A BUDDING young poet from South Farnham School, whose poetry reading reduced a crowd of veterans to tears, has recently been invited to read her competition-winning war poem at a special ceremony in Belgium.
Read MoreOrphir Primary School pupil, Erin Dundas, had her poem chosen from over 1,000 entries in the Never Such Innocence competition.
A poem written by an Orkney school pupil, portraying the grief-stricken aftermath of the Battle of Jutland, has been read out a charity fundraiser in London.
Read MoreA project for schools commemorating the centenary of the Salonika Campaign has been launched by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in partnership with the British Council in Greece.
Read MorePortsmouth based HMS Iron Duke is holding a roadshow onboard today to encourage children to get involved with the First World War centenary.
It has been organised by commemoration charity Never Such Innocence.
Read MoreEnglish-based charity Never Such Innocence aims to bring the war and early 20th century society and culture to life for today’s young people.
Read MoreMappin & Webb and military watches? Hardly the kind of product you would expect to see in the elegant showcases of this venerable British institution, more renowned for its silverware and honourable role as the custodian of the Crown Jewels…
Read MoreA Brighton schoolgirl has won first place in an international art and poetry competition set up to commemorate the centenary of The Great War.
Read MoreBroxburn Academy is celebrating more creative success after pupil Ryan Shaw took second place in the art category of the Never Such Innocence Art and Poetry Competition…
Read MoreMairi MacLennan, P7 Sgoil nan Loch and Hamish Scott S1 Sir E Scott School have attended an awards ceremony at the House of Lords.
They had taken part in a poetry and art competition commemorating the First World War organised by the charity Never Such Innocence…
Read MoreLewis and Harris pupils at House of Lords to receive awards… BROKEN LINK??
Read MoreA moving poem about the Great War written by a Ballymena student has secured top prize in a nationwide literary competition.
Maeve Loney of St Patrick’s College, has won first prize in the ‘Never Such Innocence’ poetry and art competition, with her poem No Poppies in the Sand…
Read MoreYoungsters invited to get creative in helping to commemorate 100 years since the First World War… broken link??
Read MoreAn S3 pupil at Broxburn Academy has won an international war poetry competition. Robyn Beckett has been awarded £250 for herself, and £250 for the school in the 2015/16 Never Such Innocence poetry and art competition…
Read MoreA pupil from Onchan Primary School has placed in the top five of a UK poetry competition with his poem capturing the essence of the First World War… LINK BROKEN??
Read MoreShona le fiosrachadh mun fharpais bàrdachd agus ealain Never Such Innocence…
Read MoreNever Such Innocence was founded in 2014 by Lady Lucy French, great grand-daughter of Field Marshal Sir John French, to give British children an opportunity to contribute to the centenary commemorations of the First World War…
Read MoreCHILDREN from across Scotland are being invited to write poetry and create artworks as part of a nationwide competition aimed at raising awareness of the First World War.
English-based commemoration charity Never Such Innocence held its first event in Scotland yesterday at Glasgow’s City Chambers, where young people from city schools read poems about the conflict, in which more than 100,000 Scots died…
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