The Week Junior UK – 24 August 2019

GETINVOLVED

Nottingham

Green Festival

On 15 September,the 27th

Nottingham GreenFestival will

takeplaceatNottingham

Arboretum. The yearlyfestival

promotes animal rights, sustainable

produceand the environment. There

will be two music stages powered by

solar and batteries, and plenty of

food vendors and stalls using little or

no plastic. Thefestival is free of

charge and open to all ages.To find

out moreabout what’sgoing on, visit

nottmgreenfest.org.uk

What’s going on atyour school? Haveyou takenpartinasporting event,

put onashowordone something fun toraise money? Whateveryou’re

up to,wewant to hear about it [email protected]. uk

TheGreyhoundTrust

The GreyhoundTrustwassuggested to us by

TWJreadersLydia and Clément, who have an

ex-racing greyhoundcalled Orlagh. They wrote in

to tell us that the charity “does lots of greatwork

rehoming greyhounds, because 8,000 of them

retireeach year and The GreyhoundTrust homes

roughly half of them. Greyhounds aresuper with

people, and children especially,and areoften

used as therapy dogs. They aregoofy,lovable,

gentle giants. Greyhounds arevery special to

us and their profile and plight needs highlighting.”

Learn moreabout

the charity at

greyhoundtrust.org.uk

CHARITYOFTHEWEEK

Editor’snote

Editor

I’mahugefanofGretaThunberg,
thisweek’scoverstar. It takes
couragetostand up and trytomake
adifference, andIadmireher
determinationtomaketheworld a
better place. Right now,she’s sailing
acrosstheAtlantic OceantoNewYork
She doesn’twanttotakeaplane becausethe emissions
theyreleasecontributetoclimatechange. Noteveryone
agreesthat this isapracticalsolutiontothe problem,
but I’mstill enormously impressedbyher bravery and
can-do attitude. Ifyou’d liketohearmembersofThe
Week JuniorteamdiscussThunberg’s incredible
adventureonour brand newpodcast–headtotinyurl.
com/TWJshoworwhereveryougetyour podcasts.
Thunberg’s belief–that no-one istoosmalltomake
adifference–iscertainly oneweagreewith on the
magazine.This week,youmight noticeanewaddition
toour Animals and the Environmentpage, wherewe’ve
decidedtoadd anecotipoftheweek.What areyour
topecotips? I’d love tohear whatyou’redoing, andyou
neverknow,it might turn up in the magazine atsome
point. Get intouch [email protected]. uk

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Emailyournews,viewsandpicturesto

[email protected]. uk

Orlagh with

Clément.

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Over to you

The Week Junior•24 August 2019

“

“This summerIhaveapieceofartwork

displayed in my first artexhibition. Wiltshire

Creative have an openexhibition at Salisbury Arts

Centre. It isacollection of worksbyWiltshireartists

thatIheardabout at my pottery class and decided

to enter.Iwasreally pleased to be selected in the

top 50 artists to have my pieceexhibited in the

show.Iamthe youngest artist to be included!

My triptych (series of three pictures)was

inspired bycomic strip artwork.Iwanted people to

imagine whatwasbehind the green hand and

what the boy and creaturewererunning from.

Youcan see theexhibition until7September,

and youcanvote for yourfavourite piece.

There’sa£100 prizefor the most voted

for,which would go very nicel

towards some new

art materials!

”

Name:Joel

JOKE OF

THE WEEK

“What did the banana

do inthe deser

Peel!” t?

Emily

Nottingham

GreenFestival.

Junior

Roving Reporter