Special Lighting Schedule
Lighting Up Council Buildings
The Council receives numerous requests from various charities and members of the public, to light up its buildings certain colours to recognise and raise awareness of many important issues and campaigns.
The table below shows when the buildings (Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Conway Square Newtownards and/or McKee Clock, Bangor) will be lighting up this year, for which cause and in which colour.
| Date | Occasion | Colour | Location |
| 10 September | World Suicide Prevention Day | Orange & Yellow | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 25 September | National Police Memorial Day | Blue | McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 7 October | Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day | Teal | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards |
| 10 October | World Mental Health Day | Purple | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 13 October | Breast Cancer Awareness Day | Pink | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 15 October | Baby Loss Awareness | Pink & Blue | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 19 October | Paint the Town Pink | Pink | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards |
| 29 October | World Stroke Day | Purple | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 5 November | Light the world in teal – Alzheimers Foundation | Teal | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards |
| 11 November & closest weekend | Remembrance Day | Red | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 12 November | World Pneumonia Day | Blue | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 14 November | World Diabetes Day | Blue | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 19 November | World Pancreatic Cancer Day | Purple | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 20 November | World Chldren's day | Blue | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 1 December | World Aids Day | Red | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 3 December | International Day for People with Disabilities | Purple | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
| 11 December | NSPCC Christmas campaign | Green | Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Newtownards and McKee Clock, Bangor |
Request to Light up our Buildings
To make a request to have our designated properties (Ards Arts Centre/Town Hall, Conway Square Newtownards and/or McKee Clock, Bangor) illuminated please email landrequests@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
Please note all requests are subject to our Lighting Policy and Council ratification.