Council illuminates buildings on various dates in May
28th April 2023
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council will illuminate Enniskillen Castle and Strule Arts Centre, Omagh on various dates throughout the month of May.
On Monday 1 May both Enniskillen Castle and Strule Arts Centre, Omagh will be illuminated purple to mark Stroke Awareness Month. Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability in the UK. Two-thirds of people who survive a stroke find themselves living with a disability.
On Friday 5 May, both buildings will be illuminated yellow to mark Darkness into Light. Darkness into Light is an annual walking event where participants meet before dawn and walk from the darkness of the night into the dawn and light of a new day, helping to raise awareness of suicide prevention.
Saturday 6 May marks the The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. To mark this, both Enniskillen Castle and Strule Arts Centre, Omagh will be illuminated purple.
Both buildings will be illuminated yellow on Monday 08 May to mark the start of Dying Matters Week. This year people are encouraged to come together to talk about death, dying and grief in the workplace.
Friday 12 May is International Nurses Day which recognises the important contribution that nurses make to society. To mark this both Enniskillen Castle and Strule Arts Centre, Omagh will be illuminated blue.
Foster Care Fortnight begins on Monday 15 May and on this day both buildings will be illuminated blue. Foster Care Fortnight is The Fostering Network’s annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and show how foster care transforms lives.
World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day takes place on Wednesday 17 May. In recognition of this Enniskillen Castle and Strule Arts Centre, Omagh will be illuminated blue. Neurofibromatosis is a hereditary condition, which an individual can develop at any point in their life if they have the ‘misprint’ in their chromosomes, which causes it.
To mark Brain Injury Awareness week both buildings will be illuminated green on Sunday 21 May. Brain Injury Awareness week aims to raise awareness of brain injury and give a voice to those affected.
To find out more about illuminating Council properties, please contact the Community Services team at Fermanagh and Omagh District Council by telephone on 0300 303 1777, text phone 028 8225 6216 or email at commjunitysupport@fermanaghomagh.com.