Together: A UK-German Centenary Project — Never Such Innocence

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**Our competition Together has now closed.** See below for more information about our UK-German Centenary Project.

Together: A UK-German Centenary Project

Video by Eda Zorbozan

During this final year of the centenary, we have embarked on a youth-centred UK-German creative arts project with kind support from the British Embassy in Berlin, Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge, and UK-German Connection.

We invited schools and educational groups to participate in our project, Together, providing the opportunity for young people aged 9-16 from the UK and Germany to work in partnership, or independently, to produce poetry, art or songs that are inspired by our shared history.

Winners will be announced on or before Friday 14th September and will be invited to a very special event at the British Embassy in Berlin this November.

Our event at the British Embassy in Berlin will see winners presented with their certificates by the Ambassador and will be an opportunity for winners to showcase their work to a distinguished audience.

We want those that participate in Together to take pride in their contribution and so every entrant will receive a personalised Certificate of Commendation. These will be sent out in late September.

A selection of entries that were submitted early have been published in the Never Such Innocence Legacy Book, due out in a book shop near you this autumn.

Winners will be chosen from UK-German partnered projects, German-only projects, and UK-only projects. Submissions were accepted from individuals and groups. You may read our competition rules by clicking the below:

Competition Rules

'Peace' by George Sanders age 13, Hampton School

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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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)

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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.”