Clock Tower illuminated for D-Day
Published
Wednesday 5 June, 2024
Updated
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.
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 and 11-15 | 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 | Multicoloured |
