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Armagh Royal British Legion

Armagh Royal British Legion took part in the Lights Out initiative  encouraging everyone in the UK to turn off their lights between 10pm and 11pm on Aug 4th 2014 leaving only a single light or candle for this symbolic act of reflection and hope

The Royal British Legion is asking people to use a single candle or light for an hour from 22:00 BST on 4 August.

It was inspired by the words of wartime foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey, who said on the eve of war: "The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our life-time."

A candle-lit vigil took place at Westminster Abbey on the same evening.

Britain entered the war 100 years ago on 4 August 1914. The Lights Out initiative will therefore take place exactly a century after this date.

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