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Tuesday 13 October
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Arthritis UK: World Arthritis Day (Blue)
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Thursday 15 October
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Sands: Baby Loss Awareness Week (Blue/Pink)
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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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Monday 26 October
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Occipital Neuralgia Foundation: Occipital Neuralgia Awareness Day (Teal)
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Wednesday 18 November
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COPD Foundation: COPD Awareness Month (Orange)
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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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