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Clock Tower illuminated for D-Day

Published Wednesday 5 June, 2024
Last updated on Wednesday 5 June, 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 honoring those lost in naval tragedies like the sinkings 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.

Full Schedule:

Date

Occasion

Colour

Throughout the year

None - Daily Colour

White

Jan-12

Sinking of HMS Truculent

Blue

Feb-04

World Cancer Day

Purple

Mar-01

St David's Day

Green + Yellow

Mar-4 2024

RNLI 200th Anniversary

Orange + Blue

Mar-08

International Women's Day

Purple

Mar-17

St Patrick's Day

Green

Apr-22

Earth Day

Green + Blue

Apr-23

St George's Day

White + Red

May-27

Sinking of HMS Princess Irene

Blue

Jun-06

2nd WW D-Day Landings

Red + White + Blue

Jun-07

British Heart Week

Red

Jun-15

King's Birthday

Red + White + Blue

Jun-22

Day of Reflection

Yellow

Jun-25

Armed Forces Day

Green

Jun-29

Pride

Rainbow

Aug-17 2024

Sheerness Carnival & Fireworks

Rainbow

Aug-20

Sinking of SS Richard Montgomery

Green + Blue

Aug-24

Ukraine Independence Day

Blue + Yellow

Aug-25

Sinking of SS Richard Montgomery

Green + Blue

Oct 9-15

Baby Loss Awareness Week

Pink + Blue

Oct-10

World Mental Health Day

Green

Oct-18

Breast Cancer Awareness

Pink

Oct-24

World Polio Day

Purple

Oct-30

1st Circular 1 mile flight performed by an Englishman    in a British built plane at Eastchurch

Red + White + Blue

Oct-31

Halloween

Orange + Blue

Nov-05

Guy Fawkes

Multicoloured

Nov-8 2026

Remembrance Sunday

Red

Nov-9 2025

Remembrance Sunday

Red

Nov-10 2024

Remembrance Sunday

Red

Nov-11

Armistice Day

Red

Nov-25

White Ribbon Day

White

Nov-26

Sinking of HMS Bulwark

Blue

Nov-30

St Andrew's Day

Blue + White

Dec-01

World Aids Day

Red

Dec 24-25

Christmas

Red

Dec-31

New Year's Eve

Multicololoured

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