Portsmouth pupil Lucy earns top-three spot in international poetry competition
/A YOUNG city wordsmith has gained national appraise for her poem in the voice of a First World War soldier…
Read MoreA YOUNG city wordsmith has gained national appraise for her poem in the voice of a First World War soldier…
Read MorePupils from a Sunderland school are bound for the capital after winning a singing competition which marks the centenary of the end of the First World War.
Youngsters at Hasting Hill Academy have been chosen as the winners of the international ‘Never Such Innocence: Songs of the Centenary’ contest…
Read MoreHUNDREDS of Moray school pupils put their creative work on display at a First World War centenary roadshow at RAF Lossiemouth, run by the national charity Never Such Innocence.
Never Such Innocence is dedicated to educating young people about the war, its impact and legacy, through creative means…
Read MoreDozens of school children joined the Prime Minister and high-ranking military officials to mark the centenary of the First World War on Friday.
Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence hosted Never Such Innocence (NSI) at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, in Marlow Road, Maidenhead.
NSI aims to engage children with the First World War and is inviting nine to 16-year-olds to enter a competition by submitting poetry or art inspired by the events of the war…
Read MoreSchüler der Gesamtschule Hattingen recherchieren zu 70 Hattingern, die 1914 in einem Gefecht starben. Beteiligung an internationalem Wettbewerb…
Read MoreNever Such Innocence initiative is running the competition for 9 to 16-year-olds for final year of the commemoration of World War One…
Read More
Der Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. richtet gemeinsam mit der britischen Charity never such innocence, dem Stadtarchiv Hattingen und der Gesamtschule Hattingen am Mittwoch, 24. Januar von 12 bis 14 Uhr eine Veranstaltung in der…
Read MoreNever Such Innocence, a national charity aimed at engaging children aged between 9-16 years old in the First World War centenary commemorations, will today be hosted by Sunderland Minster in partnership with the Churches’ Conservation Trust, the Empire Theatre, and Sunderland Music Hub. The children will be welcomed by Revd Andrew Dowsett, and addressed by the Lord Lieutenant Mrs Susan Winfield OBE. The Mayor Cllr Doris McKnight will also be in attendance…
Read MoreEdinburgh Castle in partnership with WW100 hosted an event that aimed to inspire and inform children prior to the charity’s 2017/2018 arts, poetry and song competition. Never Such Innocence was held on 7 December, with many Scottish schools and children’s groups in attendance, hosted by…
Read MoreRAF Odiham has hosted a roadshow by the charity Never Such Innocence, who engage young people in commemorating the Great War…
Read MoreChildren from several schools across anglesey and Gwynedd took part in the Never Such Innocence 2017/18 Roadshow…
Read MoreSCHOOL pupils have been encouraged to take part in an art competition which delivers a poignant message. A charity, called Never Such Innocence, has organised the educational project which helps children and young people aged between nine and 16 to learn about World War I. Regular readers of o...
Read MoreA SCHOOLGIRL from Farnham, Rebecca Farnfield, took centre stage at the Passchendaele Centenary Exhibition in Belgium on Monday to read her competition-winning war poem ‘I Stand Alone’.
Rebecca, 11, read her poem at 9.20am and 4.30pm in the Passchendaele Memorial Park as part of the events to mark the 100th anniversary of the infamous battle, in front of distinguished guests including the Belgium Royal family, the Prince of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Read MoreTHE Battle of Passchendaele will be remembered on Monday as some 4,000 dignitaries and descendants of World War One soldiers gather in Passchendaele Memorial Park in Belgium, to mark 100 years since the start of the Third Battle of Ypres.
Read MoreA 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 More