A special ceremony took place next to Highbridge’s Frank Foley statue on Sunday (January 27th) to commemorate World Holocaust Day.
Wreaths were laid at the foot of the statue in Market Street by Burnham and Highbridge’s Mayor, Ken Smout, and the Chairman of Sedgemoor District Council, Cllr Gill Slocombe.
The town’s War Memorial Trust organised the short ceremony which included prayers and readings led by Reverend Sharon Crossman.
The event was also attended by around 20 residents and town councillors who paid their respects to those who died in the Holocaust.
The Foley statue commemorates Major Frank Foley, who was born in Highbridge in 1884 and was a spy in Berlin in the 1930s.
Using the cover of the head of the passport division of the British Embassy, he risked his life by helping persecuted Jews leave Nazi Germany, saving thousands from certain death. He entered concentration camps such as Sachsenhausen and gave visas to the authorities so Jews could be free to travel.
Our photos show the scenes next to the statue during Sunday’s event
