Mereside Academy
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Holocaust Memorial Day4 February 2020 (by Carol Sambrook) |
5 years ago a tree was planted to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. On Monday 27th January, 2020 we gathered at the tree to remember the millions of victims of the atrocity. Now more than 3 metres tall, the tree is measured as part of the annual ceremony.
Over the past few years we have commemorated the day by having a service around the tree, and the council has planted other trees across the county. We have members of lots of different faiths who come along and the children share work they have done on remembering the Holocaust. This year the theme was 'stand together' and the children have looked specifically at people who helped Jewish people throughout the Second World War. The children created a flame from coloured hand prints, to represent standing together.