Service to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 – Newest Information – Information Updates

Published: Fri sixteenth January, 2026

An annual service to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day will happen on the bandstand in Queen’s Park in Loughborough.

The occasion, organised by the Loughborough Council of Faiths, will happen on Tuesday, 27 January at 12.30pm.

The Mayor of Charnwood, Cllr David Northage, will learn a press release of dedication.

Members of the general public are invited to attend the service and lay a pebble on the commemoration stone as a mark of respect to those that have misplaced their lives in the course of the Holocaust.

The day is recognised internationally to recollect the six million Jews that had been murdered in the course of the Holocaust, in addition to the tens of millions of different folks killed from 1933-1945 beneath the Nazi persecution and in genocides internationally since.

The Mayor mentioned: “Holocaust Memorial Day is a solemn reminder of the devastating penalties of hatred and prejudice, and a chance to recollect those that have been killed in genocides all through the world.

“This yr’s theme, ‘Bridging Generations’, reinforces that the accountability to recollect and study doesn’t finish with survivors – it’s carried ahead by all of us.

“By coming together as a community, we honour those who lost their lives and commit to building a future free from discrimination and intolerance.”

The assertion of dedication that can be learn by the Mayor, talks about the necessity to keep in mind holocausts of the previous, those that died and to make sure that we educate future generations.

Communities across the UK will come collectively to pledge to not take freedom as a right and contemplate what they’ll do to strengthen freedoms all over the world.

More details about this yr’s theme might be discovered on the Holocaust Memorial Day website.

Each yr, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust organises a UK Commemorative Ceremony on 27 January. Details concerning the occasion can be printed on the HMD website as soon as confirmed.