Copy of Partners — Never Such Innocence

PROGRAMME PARTNER

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
The Royal British Legion – say “Thank You” to the First World War Generation We are pleased to… more

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

BIG LOTTERY FUND
Big Lottery Fund uses money raised by National Lottery players to help communities achieve… more

IVE
IVE is a creative learning, training and development agency which works in partnership with… more

RAF100
On 1 April 2018, the Royal Air Force will be celebrating its 100th birthday. To mark this occasion, we… m ore

THE LEATHERSELLERS' COMPANY
The Leathersellers’ Company is one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London, ranked… more

COUNTRIES

The building that is now known as Canada House was built between 1824 and 1827 and was originally two… more

The Embassy of Ireland has been situated in 17 Grosvenor Place since Christmas day 1949. The Irish Embassy… more

Australia House is the oldest Australian diplomatic mission and is the longest continuously occupied… more

It goes without saying that Belgium, and Flanders’ Fields in particular, plays a central role in the… more

New Zealand House is situated in central London on the corner of Haymarket and Pall Mall. The site, where… more

PARTNERS

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION
Founded by Royal Charter in 1917, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorates… more

BRITISH COUNCIL
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.… more

DAVE STEWART ENTERTAINMENT
Dave Stewart Entertainment is the Idea Factory and production studio run by Grammy and Golden… more

TRACKD
Trackd is an app that enables children to create music and lyrics, or record their lyrics to pre-existing music… more

BRITANNICA DIGITAL LEARNING
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a global educational publisher with products that promote knowledge and learning… more

MOSAIC
HRH The Prince of Wales founded Mosaic in 2007 to create opportunities for young people of all backgrounds growing up in the most deprived… more

FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY
The government is funding a National Centenary Education Programme which allows two students and one teacher from every state maintained school in England... more

VOLKSBUND DEUTSCHE KRIEGSGRÄBERFÜRSORGE
The Volksbund is a humanitarian organisation charged by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany with recording, maintaining and caring for the graves of German war casualties abroad.… more

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

Calling all musicians aged 9-18! It’s time to drop the beat and enter our songwriting competition today. Entries must be made by Friday 24th May 2024. #musiccompetition #youngvoices #song #music #internationalmusiccompetition #voicesforchange Artist Credit: Finding Peace in the Time of Despair By Timothy (16-18, South Korea)

Last chance to get those poems and pieces of artwork entered into our #MonthoftheMilitaryChild competition! Visit our website to enter! #MotMC

Calling all budding artists aged 9-18, you have until Friday 24th May to submit your artwork into our international competition, ‘How does war affect people’s lives?’ #artist #youngartist #youngvoices #competition #conflictart #warart Artist Credit: Family Portrait by Emily, (16-18, US)

Our International Poetry Competition is open to all young people between 9-18. Enter via the link in bio. #poetry #youngvoices #internationalvoices #youngpoets #competition #freecompetition #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram Artist credit: Until the Day We Find Unity by Isabelle (14-16, USA)