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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 2025. Enter your post code to find activities near you - those marked 'public' are open to everyone.

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St Thomas' CE Primary - Survivor Speaker - HMD 2025

Wednesday, 29 January 2025,

A speaker from 'The Northern Holocaust Education Group' will be visiting our school again in January to talk to our children about the Holocaust, sharing his mothers experience and the events that took place involving his mother.

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Oldham Council - Private commemorative assembly - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Oldham will be commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday 27 January 2025 at:
The Radclyffe School, Hunt Lane, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 0LS. 9:00am – 10:30am.
The event has been organised in partnership with Oldham Council, The Radc...

Stockport Libraries - Remembrance event - HMD 2025 Public

Stockport Libraries - Remembrance event - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Stockport Libraries will be creating a display and sharing Life Stories and interactive activities that highlight different genocides using words, images and interactive activities. Everyone is warmly invited to join us. Refreshments will be prov...

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Bury Council - Poetry Recital and Share of Memories - HMD 2025

Thursday, 30 January 2025,

Bury is hosting our annual Holocaust Memorial Event on Thursday 30th January.

The event is invite-only to attend in person but the event will be streamed online at www.bury.gov.uk

The event sees young people from local schools narra...

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Borough of Rochdale Multi-Faith Partnership - Ceremony - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Rochdale Borough Annual Holocaust Memorial Commemoration
A re-dedication of the Holocaust Memorial Stone will take place in the Memorial Gardens. This will be followed by an Act of Commemoration in Rochdale Town Hall. This year we will Comme...

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Northern Holocaust Education Group - Survivor Speaker - HMD 2025

Thursday, 16 January 2025,

This event has been organised through the Northern Holocaust Education Group
Date- 16th January 2025
Start time: 1.20pm
End time- 3,10pm
Audience- Year 9 pupils
Leah Burman, facilitated by the NHEG, has kindly agreed...

Asda Bolton store - Arts display - HMD 2025 Public

Asda Bolton store - Arts display - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Start date 13/01/2025 - 13/02/2025, Sharples secondary school art piece on display at the Asda Bolton store depicting type of people who were victims of the Holocaust and are still marginalized today. Variety materials used, techniques painting p...

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Saddleworth Peace Group - Assembly - HMD 2025

Sunday, 26 January 2025,

This year is the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau from the Nazis and the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia.

The HMD Trust’s theme for this year is “For a better future” - we will be asking people to think ab...

Bolton Council - Arts workshops and speeches - HMD 2025 Public

Bolton Council - Arts workshops and speeches - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

The HMD Service in Bolton will be open to public with attendance from school children, civic, faith and community leaders to mark the 80th anniversary of liberation. Mayor of Bolton , Leader of the Council and others will make speeches which will ...

Wigan and Leigh Borough - "We will not remain SILENT" - HMD 2025 Public

Wigan and Leigh Borough - "We will not remain SILENT" - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

We are marking the 80 yrs since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau & the 30 yrs since the genocide of Bosnia by holding two one hour ceremonies in Wigan & Leigh Town Hall. We will be sharing our 80 Candleholder as well as our Memorial fo...

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St Lewis' Catholic Primary School - Display "Never Again" - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

After a lesson using the resources from the HMDT, Year 5/6 at St Lewis' reflected on the lessons that we can learn from the experiences of the victims of discrimination and stereotyping. The children were astonished at the cruelty shown during the...

Cheshire East Council - Memorial Service - HMD 2025 Public

Cheshire East Council - Memorial Service - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

The Mayor of Cheshire East, Councillor Marilyn Houston, will lead the service at Macclesfield Town Hall at 10.30am on Monday 27 January.

Members of the public are warmly welcome to attend and will be joined by civic dignitaries representin...

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Hyndburn Borough Council - Light the Darkness - HMD 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025,

Accrington Town Hall (42 Blackburn Rd, Accrington, BB5 1LA) and Great Harwood Clock Tower (Town Hall Street, Great Harwood, BB6 7DE) will both be lit purple on the 27th of January 2025 to commemorate International Holocaust Day.

The flag wi...

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Holocaust Centre North - Ceremony - HMD 2025

Tuesday, 28 January 2025,

Join us at Holocaust Centre North for our Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration, from 6pm, as we remember the six million Jewish people murdered in the Holocaust and the victims of subsequent genocides across the world.

We are honoured to ...

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Calderdale Interfaith - Ceremony - HMD 2025

Sunday, 26 January 2025,

Evensong on the Eve of Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday 26th January at 4pm in Halifax Minster, led by The Revd Canon Hilary Barber and Rabbi Douglas Chairing. This is the formal commemoration for the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale.