Salisbury City Council is planning to host its second-ever Holocaust Memorial Day event later this month.

The event will take place at the Guildhall on Saturday, January 27 at 10am and will include a 2-minute silence, music and video materials from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, local speakers’ personal accounts and contributions from local schools.

This year, readings of selected poems from the Holocaust Memorial Day poetry competition, which invites local people to help us find words to express the year’s theme, “The Fragility of Freedom”, will feature.

Councillor Ian Tomes, speaking on behalf of the "City Council Leadership Group", said “Holocaust Memorial Day is an important day in the City Council calendar. I am honoured we are hosting the day at the Guildhall and enabling people to join us for the event or make a quiet contribution by signing the book of memorial.

"Making this event part of our annual calendar is our commitment to stop and learn from our history.”

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Anyone who would like to attend the Holocaust Memorial Day event can email the council here and anyone who wishes to be involved can contact the Communities Team via email or call the office on 01722 417100.

To find out more about the Holocaust Memorial Day Poetry Competition, the deadline for which is Monday, January 8, click here.

All attendees of the event will be invited by the council to sign a memorial book, which will be open for the public to sign after the event from 1pm to 5pm on Saturday, January 27.