Holocaust Memorial Day - 27 January 2026
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is a national day that takes place on Tuesday, 27 January.
We will be lighting up the Littlehampton Civic Centre and Bognor Regis Town Hall in purple to commemorate the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered during the Holocaust, and the millions more murdered under Nazi persecution.
The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2026, 'Bridging Generations', is a call-to-action. A reminder that the responsibility of remembrance doesn't end with the survivors - it lives on through their children, their grandchildren and through all of us. This theme encourages us all to engage actively with the past - to listen, to learn and to carry those lessons forward. By doing so, we build a bridge between memory and action, between history and hope for the future.
We can all take part by joining the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust at their 'Light the Darkness' national moment for this day by placing a candle safely in your window at 8pm on 27 January.
HMD commemorative candles are available to purchase ahead of HMD to light for the national moment, to order one - click here
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