The BRIT School visits Mountbatten Isle of Wight PHOTOS

Young people from leading performing and creative arts centre, The BRIT School, paid a visit to Mountbatten Isle of Wight on 22 July, 2025.

The group spent a day chatting to people in the John Cheverton Centre in Newport, asking them about what they did on their holidays and what Mountbatten means to them.

Reminiscences about sky diving and seaside breaks were turned into an enjoyable interactive performance, during the school’s fourth visit to the Newport-based hospice charity.

“I think coming to Mountbatten makes you feel great to be alive. It’s great to share stories, it’s great to see people from different walks of life,” said The BRIT School principal, Stuart Worden, OBE.

He added: “It’s about laughing and being emotional. This is an amazing place.

“We come back because it’s good for your wellbeing to come to a hospice. It’s good for your perspective.

“These young people want to change the world and this hospice wants to change the world.”

Mountbatten CEO, Nigel Hartley, MBE, said: “The BRIT School pupils are always very welcome at Mountbatten and the impact their visits have on the people they meet here is evident.

“It’s a brilliant way to share Mountbatten Isle of Wight’s message — and its expert 24/7 care, in homes and in our hospice — with people of all generations.”

Croydon-based The BRIT School provides a unique education for over 1,400 pupils aged between 14 and 19, in music, film, digital design, visual arts, production and performing arts.

Two-thirds funded by Isle of Wight’s community, Mountbatten Isle of Wight supports over 2,300 Islanders on any one day, in their homes and in the hospice.