BRADFORD City Hall will be up in lights tonight in support of the NSPCC.
City Hall is going green for three nights, to coincide with the NSPCC's Christmas campaign for Childline.
The NSPCC’s Light For Every Childhood campaign hopes to shine a light for those children who may face a dark and lonely festive period.
1 in 5 children in the UK suffer abuse, and every year, specially-trained Childline counsellors around the country answer calls from children who are in need.
Sadly, 1 in 3 calls to Childline this Christmas will go unanswered, and the fundraising campaign aims to shed light on this sad statistic.
NSPCC volunteers at its Yorkshire base, in Leeds, will be working on Christmas Day, and say that £20 would help answer five calls to the Childline service.
The NSPCC's community fundraising manager for Yorkshire & the Humber, Jackie Dawson, said, "It is fabulous that Bradford's striking City Hall will be lighting up green for three whole nights for Childline. For many families, Christmas is a truly joyous time filled with love and laughter but sadly for too many children that is simply not the case.
"It's easy for anyone to show their support this December - whether you're just wearing a sparkly jumper, or organising a sparkling bake-off at work, every single penny raised will go towards helping children and young people get the help they need this Christmas."
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