We are proud to announce that Katy Bourne, the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, has agreed to become aPatron for the Mary Clarke Statue Appeal. Katy Bourne O.B.E. is a Conservative politician and has served as the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) since 2012. She was re-elected for a fourth term in 2024. She was raised and schooled in Sussex before graduating from Aberystwyth…
Our volunteer, Valerie Mainstone has died. I find it hard to say, even more difficult to believe. She was so very alive in every thing she did. In the days following he death I’ve walked around the city and almost everywhere I have gone I’ve remembered Valerie there. Valerie was a community activist of extraordinary commitment and belonged to a huge number of local groups.…
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 as fundraising for us. We’re especially proud right now of our first Student Ambassador, Isaac Abatan. Isaac was also our first male Youth Ambassador. He has helped run fundraising events, carried heavy equipment for us,…
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 to stand again as Green Party Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion at the 2024 General Election. Caroline was one of the most hard working and conscientious politicians we ever met. Despite her prodigious work…
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 donate to the Appeal instead of giving them birthday presents. We rely completely upon our wonderful volunteers, the youngest of whom is eight and the oldest over eighty. They all do what they can to…
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 wonderful Reception for trustees of the Mary Clarke Statue Appeal and supporters, hosted by the Mayor Jackie O’Quinn. Briony Goulden, Mary’s great-great-niece, and a trustee of the Appeal, accepted the honour, assisted by her daughters…
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 of Brighton & Hove City Council at 3.30pm on Thursday 14 December at Hove Town Hall. Mary Clarke Statue Appeal Trustee Briony Goulden, and her two daughters Sophie and Lena, will receive the award on…
Brighton & Hove News reports that Brighton & Hove City Council is to discuss a proposal to give Mary Clarke the Freedom of the City (see below). The Chair of Trustees of the Mary Clarke Statue Appeal Jean Calder said: “This wonderful news. It is unusual for such an award to be considered for someone who is no longer alive, but it is an honour…
Once again our Youth Ambassadors have made us very proud. Twins Izzie and Sophia Kilburn, our ‘oldest’ of our young Ambassadors, at just 14 years old, have reprised their feat of last year when, instead of receiving birthday presents, they arranged for friends and family to donate to the Mary Clarke Statue Appeal. This year they have done the same, raising a wonderful £130 for our…
There will be a very informal talk about Mary Clarke on Saturday 26th November at 11.00am, on the ground floor of the Jubilee Library in Brighton, entitled “The Forgotten Sister”. It will be led by our Chair of Trustees Jean Calder and will be followed by discussion. The staff at the Jubilee Library invited us to help mark the United Nation’s annual International Day for…