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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A national event called LIGHTS OUT is being planned for August 4th, in memory of World War One.<\/p>\n
Organiser The Royal British Legion says that event is inspired by Sir Edward Grey, the foreign secretary in 1914, saying on August 3rd that year: "The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our life-time". The next day, Britain was at war.<\/p>\n
On August 4th this year, people in the UK will turn off their lights from 10pm to 11pm, marking Britain entering the war on the same day in 1914.<\/p>\n
A range of celebrities are endorsing the event, such as Twiggy, Louis Smith and Jeremy Paxman.<\/p>\n
LIGHTS OUT will happen alongside a candlelight vigil at Westminster Abbey on the same evening.<\/p>\n
In support of the LIGHTS OUT event, Centenary candles are being sold by Marks and Spencer to help the Legion.<\/p>\n
The charity's director of fundraising, Charles Byrne, has explained that it wants more than a million candles to be lit UK-wide to commemorate the servicepeople who lost their lives in the historic war.<\/p>\n
"We hope to see candles lit at every war memorial, community centre and home in every village and in every community," he said.<\/p>\n
LIGHTS OUT is just one of the things the charity is doing to mark the First World War centenary, he said.<\/p>\n
"We hope to pass the torch of Remembrance onto a younger generation ensuring there will always be a living legacy to those who sacrificed their today for our tomorrows," he explained.<\/p>\n
Poppyscotland is responsible for LIGHTS OUT north of the border.<\/p>\n
Its head of fundraising Colin Flinn said that Scotland had a big contribution to the war and all communities were touched "by its devastating impact".<\/p>\n
The LIGHTS OUT event will let Scots and other people in the UK honour the people who died in the war and those impacted by war today, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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