Tower goes purple for National Adoption Week

Mary
Authored by Mary
Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 12:45

Plymouths iconic Smeaton’s Tower will shine as a beacon throughout National Adoption Week. (19-25 October).

The tower will be lit purple from sunset in the colours of the Adopt South West partnership.

As part of this year’s National Adoption Week campaign, Adopt South West is asking people to consider adopting an older child as they pose the question “Too old at four?”

Due to the high demand for babies, older children waiting to be adopted are often likely to be over looked as well as those in sibling groups and children with disabilities.

Adopt South West - a partnership of adoption agencies across the region - including Barnardo’s, Devon County Council, Families for Children, Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council - are working together to highlight the plight of these vulnerable children and to help them find forever families.

Alison Barker from Adopt South West said: “We think this is a great way of raising awareness for National Adoption Week. It’s an iconic landmark that can play a small part in helping spread the message that there are children in care right now who are waiting to be adopted.”

Designed by John Smeaton in 1759, the lighthouse is a Grade I listed building which stood on the infamous Eddystone Rock, before being moved to Plymouth Hoe in 1882.

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