WATCH the skyline glow this Saturday as landmarks from Shetland to the Borders help to highlight international Purple Day for epilepsy – and look out for purple sheep!
Several local councils, public bodies and commercial companies are supporting Epilepsy Scotland’s public awareness campaign by having Scottish landmarks Turn Scotland Purple to get people talking about epilepsy.
The national charity’s chief executive, Lesslie Young, said: “Purple Day presents us with a wonderful opportunity to draw attention to epilepsy up and down the country.
“Various celebrated landmarks are featured in our Turn Scotland Purple campaign which this year includes the Kelpies and Lerwick Town Hall to the Scottish Borders Council offices flying a purple flag.
“Epilepsy affects around 55,000 people and impacts every community in Scotland. These displays help us to share information about epilepsy and hopefully to lessen the social stigma that surrounds it.
“We are grateful to individuals, schools and colleges, workplaces and commercial companies, local councils, public bodies and MSPs for taking part in Purple Day.
“We now have one million supporters for our social media thunderclap that epilepsy is more than seizures.
“Several local authorities are promoting this and Purple Day on their own sites. These joint efforts are really bringing epilepsy into the spotlight.”
Epilepsy Scotland’s Turn Purple Scotland campaign, now in its third year, encourages people to ask for iconic landmarks across the country to be lit up or turn purple. As a result, Ness Bridge (Inverness) will once more be floodlit purple while the Scottish Borders Council flagpole will display a purple flag.
Scottish Canals will light up the Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel, and customers at Glencoe Mountain Resort have purple ribbons for snowmen. Ayr United football team has also agreed to wear their purple and white away team strip at their home game on Purple Day this Saturday, Fraserburgh Academy will have purple tones at the weekend while commuters may even see purple sheep on the Pyramid Business Park at Livingston!
And you can help support Epilepsy Scotland’s awareness raising on Purple Day:
‘Please join our Thunderclap campaign to add your voice to our Purple Day message: “Epilepsy is more than just seizures. Help raise awareness to ‘see past the seizure’. #purpleday #epilepsy
‘To join in the message, all you need to do is follow this link and either click on the facebook, twitter or tumblr icon. By doing this, you allow Thunderclap to send our message to your friends/supporters from your account, just the once. The more people sign up, the bigger our audience on Purple Day.
Please help us reach thousands of people across the world raising awareness of this condition.’
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