Young Ambassadors

Emily Dutson
Truro, England

Molly Meleady-Hanley
Sheffield, England

Becki Pinkerton
Armagh, Northern Ireland

Martha Potts
Caithness, Scotland

Hamish Scott
Isle of Harris, Scotland

Jasleen Singh
Bristol, England

Vasko Stamboliev
Thessaloniki, Greece

Lucas White
County Donegal, Ireland

Ruben White
County Donegal, Ireland

Endie Nordin
Sweden

Leong Tong Yan
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Denis Avdic
Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kedaton (Keda) Campbell
California, United States

Mariam Ayolola Kaka
Ogun State, Nigeria

Alfie Crabb
Oxfordshire, England

Kieran Everett
Oxfordshire, England

Lewis Elliott
Plymouth, England

John Ewetuga
London, England

Kanniesh Kannigeswaran
Rawang, Malaysia

Zymal Fatima
Hyderabad, Pakistan

Narmada Bharathi
Kandy, Sri Lanka

Eliyeen Kakakhel
London, England

Sangeun Noh
Singapore

Violetta Dacre
Christchurch, New Zealand

Melody Wu
California, USA

Valentino Chris Torre
Roncade, Italy

Noor Imran-Mir
England

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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

🚨🎉 Only FIVE days left until the launch of our 2024/25 Art, Poetry, Speech, and Song competition! How exciting!

Can you guess what the question will be? 🤔 It shares similar themes with this powerful artwork by Sophia from the USA, titled “W

🚨🎉 Only FIVE days left until the launch of our 2024/25 Art, Poetry, Speech, and Song competition! How exciting! Can you guess what the question will be? 🤔 It shares similar themes with this powerful artwork by Sophia from the USA, titled “We Draw Their Peaces.” Drop your guesses in the comments below and stay tuned for the big reveal! 👀✨ Let’s get ready to create, reflect, and inspire! 💥💭 #Competition #CreativeVoices #ArtAndExpression #CountdownToLaunch #StayTuned

👀🚨 Stay tuned… something is coming your way soon! 👀✨

👀🚨 Stay tuned… something is coming your way soon! 👀✨

🎶✨ Meet Nina from Romania, the brilliant creator of “Puppenspieler.” 🇷🇴 Nina was one of the winners in the 14-16 Song competition! 🏆 She composed an entire song—how fantastic is that?

Here’s what Nina had to say about her

🎶✨ Meet Nina from Romania, the brilliant creator of “Puppenspieler.” 🇷🇴 Nina was one of the winners in the 14-16 Song competition! 🏆 She composed an entire song—how fantastic is that? Here’s what Nina had to say about her incredible achievement: I chose to name my piece Puppenspieler (the german word for Puppet Master) because I think the world needs a reminder that even though soldiers are considered to be puppets, they are still human and should be treated as such. War affects people’s lives in many ways, but few things are worse than being used as a pawn in someone else’s game, only to later be discarded because you’re no longer needed. Soldiers are human - However, the things they undeservingly see and feel during war, are not. Soldiers are human - But treating them like they’re less than that, like they’re dolls, makes them lose their humanity.

🎨✨ Meet Lilianna from Hungary, the talented creator of “Continental Claustrophobia.” 🇭🇺

Lilianna was one of the winners in the 16-18 Art category! 🏆

Here’s what Lilianna had to share about her artwork:

As I saw this competit

🎨✨ Meet Lilianna from Hungary, the talented creator of “Continental Claustrophobia.” 🇭🇺 Lilianna was one of the winners in the 16-18 Art category! 🏆 Here’s what Lilianna had to share about her artwork: As I saw this competition, I knew I would like to take part in it. My goal was to try to capture this tense peace of my home, and reflect on all the wars happening around the world. This poster is inspired by the fear and the knowledge, that my country might not be a peaceful place for forever, as I thought when I was little. We see the planes fly to the east, we meet the refugees walking the road to the west. We are standing in the meadow, silent and threatened by the silhouette of old men’s bombs I am honored that the judges chose my work.