Deputy Mayor To Take Holocaust Service

The Mayor Councillor Phil Bateman MBE is in London today delivering a 'Book of Condolence' signed by Wulfrunians following the terrorism attack on London on the 7th July. The deputy Mayor is taking the Memorial to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in the Mayor's absence.

City to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day the Deputy Mayor of Wolverhampton, Councillor John Davis, will be attending a service at the Cenotaph in the city’s St. Peter’s Gardens.

The service will take place at 11am on Friday, January 27, and will be led by the Rector of Wolverhampton, Reverend David Frith.

The service will be attended by representatives from the different faith communities in Wolverhampton, as well as ex-service organisations, the Trades Unions and pensioners’ organisations.

The Deputy Mayor will lay a wreath in memory of the victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution.

As a show of support for the event, the Deputy Mayor will later sign the Statement of Commitment, which was developed for the inaugural Holocaust Memorial Day national event in January 2001, and will invite others present to do the same.

The document calls for people to remember the Holocaust, educate future generations about what happened and to recognise that everyone has a responsibility to fight the evils of discrimination, racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism.

Members of the public are invited to attend the service at the Cenotaph.

Contact Information
For further information please contact The Mayor's Office, telephone 01902 554090 or email mayoral@wolverhampton.gov.uk