4th August Event

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"The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time", British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey may have remarked to a friend on the eve of Britain's entry into the First World War.
A lone piper plays a lament.

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The names are read out and one by one a hero's light is extinguished.

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You could hear a pin drop.

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The final candle at 11.00pm. to commemorate his Majesty's Government declaring to the German Government that "a state of war exists between Great Britain and Germany as from 11 p.m. on August 4, 1914."

yarm1914 Events ________________ Left click on the event to find out more.

21 June 2014 - The Thankful Village - An original comedy drama
at The Fellowship Hall

2nd/3rd August - Re-enactment on Willey Flatts Field.

4th August - Candlelit Vigil.

13 September 2014 - Women of the Great War – a play and tell presentation by History Wardrobe plus a professional Soprano singing period songs during costume changes. The Royal British Legion will give a short talk on the history of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance.

Further events will be posted as they are finalised.
Please return soon for an update

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