More than 200 people gathered for a candlelit parade and ceremony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

The Mayor of Hertsmere Cllr Peter Rutledge led the parade from Radlett train station, along Watling Street to The Radlett Centre where a ceremony took place.

He was joined by the council's chief officers, Hertsmere MP Oliver Dowden, Deputy Lord Lieutenant Stuart Nagler JP and other dignitaries across Hertfordshire.

Cllr Rutledge said: "The candlelit parade and ceremony gave us all the opportunity to remember the millions who have been affected by the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides.

"Holocaust Memorial Day enables us to bring together the diverse strands of our communities here in Hertsmere to demonstrate how the lessons of the past can inform our lives today and ensure everyone works together to create a safer, better future.

“Thank you and well done to everyone who worked so hard to make sure this event ran so smoothly."

The ceremony included a two-minute silence and speeches from the Mayor and leader of the council, Cllr Morris Bright, along with a selection of videos, stories and musical performances.

Members of the Hertsmere Bosnian community took part in the ceremony, along with the Borehamwood Community Choir. The Hertsmere Volunteer Police Cadets and local cubs and scouts helped out with the smooth running of the event.

Holocaust Memorial Day is commemorated on January 27 each year as this is the anniversary of the day in 1945 when the Soviet Army liberated the largest Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.