Westbury encouraged to join Lights Out project to mark WW1

Westbury residents are being encouraged to take part in the ‘Lights Out’ project to commemorate World War One.

On Monday 4th August this year at 10.00pm the lights will go out all over Britain to remember the day and time 100 years ago when Britain’s ultimatum with Germany expired and the war commenced.

‘Lights Out’ is an invitation to everyone in the UK to turn off their lights from 10.00pm until 11.00pm, leaving on a single light or candle for this shared moment of reflection.

In a dramatic nationwide event, single lights will appear across the four nations, marking the hour that Britain entered World War 1 one hundred years ago.

Lights Out is a headline project of the cultural programme 14-18 NOW and was initiated by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport.

14-18 NOW is a curated programme of new art works across the UK that forms part of the official commemorations of the Centenary of the First World War, and is hosted within Imperial War Museums. 14-18 NOW is funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery Fund.