Holocaust survivor tells pupils of heart-breaking tale

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day - a day we take time to remember the millions who lost their lives in the Nazi concentration camps.

More than 70 years after the end of the Second World War, one survivor has been talking to pupils at schools across the West Country about his own experience in those camps.

Solly Irving was 11 when he was imprisoned in a concentration camp, and he saw every member of his immediate family, including his mother, father and sisters, killed by the Nazis.

The incredible pensioner has been recounting three times a day, over the court of a week, to people he has never met before, the unimaginable horrors he endured.

We spoke to pupils at Tor Bridge High after he had finished his speech.

It's thought over the years Solly's spoken to more than 30,000 children about his experiences - these days he's frailer, holding onto a chair for support, at times his emotions, understandably, get the better of him - but his words are defiant.

By the end of the Holocaust, six million Jewish people are thought to have perished - among the people who survived though was Solly Irving - and partly thanks to his courage - they will - he hopes never be forgotten.

You can watch Claire Manning's report here: