Landmarks across North-West to light up green for NSPCC's ‘Walk for Children’ event
Buildings from across the country will take part
A number of famous landmarks across the North-West will light up green on Tuesday 21 December in honour of NSPCC's 'Walk for Children' event.
It's a nationwide campaign that will see Cumbria's Sir John Barrow Monument join places like Monastery Manchester, Bridgewater Hall and Tower of Light light up as well as the Christmas Tree at Liverpool ONE and the Martin Luther King Building in Liverpool.
Also, hundreds of people from across the UK will walk 5k to support and raise money for the children’s charity.
It comes after there have been an increased rate of child abuse and child neglect reported in the UK, creating unsafe environments for children and young people.
Only recently, the tragic deaths of both Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes have raised concerns over the safeguard of vulnerable children, which has led for a national review to be launched into Star's and Arthur's killing.
For that reason, the landmarks will be lit green to offer a beacon of light in their darkest times, and to raise awareness for the charity.