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Baby Loss Awareness Week: Blue – Pink – Blue 8 March 2022 International Women’s Day: Purple – White – Green 26 January 2022 Societi Foundation – Kawasaki Disease Awareness: Red – Pink – Red 2021 25 December 2021 Christmas Day: Red – Green – Red 10 December 2021 Human Rights Day: Orange 7 December 2021 Widnes Foodbank and Runcorn & District Foodbank Anniversary: Green 4 December 2021 Small Business Saturday – Christmas High Streets – Shine a Light – Halton: Red – Yellow – Green 1 December 2021 World AIDS Day: Red 30 November 2021 Samaritans – Jog 30k in November – final day: Green 25 November 2021 Orange the World (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls): Orange 18 November 2021 World Pancreatic Cancer Day: Purple 17 November 2021 World Prematurity Day: Purple 15 November 2021 National Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week [Halton Safeguarding Adults Board]: Green – Blue – Green 14 November 2021 Remembrance Sunday: Red 13 November 2021 North West Sexual Violence Awareness Week: Purple 11 November 2021 Armistice Day: Red 10 November 2021 World Diabetes Day: Blue 31 October 2021 Black History Month: Yellow 24 October 2021 World Polio Day: Purple 22 October 2021 Jules’ Pink Army for Breast Cancer Services. St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust: Pink 16 October 2021 Liver Cancer Awareness Month: Purple – Pink – Purple 15 October 2021 Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day: Purple – Yellow – Purple 11 October 2021 Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Week: Blue – Pink – Blue 10 October 2021 World Mental Health Day: Green 9 October 2021 Widnes Baby Loss Awareness Group. Baby Loss Awareness Week : Blue – Pink – Blue 4 October 2021 Dyslexia Awareness Week: Red 1 October 2021 Foster 4 Sons and Daughters Month: Orange 30 September 2021 Prostate Cancer UK: Royal Blue 29 September 2021 World Heart Day: Red 27 September 2021 Microtia UK: Orange 20 September 2021 NHS Organ donation Week: Pink 19 September 2021 Mitochondrial Awareness Week: Green 15 September 2021 International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day: Green 13 September 2021 UK Sepsis Trust, World Sepsis Day: Yellow – Red – Orange 10 September 2021 World Suicide Prevention Day: Orange – Yellow – Orange 8 September 2021 Craniosynostosis Awareness Month: Purple 7 September 2021 Duchenne Awareness Week: Red 25 July 2021 World Drowning Prevention Day: Red – White – Blue 18 July 2021 Joint Event: Big Tiny Steps Appeal / Mandela Day: Gold 5 July 2021 NHS 73rd Birthday: Royal Blue 2 July 2021 Cheshire Asbestos Victims Support Group – Action Mesothelioma Day: Dark Blue / Light Blue Mix 28 June 2021 CDH Awareness Day: Blue – Pink – Blue 26 June 2021 Armed Forces Day: Red – White – Blue 24 June 2021 St. John’s Day / St. John Ambulance: Green 12 June 2021 HM Queen’s Official Birthday: Red – White – Blue 7 June 2021 Halton Carers Centre / National Carers Week: Blue – White – Blue 3 June 2021 Claire House Hospice: Blue – Pink – Blue 1 June 2021 Halton Haven Hospice – Purple Month: Purple 31 May 2021 Mind: Blue – Blue 29 May 2021 Addisons Disease Awareness Day #AddisonsDiseaseDay: Blue – Purple – Blue 25 May 2021 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Race Equality Steering Group, on Behalf of #BlackLivesMatter: Yellow – Black – Yellow 22 May 2021 Megan Hurley Foundation: Orange 17 May 2021 Dementia Awareness Week: Purple 3 May 2021 Mind: Blue 21 April 2021 Acute Myeloid Leukaemia World Awareness Day: Orange 12-17 April 2021 Period of National Mourning Following the Death of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: Deep Purple 2 April 2021 World Autism Awareness Day: Blue 23 March 2021 Marie Curie National Day of Reflection: Yellow 19-20 March 2021 Office for National Statistics – Census Day: Purple 18 March 2021 In Memory of Halton Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones Too Soon: Blue 17 March 2021 #WeMakeEvents – Light it in Red: Red 16 March 2021 Young Carers Action Day: Blue – Pink – Yellow 11 March 2021 Endometriosis Awareness Month: Yellow 8 March 2021 International Women’s Day: Purple – White – Green 4 March 2021 Teya’s Legacy – Drowning Prevention and Water Safety: Purple 28 February 2021 Rare Disease Day: Green – Pink – Blue 7 February 2021 In Memory of Captain Sir Tom Moore and His Work for NHS Charities: Royal Blue 5 February 2021 Kidney Cancer UK – Green Friday: Green 27 January 2021 Holocaust Memorial Day: Purple 26 