‘Turn the landmark gold’ for cancer

Hundreds of parents of children with cancer have backed a charity initiative to turn landmarks in every county gold next month in what is set to be the most far-reaching awareness campaign ever launched in this country for seriously ill youngsters.

The ‘Light It Up Gold’ campaign, which will be held throughout September to mark what is internationally recognised as childhood cancer awareness month, is already on course to dwarf last year’s successful inaugural event in Ireland.

The Childhood Cancer Foundation, which is organising the initiative, has so far secured commitments for at least 100 famous landmarks and buildings — more than double the number in last year’s campaign — to be lit up across 29 of the island’s 32 counties.