Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council’s (NCCC) ‘Year of the Child’ see more events inspired by the 200th anniversary of the death of ‘Little Sweep’ Valentine Gray.
The first event to take place as part of the theme was an historical talk at Lord Louis Library by Roger Fruen.
Roger shared the myths and legends around Valentine’s life and death.
Historical re-enactment of the Valentine Gray murder trial
On Thursday 28th April an accurate historical re-enactment of the Valentine Gray murder trial will take place at Quay Arts in Newport.
The audience will be the jury and get to decide the verdict… Starting at 7.30pm, tickets are £10 in aid of the IW Youth Trust.
See Quay Arts Website for more detail and to book tickets.
Not suitable for under 14-year-olds.
‘Valentine Gray: 200 Years On’
On Tues 5th April, NCCC will be holding a panel discussion entitled ‘Valentine Gray: 200 Years On’, with the purpose of talking about how far children’s rights have come in the last 200 years and what is still needed today, particularly around child poverty.
Panel members
Panel members include Stuart Ashley – Deputy Director of Children’s Services (Hampshire County Council), Jess Green (IW Youth Trust), Isaac Lethbridge – IW Member of Youth Parliament 2019-22, Roger Fruen – Historian and NCCC Cllr Vix Lowthion.
Where and when
This will be a free event which will take place at the Sixth Form College campus at Nodehill between 5-7pm on Tues 5th April.
No need to book tickets in advance, residents can just turn up on the night.
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