January 2021 Societi Foundation – Kawasaki Disease Awareness : Red – Pink – Red 2020 25 December 2020 Christmas Day: Red – Green – Red 20 December 2020 Great Winter Get Together Campaign (Jo Fox Foundation): Red – Green – White 10 December 2020 Human Rights Day: Orange 7 December 2020 Widnes Foodbank Anniversary: Green 4 December 2020 Halton Haven Hospice – Light Up a Life: Purple – Pink – Purple 25 November 2020 Orange the World (Raising Awareness of Violence Against Women in All Cultures): Orange 20 November 2020 Windmill Hill Primary School – on behalf of Brake, The Road Safety Charity: Orange 19 November 2020 Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day: Purple 17 November 2020 World Prematurity Day: Purple 14 November 2020 World Diabetes Day: Blue 11 November 2020 Armistice Day: Red 8 November 2020 Remembrance Sunday: Red 24 October 2020 World Polio Day: Purple 23 October 2020 Jules’ Pink Army for Breast Cancer Services – St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust: Pink 15 October 2020 Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness: Blue – Pink – Blue 14 October 2020 Green Flag Award – #GoGreenFor Parks: Green 10 October 2020 World Mental Health Day: Green 7 October 2020 Halton Youth Cabinet: ‘Lonely, not alone’ Campaign – Yellow 1 October 2020 Foster4 ‘Sons and Daughters Month’ – Orange 30 September 2020 #WeMakeEvents – Global Day of Action: Red 29 September 2020 World Heart Day: Red 19 September 2020 Mitochondrial Disease Awareness: Green 14 September 2020 Organ Donation Week: Purple 12 September 2020 UK Sepsis Trust UK: Yellow – Red – Orange 7 September 2020 Organ Donation Week: Purple – Event Cancelled Due to Lighting Failure 5 September 2020 Muscular Dystrophy Awareness: Orange – Event Cancelled Due to Lighting Failure 15 August 2020 VJ Day: Red – White – Blue 18 July 2020 Mandela Day, MY67 Minutes: Yellow 5 July 2020 Celebrating NHS 72nd Birthday / together thank you: Royal Blue 4 July 2020 In memory of those who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic: Yellow 3 July 2020 Cheshire Asbestos Victims Support – Action Mesothelioma Day: Blue 27 June 2020 Armed Forces Day : Red – White – Blue 20 June 2020 The Great Get Together Halton – Supported by The Jo Cox Foundation : Red – White – Red 17-19 June 2020 Black Lives Matter – To Show Respect for Black Lives and in Solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Campaign: Purple 14 June 2020 Halton Carers Centre – Carers Week: Blue – Yellow – Blue 13 June 2020 HM Queen’s Official Birthday: Red – White – Blue 12 June 2020 Teya’s Legacy – Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Week: Purple 02 June 2020 In Support of #BlackLivesMatter: All Lights Off 24 May 2020 Foster Care Fortnight: Orange 22 May 2020 Megan Hurley Foundation (Manchester Arena Bombing Anniversary): Orange 18 May 2020 Mental Health Awareness Week: Green 16 May 2020 Widnes & Runcorn Cancer Support 25th Anniversary: Blue – Orange – Blue 15 May 2020 Stroke Association – Make May Purple / Dementia Awareness (combined illumination event: Purple 12 May 2020 Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – Nurses Day – Royal Blue 8 May 2020 VE Day: Red – White – Blue 6 May 2020 Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Brain Tumour Awareness: Purple 30 April 2020 NHS Support – Light it Blue: Royal Blue 23 April 2020 NHS Support – Light it Blue: Royal Blue 17 April 2020 World Haemophilia Day: Red 16 April 2020 NHS Support – Light it Blue: Royal Blue 10-13 April 2020 HBC Staff – Key Workers and Volunteers: Blue – Green – Blue 9 April 2020 NHS Support – Light it Blue: Royal Blue 2 April 2020 Autism Awareness Day: Blue 28 March 2020 Kira Gwillym Foundation: Purple 26 March 2020 NHS Support – Light it Blue: Royal Blue 21 March 2020 World Down Syndrome Day : Green 7 March 2020 International Women’s Day: Purple – White – Green 26 February 2020 Filming Event: Rainbow 20 February 2020 National Love Your Pet Day: Rainbow 4 February 2020 Clatterbridge Cancer Charity – Let’s Go Green: Green 30 January 2020 National Young Carers Awareness Day: Blue – Pink – Yellow 2019 25 December 2019 Christmas Day: Red – Green – Red 3 December 2019 International Day of People with Disabilities: Purple 27 November 2019 Aid to the Church in Need UK: Red 21 November 2019 World Pancreatic Cancer Day: Purple 18-20 & 22 November 2019 Safeguarding Adults Awareness Week [Halton Safeguarding Adults Board]: Green – Blue – Green 17 November 2019 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: Lilac 15 