Clock Tower illuminated for D-Day

Published Wednesday 5 June, 2024
Last updated on Monday 8 July, 2024

Sheerness will be glowing with pride and remembrance as the iconic Clock Tower unveils a dazzling new light display, starting with the anniversary of the D-Day landings.

The tower will now light up the High Street in a range of colours to commemorate significant local and national events.

It will be lit up red, white and blue to mark the D-Day landings, acting as a reminder of the sacrifices made during the WWII.

The Clock Tower will mark key dates, from celebrating the King's birthday in the colours of the United Kingdom flag, to honouring those lost in naval tragedies like the sinking of HMS Princess Irene, HMS Bulwark, HMS Truculent and SS Richard Montgomery.

The schedule of illumination includes tributes to historic events like Remembrance Day and the first circular flight by an Englishman in a British-built plane, which took place in Eastchurch.

It will also acknowledge modern-day concerns, marking World Polio Day, International Women's Day, Pride, and showing solidarity with Ukraine by glowing in blue and yellow.

Following the Queen’s passing the schedule needed to be updated to celebrate the King Charles’ birthday and, during this process, the council added more dates of importance to the schedule.

When not commemorating significant occasions, the tower will be lit with white lights half an hour before dusk until midnight every day.

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