Many historic properties across the IHBC regions will be plunged into darkness for one hour on Saturday 29th March at 8.30pm in aid of the WWF Earth Hour.
Historic buildings taking part include Caernarfon Castle, Tintern Abbey, Kidwelly Castle, Caerphilly Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Arbroath Abbey, Urquhart Castle, Stirling Castle, Linlithgow Palace and many Local Authority owned buildings.
WWF writes
Hundreds of millions of people, local communities and iconic landmarks from every corner of the globe will switch off the lights this Saturday 29th March at 8.30pm for one hour to show they care about the future of our brilliant planet.
Shareen Brown, Earth Hour Manager at WWF-UK said: ‘The countdown has well and truly begun as millions of people prepare to join the Earth Hour celebrations. From Samoa to Tahiti – and everywhere in between – it’s really inspiring to see that so many people want to take action to protect our beautiful planet. And what’s really exciting is the impact that this is having. Last year 10 million people took part in the UK and 82% of those that signed up said they felt inspired to go on to live more sustainably beyond the hour. Globally we also saw the world’s first Earth Hour forest created in Uganda and more than 100,000 people supported a petition on forest legislation in Russia. We hope that Earth Hour 2014 inspires more people than ever to do their bit for the planet.’
WWF’s Earth Hour will begin in Samoa and sweep around the planet via major cities of the world – including Bangkok, Chicago, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, London, Manila, Mexico City, New York City, Paris, Singapore, Sydney and Toronto – before ending in Tahiti.
First launched in Australia in 2007, Earth Hour has grown to become the world’s biggest environmental event, inspiring people across the world to take steps towards living a more sustainable lifestyle. Last year’s record-breaking event saw over 7,000 towns and cities across 154 countries take part.
But Earth Hour itself is far more than just 60 minutes of symbolism. 82 per cent of those that signed up to take part in the UK last year said they felt inspired to do more to protect the planet. And over 10,000 Britons have since gone on to take action ‘beyond the hour’ with WWF including lobbying their local MPs on climate change and signing an international petition to keep oil prospectors out of Congo’s Virunga National Park, one of the last strongholds of the endangered mountain gorilla.
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