Great Western Railway and Network Rail to ‘Light the Darkness’ on Holocaust Memorial Day
Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail (NR) will light up Paddington Station tomorrow as part of a national moment to ‘Light the Darkness’ on Holocaust Memorial Day.
The London station will be illuminated in purple light at 2000 on Saturday 27 January as part of Holocaust Memorial Day Trust’s (HMDT) campaign to ‘Light the Darkness’. Screens across the Great Western network will display lit candles allowing rail colleagues and travellers the opportunity to join the national moment of thought and reflection as they work and travel.
HMDT encourages people across the United Kingdom to join in the national moment by safely displaying a lit candle in their windows, to remember and show their support for those impacted by all forms of hatred and persecution.
GWR will also display the official Holocaust Memorial Day candle on the following station screens across the Great Western network:
- Bridgwater
- Didcot Parkway
- Exeter St Davids
- Maidenhead
- Oxford
- Reading
- Slough
- Swindon
- Taunton
- Westbury
Holocaust Memorial Day is marked each year on January 27th, falling on the anniversary of the of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, in 1945.
People can become part of the conversation about ‘Light the Darkness’ online by sharing a photo of their candle and tagging HMDT on Twitter (@HMD_UK), Facebook (HMD.UK) or Instagram (@holocaustmemorialdaytrust), and by using the hashtags #HolocaustMemorialDay and #LightTheDarkness.
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Catherine Hyde
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About GWR
First Greater Western Limited, trading as “Great Western Railway” (GWR), operates trains across the Great Western franchise area, which includes South Wales, the West Country, the Cotswolds, across southern England and into London. GWR provides high speed, commuter, regional and branch line train services, and before the covid-19 pandemic helped over 100 million passengers reach their destinations every year. GWR has been awarded a National Rail Contract to continue operating the Great Western network, which shall run up to 21 June 2025, with the potential for a further three years at the Secretary of State’s discretion. Find out more here: https://www.gwr.com/about-us.
About Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is the charity established and funded by the UK Government to promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) in the UK.
Find out more here: www.hmd.org.uk