Latest News - Light The North

June 28, 2021

Charity

1,000 Stars Appeal

A cancer diagnosis is one of the toughest journey’s many of us will ever face. Strength can be found through shared human experience, stories and remembering those who have gone before us. We have long looked to the stars for guidan....

June 02, 2021

Charity

Trail

Help Clan Light the North!

Local charity Clan Cancer Support is looking for volunteers to help them Light the North this Autumn! The sculpture trail will draw people to explore communities across the north-east and the northern isles to see 50 2.5m tall lighthouses d....

March 19, 2021

Charity

Trail

The Artist Series

It's the first episode of our Light the North - The Artist Series! We'll be talking to some of the incredible artists helping CLAN to light the north in Autumn this year. Today Darren From CLAN is chatting to Blair otherwise know as Creatur....

February 22, 2021

Charity

Trail

Light the North is moving!

To provide a safe experience for our artists, staff and the general public taking part, we're moving Light the North to Autumn 2021! The sculptures may not be live; however, the excitement continues! It has been fantastic to see schools ....

December 18, 2020

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December 11, 2020

Charity

September 01, 2020

Trail

New Date for Light the North

Local cancer charity CLAN Cancer Support, along with event partners Wild in Art, has launched new dates for art sculpture trail, Light the North. Previously scheduled to take place from September to November this year, plans were put on hol....

May 20, 2020

Trail

Light the North – Important Announcement

In light of the ongoing situation with Covid-19, and in close dialogue with its key partners, CLAN Cancer Support has taken the decision to postpone Light the North – the lighthouse trail, which was initially scheduled to take place t....

January 08, 2020

Education

North-east schools encouraged to sign up for charity’s lighthouse art project

Schools across the north-east are being encouraged to sign up for a charity art project. Dozens of colourful lighthouses will be installed across the region for the Light the North programme in aid of CLAN Cancer Support. As part of the in....

January 07, 2020

Charity

Five final sponsors sought for record-breaking lighthouse trail

A leading cancer support charity is calling for five final sponsors for its sculpture trail, which will be the biggest trail the north-east has ever seen. CLAN Cancer Support, which has partnered with Wild in Art to bring an exciting new a....

January 05, 2020

Trail

Scotland’s leading tourism body seeking artist for lighthouse sculpture

VisitScotland, Scotland’s national tourism organisation is calling for artists to submit designs for its Light the North lighthouse sculpture. The national body has become a sponsor for Light the North, an art sculpture trail organised b....