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WW1 commemorations across the Midlands

Events have been held across the Midlands to mark 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War.

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Rugby community pay tribute at Lights Out ceremony

Mark Pawsey, MP for Rugby, Reg Foster and Eileen Dunn, of the Bilton branch of the Royal British Legion Credit: Rugby Borough Council

Communities across Rugby took part in the Lights Out event last night to commemorate the start of the First World War.

MP for Rugby Mark Pawsey was joined by members of the Royal British Legion and the Mayor for the ceremony at the War Memorial at Whitehall Recreation Ground.

A single lantern was placed on the War Memorial gates at Whitehall Recreation Ground during the Lights Out ceremony. Credit: Rugby Borough Council
The Mayor of Rugby, Cllr Ramesh Srivastava, at the Lights Out ceremony at the Webb Ellis Statue. Credit: Rugby Borough Council

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