Weymouth Jubilee Clock Tower to light up for charity again
It'll mark different events every month for the rest of 2024
Weymouth's Jubilee Clock Tower will be lit up each month for the rest of this year, to highlight different causes and events.
The Town Council had more than 100 nominations this time around for the now traditional scheme.
The successful commemorations have now been chosen:
- This month, the tower will be lit up blue for Weymouth Girlguiding between 21st and 23rd February
- In March, it'll be dark blue for Weymouth Street Pastors from 29th to 31st March
- For April, there'll be green lights for Weymouth Samaritans between 19th and 22nd April
- The tower will go orange for Repair Café from 10th to 12th May
- Red, white and blue light will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on 6th June
- In July, there'll be blue lights for MV Freedom from the 19th to 22nd of the month
- Blue lights will highlight The Will Mackaness Charity from 5th to 8th August
- This September, the tower will go blue for the Alzheimer’s Society between 20th and 23rd September
- During October, there'll be green lights for The Nothe Fort from 25th to 28th of the month
- In November, it'll be red for the Royal British Legion over the Remembrance period from 7th to 11th November
- And December will see yellow, red and blue lights for The Salvation Army, from the 7th to 9th
Mayor, Cllr Kate Wheller said:
“I was delighted to have been involved in the decision making of which charities and groups will be lit up by the clock this year. We have some amazing charities and communities that will be recognised throughout 2024 by the Jubilee Clock.
"It’s an outstanding tourist attraction in Weymouth which many people like to photograph, so by lighting it in different colours we hope it will raise awareness about the work of these organisations. Weymouth Town Council will also light the clock red, white and blue on June 6 to commemorate the 80th anniversary since the D-Day landings.”
Girlguiding are the first charity to be featured, Jane Macleod said:
“Through fun, friendships, challenge and adventure, Girlguiding inspires girls to discover and become their best. The lighting of the Weymouth Jubilee Clock in blue is a celebration of all the girls, young women and adults who are members and volunteers with the national charity. Girlguiding is going strong, and all units/groups enable girls to have new opportunities and experiences.”