Never Such Innocence

Christmas has come early! 🎁 It is a HUGE honour for us to be nominated as Military Charity of the Year as part of the Celebrating Forces Families Awards! It is our absolute delight and pleasure to work with so many amazing young people and their families. Thank you for the nomination, means the world to us! 🥹 Finalists will be announced at the end of January 🤞 Thank you Celebrating Forces Families team for all you do to make this amazing celebration happen! You make such a huge difference in the lives of so many!

The brilliant HMS Oardacious Valkyries are just over a week away from taking on an epic race across the Atlantic! 💪 If you are following along with the race with your children or students, why not sing Row, Row, Row, written by students from Westover Primary School! 🌊 Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/eUJ7eM26 https://lnkd.in/erZihcrW

Do you know a brilliant child within the armed forces community who deserves recognition? If you do, nominate them for our young people’s award! Follow this link - https://lnkd.in/ewSs6Sfv

We’ve had a really lovely last couple of days working with the extremely bright students at BFS Naples, ahead of Remembrance Day. They wrote stellar songs and speeches and thought provoking poems. On Friday, the students had an assembly at school, showcasing everything they worked on to distinguished members of the community. One told them, ‘If everyone lived by the words you wrote in that song there would be no more wars.” Today they were part of the community Remembrance Service at Christ Church in Naples, reciting a poem (you’ll see the last stanza) and beautifully singing The 11th of November. Everyone was so impressed by them! The kids even got invited back to sing for the carol service! Thank you for playing your part this Remembrance Day. Your words were poignant and powerful. Huge well done to all of the children!👏 Thank you Jody for inviting us down and brilliantly organising our visit. Thank you to all of the staff for giving us such a warm welcome. We look forward to coming back next year!

Huge well done to Jacob for designing this amazing medal! 👏 It has been a real joy watching him do so much since we first met him in 2019 after he sent in a poem called, This is normal for me, which ended up winning in our international competition. Be sure to nominate a military child for the awards this year so they can receive a much deserved medal!🏅

The Royal British Legion’s London Poppy Day is just around the corner! Tomorrow, Poppy Appeal collectors will be joined by veterans and Armed Forces personnel from the British Army, Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force (RAF) to hand out poppies and collect donations at 70 locations across the city, including Network Rail and Transport for London stations. Whatever you can contribute will make a real difference. From recovery to financial support and camaraderie, the vital funds raised will help RBL to support the Armed Forces community whenever they need support. So, whether you're in a rush or just passing through, if you can, please consider donating. Not in London? No problem! You can still contribute online at the Royal British Legion’s website or simply text POPPY5 to 70545 to donate £5. If you can give more, text POPPY10 to donate £10,*. *Texts cost £5 or £10 plus your standard network rate. We receive 100% of your donation.

We are looking forward to presenting at the Service Children's Progression Alliance conference and even more excited to share the creative pieces by the brilliant young people we work with! 📝🖼️🎶

Recently we had the pleasure of sending all of last year’s competition participants and winners something very special….. A letter from UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, congratulating children in the UK and around the world on their moving and inspiring creative poems, artwork, speeches and songs. He highlighted their courage to share their views and experiences of conflict. As noted in the letter, children today are far more affected by war than at any time since World War II. ‘We have heard you; we have listened. You are the peacebuilders and leaders of the future. You have an important role to play in building a more peaceful world.’ Thank you Prime Minister for hearing and listening to our extraordinary young people!

Recently we had the pleasure of sending all of last year’s competition participants and winners something very special….. A letter from UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, congratulating children in the UK and around the world on their moving and inspiring creative poems, artwork, speeches and songs. He highlighted their courage to share their views and experiences of conflict. As noted in the letter, children today are far more affected by war than at any time since World War II. ‘We have heard you; we have listened. You are the peacebuilders and leaders of the future. You have an important role to play in building a more peaceful world.’ Thank you Prime Minister for hearing and listening to our extraordinary young people!

Join us tomorrow to explore "How do we reduce conflict & foster peace in our communities?" for a special partner panel. We will have Global Social Leaders students from Svitlo School & the founder of Svitlo Education sharing their insights, and the team at Never Such Innocence sharing how they are nurturing the next generation of thinkers, leaders and peacebuilders through the arts; inspiring cultural exchange and dialogue. Find out more & register for free to join us at 2pm BST here: https://lnkd.in/eQnaXgyj #GlobalGoals Week #sdg16