Congratulations to Student Ambassador
We are so proud of our patrons and ambassadors – especially our Child and Youth Ambassadors who have done so much to raise awareness of Mary Clarke’s life, as well…
Donations Come in After Guardian Article
Our thanks are due to Amelia Hill, Senior Reporter at The Guardian, who this weekend on 21 June 2025, published a substantial article about Mary Clarke and our appeal for…
Statue Site Moves to New Road Opposite Theatre
Those of you reading this will probably know that since the Appeal was set up we have consistently argued that the statue, when it is made, should be situated in…
An Appeal for Portrait of Mary by Outgoing Mayor
After an exhausting, but very successful year serving as Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Mohammed Asaduzzaman and Most Ara, his wife and official Consort, this week stepped back from…
Our New Patron Baroness Jenny Jones of Moulsecoomb
We are proud to announce that Baroness Jenny Jones of Moulsecoomb, has agreed to become a Patron for our Appeal. She will take the place of her Green Party colleague,…
Departure of our Patron Caroline Lucas
We are sad to announce that Caroline Lucas, one of our earliest supporters and a founder patron of the charity, is to stand down. This follows her decision to not…
Maquette Display at the Jubilee Library
People visiting Brighton’s award-winning Jubilee Library in the past six months will have noticed that our maquette of Mary Clarke is displayed with other items in the large glass cabinet…
In Memory of Penny Iveson
The Mary Clarke Statue Appeal has had many wonderful and inspirational supporters and donors. Few more committed and generous than Penny Iveson, someone many local people will remember as a…
Thanks to the Marvellous Kilburn Family Volunteers
Our grateful thanks to Vicky and Chris Kilburn who have just raised a fabulous £1190 for the Appeal. They celebrate their fiftieth birthdays this year and generously asked friends to…
Thank you to Star Volunteer Valerie Mainstone
This column by our trustee Andy Winter about the wonderful Valerie Mainstone was published in the Brighton Argus on 1st May 2024, Valerie’s 83rd birthday. See below or link to…
Young Volunteers Thanked by the Mayor
On Monday 25 March 2024 the Mayor of Brighton & Hove Cllr Jackie O’Quinn, hosted a Reception at Brighton Town Hall for the young volunteers of the Mary Clarke Statue…
Mitchie Alexander’s Poem for Mary Clarke
This powerful and moving poem was written by Cllr Mitchie Alexander and read by her at a special meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council on 14th December 2022. She…
Freedom of the City for Mary
Mary Clarke was posthumously awarded the freedom of the city of Brighton and Hove at a special council meeting at Hove Town on Thursday 14 December 2023. This followed a…
Invitation to Award of Freedom of the City on 14 December
Mary Clarke is to be honoured by the posthumous award of the Freedom of the City, a wonderful tribute. The award is to be made at a special meeting…
Black Friday Remembered in Library Display
Black Friday is an Americanised term for a day of cheap bargains in the shops. It is a means of selling. The fact that this celebration of consumerism happens in…