TODAY, the Lake District Holocaust Project will be marking the 78th anniversary of the day the Windermere Children landed near Carlisle in the wake of the Holocaust. 

Around 300 Jewish child Holocaust survivors flew from Prague to Crosby-on-Eden airport near Carlisle on August 14, 1945 after surviving the Nazi concentration camps.

As well as continuing to host the permanent exhibition ‘From Auschwitz to Ambleside', currently on display on the first floor of Windermere Library, the LDHP will also be hosting a live stream with a reading to mark the moment The Windermere Children touched down on British soil. 

"We call it arrival day, it's very different to that of Holocaust Memorial Day, it's about life. It's got more poignancy now with very few of them left these days," director of LDHP, Trevor Avery said. 

The Westmorland Gazette: Many of the Windermere Children had to be cared for following their arrival from concentration camps. Many of the Windermere Children had to be cared for following their arrival from concentration camps. (Image: LDHP)

"The reason this project is here is because these youngsters arrived in 1945. Yes, we commemorate other events like the Holocaust Memorial Day but for us in Windermere, it's our arrival day.

"I couldn't find anything about this in 2004, that's why I started it, now we have people travelling from all over the world to find out about it. 

"It was a secret waiting to be opened up but it's still not mainstream, there's more to come," he said. 

The Lake District Holocaust Project was established in 2013 after Holocaust education work, oral history interviews, travels to Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Holland, France and throughout the UK. 

The Westmorland Gazette: Holocaust child survivors known as the Windermere ChildrenHolocaust child survivors known as the Windermere Children (Image: LDHP)

The project, which welcomes visitors from all around the world, has a huge archive following nearly 20 years of culmination.

Recently, excavations have been conducted, alongside members of Staffordshire University, to build up a picture of the life of the Windermere Children during their time in the Lake District.

So far the archaeological group has found brick fragments and window glass but the most 'fascinating' discovery was the tube of German toothpaste. 

The Westmorland Gazette: One of the artefacts found by the group was a tub of German toothpaste.One of the artefacts found by the group was a tub of German toothpaste. (Image: LDHP)

"We've just put on display some original items from the camps discovered, which we've never done before, including some significant religious artifacts. 

"We look forward to welcoming visitors - we have a lot of exciting work to come," Trevor said. 

Viewers from all across the world will be tuning in to hear Trevor's reading in the afternoon. To view it, visit the LDHP Facebook page at around 3pm.