A WOMAN who was evacuated to escape Nazi persecution during the Second World War will share her experiences with Wirral schoolchildren in a special event to mark Holocaust Memorial day.

Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines will address primary and secondary pupils at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton a week on Tuesday, January 29.

Born in Prague, in 1929, Milena was one of 669 predominantly Jewish children evacuated from the city in 1939 on one of the eight kindertransport trains organised by London-born humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton.

The arrived at London Liverpool Street station with her sister and cousin to be met by the Radcliffes – her guardian family from Ashton-under-Lyne.

Milena's father was already in England having fled Czechoslovakia in 1939 but was too ill to take care of the children.

It was only in 1940, when her mother arrived, that Milena left the Radcliffes' care.

Throughout her life, Milena has tried to live up to the words her grandfather wrote in an autograph book he gave her before she left on the kindertransport – be faithful to the country you are leaving.

Her talk at the Floral Pavilion on January 29, organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust, will be opened by the Mayor of Wirral, Councillor Geoffrey Watt.

The event will include a presentation from Wirral students who have recently visited Auschwitz, while other young people will make the Statement of Commitment, as the Yahrtzeit candles are lit.

Cllr Watt said: "It will be a privilege for me to welcome Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines to Wirral.

"Her testimony will remain a powerful reminder of the horrors so many experienced.

"I am grateful to the Holocaust Educational Trust for co-ordinating the visit and hope that hearing Milena's testimony will encourage our students to learn from the lessons of the Holocaust and make a positive difference in their own lives."

Karen Pollock MBE, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust said: "The Holocaust Educational Trust educates and engages students from across the UK, from all communities, about the Holocaust and there can be no better way than through the first-hand testimony of a survivor.

"Milena's story is of courage and survival during horrific circumstances.

"By hearing her testimony, students will have the opportunity to learn where prejudice and racism can ultimately lead."

Sir Nicholas Winton's many honours included the MBE, Freedom of the Cities of both Prague and London and the Order of the White Lion, the Czech Republic's highest honour.

He died in July 2015, aged 106.

On rescuing 669 children from Prague, he said in later years: "I just helped a little; I was in the right place at the right time."