Airport shows backing for hospice appeal

East Midlands Airport has shown its support for a Treetops Hospice appeal by lighting up its air traffic control tower with its logo.

The Risley hospice’s Light up a Life appeal encourages people to share a memory of a loved one on its virtual Christmas tree and make a donation to the end-of-life charity.

Until Sunday 8 December, passengers travelling to and from the Castle Donington airport will see the Light up a Life logo projected onto the iconic 51-meter-high tower.

Ioan Reed-Aspley, the airport’s head of corporate affairs, said: “We’re only too pleased for Treetops Hospice to use our air traffic control tower again to raise awareness for their Light up a Life Appeal.

“It’s a wonderful cause and lighting up our tower which can be seen for miles around seems an appropriate way to bring it to everyone’s attention.”

Treetops’ chief executive Julie Heath said: “We’re very grateful to East Midlands Airport for their continued support. It’s the fourth year that the control tower has been lit up in support of Treetops.”

For more information about this year’s Light up a Life appeal, visit http://www.treetops.org.uk/lights2024.