Liskeard Royal British Legion is inviting people to gather on The Parade at 10pm on Monday, August 4, as part of the national First World War Lights Out commemorations. Everyone across the country is being urged to turn off their lights between 10pm and 11pm on this day, leaving just a single light or a candle burning for a shared moment of reflection. The inspiration for Lights Out comes from a famous remark made on the eve of the outbreak of war by the then Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, who said: 'The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our life-time.' Britain declared war on Germany at 11pm on August 4, 1914, ushering in one of the darkest periods in the country's history. Collective events are being organised across the UK by the Royal British Legion (RBL), churches and places of worship, and town and parish councils. In Liskeard, the Legion wants people to meet at 10pm to join the national campaign to see at least a million candles lit. Large public artworks have been commissioned in London, Bangor, Edinburgh, and Belfast, based on the theme of the extinguishing of electric light and the lighting of candles.