November 2019 Alcohol Awareness Week: Yellow – Orange – Yellow 11 November 2019 Remembrance Day: Red 10 November 2019 Remembrance Sunday: Red 9, 12, 13-14 November 2019 Anti-Bullying / Stress Awareness Week: Red 24 October 2019 Rotary Club, Rotary Day: Purple 15 October 2019 Baby Loss Awareness Week: Blue – Pink – Blue 11 October 2019 Dyslexia Awareness Day: Red 10 October 2019 World Mental Health Day: Red 8 October 2019 UK Anti-Slavery Day: Red 7 October 2019 Foster4 Sons and Daughters Month: Orange 6 October 2019 World Cerebral Palsy Day: Green 5 October 2019 World Horse Welfare: Blue 3 October 2019 Women Against State Pension Inequality (Waspi): Purple 1 October 2019 Breast Cancer Awareness Launch: Pink 19 September 2019 Mitochondrial Awareness Week: Green 14 September 2019 UK Sepsis Trust: Yellow – Red – Orange 11 September 2019 Leukaemia Care 50th anniversary year: Red and Green 10 September 2019 World Suicide Prevention Day: Orange – Yellow – Orange 7 September 2019 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Gold 3 September 2019 Organ Donation Week: Green 24 August 2019 Widnes Vikings 1895 Cup Final & Widnes Independent Supporters Society Limited: White – Black – White 3 August 2019 Everton FC New Ground Roadshow: Royal Blue 27-28 July 2019 Liverpool City Region Pride: Rainbow 18 July 2019 Mandela8 – Nelson Mandela Birthday: Jaffa Orange 15 July 2019 Halton Sports Awards: Blue – Green – Blue 13 July 2019 Widnes & Runcorn Cancer Support Group: Orange – Blue – Orange 8 July 2019 Halton Haven Hospice: Purple 3-4 July 2019 Our Blue Light: Blue 22 June 2019 Great Get Together Initiative: The Jo Cox Foundation: Red 17 June 2019 Refugee Week: Rainbow 8 June 2019 Queen’s Official Birthday: Blue, White & Red 6 June 2019 D-Day 75th Anniversary: Blue, White & Red 1 June 2019 Volunteer Week: Red and White 22 May 2019 Manchester Bombing 2nd Anniversary: Yellow 20 May 2019 Halton Haven ‘Forget me Not’: Purple 17 May 2019 International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: Rainbow 15 May 2019 Huntington’s Disease Awareness Week: Pink & Green 28 April 2019 All Because of Alfie: Blue & Purple 23 April 2019 St George’s Day: Red and White 21 April 2019 Wild Ice Hockey Club 1st League Title & Playoff Weekend: Yellow 20 April 2019 Wild Ice Hockey Club 1st League Title & Playoff Weekend: Yellow 17 April 2019 World Haemophilia Day: Red 2 April 2019 Autism Awareness Day: Blue 31 March 2019 Mothers Day: Pink 21 March 2019 World Down Syndrome Day: Blue & Yellow 17 March 2019 St. Patrick’s Day: Yellow, White & Green 11-13 March 2019 PHE – Cervical Cancer Screening Campaign:Purple 22 February 2019 Guide Thinking Day & Girl Guiding Runcorn Division, celebrating 100 years since Guiding was started in Runcorn: Red, Yellow and Blue 20 February 2019 National Love Your Pet Day: Rainbow 7 February 2019 Tiny Tickers: Red 2 February 2019 Clatterbridge Cancer Charity – Let’s go Green: Green 27 January 2019 Holocaust Memorial Day: Purple 2018 25 December 2018 Christmas Day: Red and Green 14 December 2018 Make a Difference Friday: Orange 7 December 2018 Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week: Purple 3 December 2018 In support of DaDaFest on International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Turquoise and Yellow 1 December 2018 Kira Gwillym Foundation: Purple 30 November 2018 St Andrew’s Day: Blue and White 6-13 November 2018 Remembrance Illumination (100 years since the end of World War One): Red 1 November 2018 Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation: Blue 19 October 2018 Show Racism the Red Card: Red 15 October 2018 International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day: Blue and Pink 6 – 14 October 2018 Halton Mental Health Awareness: Red 1 October 2018 Breast Cancer Awareness Launch: Pink 19 September 2018 Mitochondrial Awareness: Green 28 July – 2 August 2018 Liverpool Pride: Rainbow 5 July 2018 NHS at 70: Blue 30 June 2018 Armed Forces Day: Red, White, Blue 14 June 2018 Mersey Gateway Official Opening by Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex: Red, White and Blue 26 May 2018 LFC Champion’s League: Red 21 – 25 May 2018 Halton Haven ‘Forget me Not’ Week: Purple 20 May 2018 Bladder Cancer Awareness: Orange 19 May 2018 Royal Wedding: Red, White and Blue 18 May 2018 Huntington’s Disease Awareness Week: Green and Pink 27th April 2018 The Mersey Gateway Bridge will be lit green and yellow to mark the centenary of town team football in Halton. 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