HOLOCAUST victims are to be remembered at a special memorial service in Darlington.
The Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday, January 27, will mark 58 years since the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
The Darlington event will focus on this year's theme of Children and the Holocaust and will look at what it meant to be caught up in genocide.
The service, the third to be held in the town, will take place in the Central Hall at the Dolphin Centre, at 2pm.
Representatives from various religious and community organisations and affected groups in the town have been invited to the service.
Children from comprehensive schools in the borough will be taking part in the event to reflect this year's theme.
The event will be open to the public.
The Arts Centre is also marking the day with a performance of Ashes to Ashes, a drama based on experiences of the Holocaust. It will be staged on Tuesday, January 28, at 1.30pm. For more information contact Darlington Arts Centre on (01325) 483271.
A national event to mark National Holocaust Day will be held in Edinburgh.
For more information on the Darlington event, contact Lynne Wood on (01325) 388287.
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