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A special series of events is being held in Canterbury today to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, which this year commemorates the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
There will be a service at the University of Kent and an afternoon of presentations, talks and prayer on the theme of 'Standing Together' at Canterbury Cathedral.
Members of the university community will gather in chapel at 12.30pm for a short service of remembrance and prayer.
A 2pm, the commemorations will begin in the Cathedral with a presentation by sixth formers from Simon Langton school on their work on the anniversary.
At 3pm there will be a walking tour, exploring Canterbury's Jewish Community followed at 4.15pm by a talk on the city's Jewish history.
A choral evensong of remembrance and prayer is being held at the Cathedral at 5.30pm when both Jewish and Islamic faith representatives will come together.
In Ramsgate a memorial service is being held at The Salvation Army in High Street, Ramsgate, at 2.30pm.
Mayor of Ramsgate Cllr Raushan Ara will be there with district councillors and members of the Jewish community.
Deal town's commemoration has already taken place this morning and included a talk from Sudanese refugee Raga Gibreeland at the Town Hall from 11am, followed by wreath laying at the memorial stone in St George's Church yard.
Still available to see is a holocaust and genocide display in the town hall, in High Street, Deal, from 10am.
Tonight Walmer Parish Churches is preparing to mark the day with staff and students at Dover Grammar School for Girls.
A special evening event will be held in St Saviour’s Church in The Strand in Walmer from 7pm.
There will be a talk by history teacher Carolyn Toland, presentations by students who have visited Auschwitz, a brief time of prayer and reflection, followed by refreshments.
The Rev Canon Seth Cooper, Rector of Walmer and Cornilo, said: “It promises to be a very special evening both remembering those who have died in such appalling circumstances and hearing the reflections of a younger generation who have visited the site of some of the worst atrocities."
People in Medway are invited to Rochester Cathedral tonight at 6pm to attend a memorial event which will see the police, people from the church and other groups as well as the mayor of Medway take part in readings and processions.
