CHILDREN from three Thurrock schools took leading roles in a Holocaust memorial day event in Thurrock - appropriately themed as 'Bridging the Generations'.

The service at the Herbert E. Brooks Memorial Garden in Grays was led by Mayor's chaplain, Rev Dr Kate Carter and borough mayor Cllr Sue Shinnick opened the event with her speech. Among others to speak were Cllrs John Kent and Qaisar Abbas

Genocide survivor Almedina Kahrimanoic and Bosnian youngster Adisa Kenjarmade made moving presentations to the rain-soaked audience.

Children from Woodside Primary, Hathaway Academy and Grays Convent took part in the ceremony and stone-laying.

Cllr Kent paid tribute to the young people's commitment, saying: "Children get a bad press, but most of them are actually sensational."