Stevenage Borough Council – Ceremony – HMD 2026
Activity information
Activity type: Private activity
Organisation name: Stevenage Borough Council
Address:
Stevenage Borough Council
Daneshill House
Stevenage
England
SG1 1HN
United Kingdom
Stevenage Borough Council will host a Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration on Tuesday 27 January 2026, 6.30pm–9.00pm (guests invited to arrive from 6.00pm and be seated by 6.15pm). The service will take place in the Council Chamber at Daneshill House, Stevenage, followed by refreshments and informal reflection time afterwards.
The event will mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 and reflect the national theme “Bridging Generations”, bringing together civic leaders, community representatives and young people to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust and all those affected by genocide, and to consider how we challenge prejudice and hatred today.
The programme will include:
Welcome and introduction
Addresses from civic and community representatives
A presentation on survivor testimony and intergenerational memory
A poem read by the Youth Mayor and Deputy Youth Mayor
Screening of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust film It Began With Words
Prayer and memorial candle-lighting led by a Student Rabbi, with dignitaries invited to light candles during the ceremony
Closing remarks
Post-service refreshments and an opportunity for quiet reflection and conversation
Organisations involved/contributing include:
Stevenage Borough Council (event host and organiser)
Stevenage Liberal Synagogue (community partner, faith contribution and prayer)
Office of the Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
The Mayor of Stevenage
Leader of Stevenage Borough Council
Member of Parliament for Stevenage
Youth Mayor and Deputy Youth Mayor
Author and speaker Debra Barnes (presentation relating to young survivors)
Organiser Name
Other organisation(s) involved
Stevenage Liberal Synagogue