Holocaust Memorial Day marked across Norfolk

Services held to remember the Holocaust, its victims, and those from other acts of genocide throughout history

A short service of remembrance has been held at the War Memorial in Hunstanton, which included the laying of a wreath by the town's mayor and flowers by the police force.

Six million Jewish people were murdered during World War Two in the Holocaust.

The Memorial Day is the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1945.  

This evening (Tuesday) the Town Hall will be illuminated in purple to mark the occasion, along with many other landmarks in the county, and people are being asked to light a candle to commemorate all who died.

A West Norfolk school choir performed a moving rendition of the Beatles’ Let it Be during a service held in King’s Lynn’s town hall.

Choir from St Martha’s Catholic Primary

West Norfolk Mayor Andy Bullen and Deputy Lieutenant David Flux have been among the readers.

“We must speak up against Holocaust and genocide denial, challenge prejudice and encourage others to learn the facts of the past for us all to have a better future,” says Cllr Bullen.

Members of the West Norfolk Jewish community also gave readings.

This year’s theme for Holocaust Memorial Day is 'Bridging Generations', to highlight the vital role of the younger generation as the world loses its last living links with the atrocity.

Cllr Bullen adding, "Today's theme encourages us all to engage actively with the past; to listen, to learn and to carry out those lessons forward. By doing so, we build a bridge between memory and action, between history and hope for the future."

All Images Ian Burt