A new Holocaust memorial garden is set to open at a Nottinghamshire country park. The new £45,000 memorial garden at Gedling Country Park will commemorate the millions of people who lost their lives in the Holocaust and other genocide atrocities across the world.
The primary feature of the memorial garden, which will open on Monday (March 20), is a sculpture of a flame to represent the Holocaust Memorial, surrounded by a circular footpath, cherry trees, native wildflowers and several benches. The garden will offer visitors a peaceful place where they can reflect on and remember the millions of men, women and children murdered during the Holocaust.
Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke, and deputy leader of Gedling Borough Council, Cllr Michael Payne, will open the garden alongside members of the Nottingham Hebrew Congregation Synagogue. Cllr Clarke said: "The duty to remember the victims of the Holocaust is an integral part of our shared history and humanity.
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"By remembering those who lost their lives during this dark period in our history, we pay tribute to their memory and reaffirm our commitment to a world built on the principles of equality, justice, and respect for all people. Let us never forget the lessons of the Holocaust and work together to build a better future."
Cllr Payne added: "No one should ever forget the horrors of the Holocaust - this permanent Holocaust Memorial in Gedling Country Park will ensure we always remember the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust and in all subsequent genocides around the world.
"This addition to Gedling Country Park will offer residents a quiet place to remember and reflect on these tragic atrocities. Sadly, we still have many lessons to learn from history - it is the responsibility of all of us, to be the light in the darkness, ensuring atrocities like this can never happen again.
"It is right that we pay tribute to all of those affected by the Holocaust by creating our own, permanent memorial, right here in Gedling Borough." Gail Samson, from the Nottingham Hebrew Congregation, said: "We have been happy to support Gedling Borough Council with this very important and worthwhile project."
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