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The council has arranged for the Hoad Monument to be floodlit in colour for festivals, charity events and national awareness days.
Details of these events are listed below.
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- Stan Laurel’s Birthday and Samaritans
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- Halloween and Remembrance Day
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- Complex Regional Pain Awareness and Bonfire night
Hoad Lighting Calendar
| Event | Colour | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day | Red | 26th January |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | Purple | 27th January |
| Easter | Yellow | 15th -18th April |
| Stan Laurel's birthday | Green | 16th June |
| World Suicide Prevention Day/ Every Life Matters | Purple | 10th September |
| St Mary's Hospice Walk to Remember | Pink | September |
| Lantern Procession | Red/white/blue | September |
| Breast Cancer Awareness | Pink | 22nd October |
| World Polio Day | Purple | 24th October |
| Halloween | Red | 31st October |
| Complex Regional Pain Awareness | Orange | 1st November |
| Bonfire night | Orange | 5th November |
| Remembrance Day | Red | 11th November |
| World Prematurity Day | Purple | 17th November |
| Pancreatic Cancer Awareness | Purple | 18th November |
| 22q Awareness | Red | 22nd November |
| Samaritans | Green | December |
| International Day of People with Disabilities | Purple | 3rd December |
| NSPCC | Green | 21st December |
| New Years Eve | Multi | 31st December |
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