KEY buildings in Bracknell Forest will turn purple at the weekend to help celebrate a national survey done every decade.
The boroughs buildings including Time Square, Princess Square and The Lexicon will illuminate in purple in celebration of the 2021 Census, the one-every-10-year survey which gives a snapshot of UK life.
They will join more than a hundred buildings and landmarks across England and Wales by lighting up purple to celebrate the upcoming census and its importance to communities.
The event is being organised by The Office for National Statistics (ONS) to raise awareness of Census day on March 21, a survey that happens every ten years and gives a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales.
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Princess Square in Purple for Census
Jeremy May, ONS Census engagement manager for Bracknell Forest, said: “The census helps to inform the vital services we all rely on every single day within our communities.
“By lighting up significant buildings and landmarks we hope to highlight the importance of the census in helping shape the communities we live in.
“The census is simple, straightforward and safe to take part. It takes just 10 minutes per person to fill out your form and if you can’t get online, there are paper forms available for those who need them, as well as lots of support. Now is the time to make your mark on history.
Census purple lights in the Lexicon
Other iconic landmarks including the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, BT Tower in London and Blackpool Tower are signed up for the celebration, which will see them light up in the Census 2021 brand colour from Friday, March 19 through to Sunday, March 21.
The census helps inform the provision of public services throughout the UK, such as determining the appropriate number of school places and hospital beds that are needed to properly serve their communities.
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Every household will now be receiving their census letters with unique access codes enabling them to fill in their census online. You can fill yours in before census day if you’re confident there will be no change in who usually lives in your household.
Paper forms are available upon request, plus a range of other support.
Help is available via: www.census.gov.uk, or you can contact the census support centre on 0800 141 2021
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