University of the West of England - Light the Darkness - HMD 2026
Tuesday, 27 January 2026,The clock tower at Glenside campus, University of the West of England, Bristol, will be lit in purple
Each year tens of thousands of activities take place across the UK to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). As we get closer to January, explore our interactive map to see HMD activities happening in 2026. Enter your post code to find activities near you - those marked 'public' are open to everyone.
The clock tower at Glenside campus, University of the West of England, Bristol, will be lit in purple
An exhibition of art work from Stamford schools
and colleges to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day
The service will be led by Rev, Andrew Hollins which will Include an address from our mayor. Following the service there will be an exhibition of artwork from local schools and colleges at the town hall, the exhibition will also be on display for ...
Assemblies all week to all students backing up tutor class based learning. This is to support learning but also the launch of our 'Make a Flame' activity for display in our school library.
Outdoor service to mark the day, starting at 2pm . Involves contributions from various faith groups, school students and Mayor of Kettering.
A short ceremony including stories, readings, songs and a presentation from students who have visited Auschwitz
Interactive activity for the whole student community to raise awareness and importance of remembering.
Holocaust Memorial Reflection
A Reflection ceremony led by the Chaplain, Rev Dr Claire MacDonald and Dr Wendy Fidler MBE. 5.45pm-6.30pm, in the College Chapel.
To mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and Birkenau and the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust selected 80 UK organisations to participate in the “80 candles for 80 years” initiative....
6pm, Tuesday 27 January, St John's Church, Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire, MK44 3RD.
Clergy-led Church of England service of remembrance, reflection and prayer for victims of genocide on Holocaust Memorial Day. There will also be a display in t...
We hold a monthly In Conversation with special guests in a 'cha show format'; the January event was a special Holocaust Memorial Event when we had as our guest Georgina Bye, Co-Director of CCJ. As well as exploring CCJ and Georgina's commitment t...
At the University of Exeter, the Jewish Society will be hosting a public Exhibition at Exeter University Forum all day on the 29th and 30th January.
The display will showcase art in repsonse to the Holocaust, looking at pain through the eyes...
Talks and seminars for schools will be taking place in Exeter on Tues 27th Jan 2026:
Kindertransport
Porrajmos film- Gypsy Holocaust
Art of Samuel Bak
HMD Opening Ceremony and Survivor Talk
Exeter Cathedral
10-11.15am
27th January 2026
Dignitaries and school pupils will light candles
A second generation survivor will be speaking about Kindertransport
The Family Who Survived Against The Odds
Judith will share with us her family story about their experiences during the Holocaust.
We will be holding a public event on the steps of Luton Town Hall.
Our Mayor will light a candle at sunset and give a speech.
There will be 2 poems read by one of our Directors and our Chief Executive
Through the organisation Generation2Generation, we have arranged for a visiting speaker to recount her grandfather's story - he was a Holocaust survivor. This will be on Friday 30th January at 8.40am and will last approximately 45 minutes.
2 talks.
Yr13 146 students, 9-10am survivor family member speaker
Yr12 186 students, 10-11am survivor family member speaker
30/01/26
Sir William Ramsay, Holocaust memorial assembly
We are using the 2026 theme and my two students from the HET Lessons from Auschwitz course are running the assembly for all year groups throughout the week.
Step into a world on the brink of darkness. Two lifelong friends—one Jewish, one German—exchange letters across continents as the rise of Nazism casts a long shadow over Europe. What begins as warm correspondence soon spirals into betrayal, heartb...