2017-18 Roadshows-old — Never Such Innocence

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The 2017/18 Roadshow has been our widest reaching year of events. Our roadshow has enabled us to inspire and empower young people to take part in the centenary commemorations. We have visited more communities than ever before, engaging children and young people with the centenary of the First World War.

Our roadshow has travelled across the United Kingdom, to Greece and Germany, visiting prestigious venues and meeting local children and young people. We have loved enabling students from schools far and wide to get involved in our competition, and giving young people a platform to share their amazing work for an audience of their peers, local dignitaries, members of the Armed Forces and VIPs.

Our partner, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, have joined us at every location to highlight local Commonwealth War Graves and demonstrate the global, and indeed local, impact of the First World War.

Students from all of our locations have taken to the stage, sharing poetry they have penned themselves for the competition, and previous winning entries. Our Artists in Residence, Marty Longstaff (The Lake Poets) and Bethzienna Williams, have played a key role in the roadshow, running songwriting workshops in schools ahead of many of the events. Marty and Bethzienna have enabled countless young people to learn a new skill, and find a new way of expressing themselves.

The 2017/18 Roadshow visited:

Birmingham Council House
Blackwood, Caerphilly
The Ulster Museum, Belfast
Thessaloniki City Hall, Greece
RAF Valley, Anglesey
RAF Odiham, Hampshire
Pipers Corner School, Hertfordshire
Edinburgh Castle
Sunderland Minster
RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire
CWGC Head Office, Maidenhead
Hattingen Comprehensive School, Germany
RAF Lossiemouth, Moray
Baltasound Junior High, Shetland
The Guildhall, London
Manchester Central Library
RAF Museum, Hendon

Never Such Innocence

Never Such Innocence is a registered charity (number 1156148) in England and Wales and is a unique project fitting into the wider series of 2014-2018 centenary activities. Our aim is to ensure young people nationally are inspired, informed and included in the centenary activities.

The charity takes its name from Philip Larkin’s famous poem MCMXIV, which reflects on the changes caused by the First World War. The driving force behind Never Such Innocence is Lady Lucy French, great-granddaughter of Field Marshal Sir John French who commanded the British Expeditionary Forces from 1914-15.

The launch of Never Such Innocence was kindly hosted at Australia House in May 2014 with a gala dinner and theatrical performance, blending poetry, prose and music from the Great War, compiled by Dr Martin Stephen. Since our inception we have been dedicated to engaging the nation’s children in the First World War centenary through learning, poetry, art and music.

T: 0207 836 2603
11 Slingsby Place, London,
WC2E 9AB

Never Such Innocence.
Registered Charity Number 1156148 Company Number 8680319

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Don’t know about you, but I’ve been doing the classic hold this hanger up, then hold that hanger up to pick my outfit for Friday! Still time to do some shopping! We can’t wait to see everyone’s fantastic outfits! Be sure to post them with #MotMC!

ONE MONTH LEFT TO GO!

The deadline to enter our FREE international poetry, art, speech and song competition is Friday 24th May 2024!
Open to young people aged 9-18 everywhere! Follow the link in our bio to enter.

Artist credit: Indigenismo XXI by R

ONE MONTH LEFT TO GO! The deadline to enter our FREE international poetry, art, speech and song competition is Friday 24th May 2024! Open to young people aged 9-18 everywhere! Follow the link in our bio to enter. Artist credit: Indigenismo XXI by Rafaela (16-18, Ecuador)

@anotherartclub ran workshops in Helensburgh last week for Month of the Military Child at John Logie Baird Primary School, Colgrain Primary School, Rhu Primary School and Hermitage Primary School.

We were really impressed with the cyanotype prints t

@anotherartclub ran workshops in Helensburgh last week for Month of the Military Child at John Logie Baird Primary School, Colgrain Primary School, Rhu Primary School and Hermitage Primary School. We were really impressed with the cyanotype prints that were created by the pupils. Enter our Month of the Military Child Art Competition at the link in bio!

We are always so proud of our International Ambassadors. Recently, our Young Ambassador Mariam visited her old school in celebration of our Tenth Anniversary.

“It was an absolute pleasure of mine to help celebrate the organisation by giving b

We are always so proud of our International Ambassadors. Recently, our Young Ambassador Mariam visited her old school in celebration of our Tenth Anniversary. “It was an absolute pleasure of mine to help celebrate the organisation by giving back to society. Earlier this week, I visited my old school to speak with them and enlighten them about Never Such Innocence, thus encouraging them to participate in the upcoming competitions and get a chance to express themselves as well! In commemoration of NSI’s 10th anniversary, as a Young Ambassador of the organization, I have created awareness for young people of the age category to put forth their talents and enter into contests, especially those organized by Never Such Innocence.”