International Lighthouse Weekend - Saturday 16th and Sunday August 17th 2008

The seventh International Lighthouse Weekend intends to raise the profile of lighthouses, lightvessels and other navigational aids, promoting our maritime heritage.  Many lighthouses and places of associated interest will be open to the public, and there will be special events at lighthouses and lightvessels throughout the world.

There will be radio and press publicity before the event. Trusts and Friends groups will be able to use this day to raise awareness of their work and involvement in the preservation of the history of lightkeeping.

Also on this weekend, amateur radio operators around the world will be transmitting from lighthouses with the objective of fostering international relations.  Over 350 lights in 50 countries  will be on the air.  See www.illw.net/2008_list.htm for the latest list of participants.

If you would like to be involved, please let us know, so we can publicise as many events as possible.  We would love your organisation to be involved, and get as many lighthouses as possible open to the public.  Please publicise this important event in your journal, in local newspapers and radio, and on your website.