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RBCRacefor

theKids2019

The 10th anniversary of the RBC Racefor

the Kids is happening on 12 October in

HydePark, London. Thecourse involves

afive-kilometreracefollowed by a

family fun day.All moneyraised from

the event goes to support children at

Great OrmondStreet Hospital. Anyone

under 15canenter forfreeand adult

ticketscost £21.50. Racers willrece ive

an official shirt when they enter,and

amedal and goody bag when they

finish the run.Youand yourfamily can

sign up at tinyurl.com/TWJracekids

or

The RBC Racefor the Kids takes

placeinLondon on 12 October.

What’sgoingonatyourschool?Haveyoutakenpartinasportingevent,

putonashowordonesomethingfuntoraisemoney?Whateveryou’re

upto ,[email protected]. uk

TheStuartLowTrust

The StuartLowTrust aims to create social and

therapeutic activities for vulnerable local people

in Islington, northLondon. It is run byacoregroup

of 16 volunteers and two part-time staff. The

majority of theTrust’sactivities takeplaceat

evenings and weekends, which is often when

people feel at their lowest. Its FridayEvening

Socially TherapeuticEvents run 52 weeksayear,

and between 70 and 100 people attendeach

week.Tofind out more, visit slt.org.uk

CHARITYOFTHEWEEK

Editor’snote

Editor

Thetwo shootings in Ohio andTexas
in the US in which 31 people died
made headlines alloverthe world
–our story onpage 2. AsIwrote this
letter,PresidentTrumpwasonhis
waytoElPaso, in Texas, the siteof
oneof the attacks. Itwasunclear wha
sort of responsehe’d receive. Although he has said that
“hatehas no placeinour country”, manypeople are
angry with him.They saythat some of the racist
language he has used has fuelledthis violence.Words
arepowerful.We canuse themto comfort and inspire,
but theycan alsocausefearand hatred.Rememberto
talk to an adultyoutrustifyou’reupsetby thisstory.
In better news, I’m happytoannouncethat this
weekTheWeekJuniorlaunches itsvery ownpodcast,
TheWeekJunior Show.Every Friday, with the helpof
BexfromFun Kidsradio station, theteamwill discuss
some of the week’s biggeststories,takingapeek
behind the headlinesto bringyousomeof the
informationwe couldn’tsqueezeintothe magazine.
Turn to page 21 to find out howyou canget holdof it,
and let us knowwhat youthink!

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Over to you

The Week Junior•10 August 2019

“

Still buzzing withexcitement from my Pink

LadyYoungFoodWriter of theYear win, my mum

andIboarded the train onasunny June morning to

TheWeek JuniorHQ inLondon. Seeing my work on

screen and learning publishing techniqueswas

brilliant. Adding text, fonts, layout andabit of

photo wizardry brought my work to life.Everyone

made me feel atease...afew chocolatecookies

and sweets helped too! The officewasarealbuzz

of activity,everyone engrossed in their own

particular article for the magazine. And therewas

me clattering away on thekeyboard, so now I’m

looking forwardtoseeing my f

story finally in print.

”

Name:Noah

JOKE OF

THE WEEK

“What cheese is made

backwa

rds?”

“Edam!

Wi “

lliam

Junior

Roving Reporter

Noah andfellow winner Ariane with

editor-in-chief Anna and art director Dave.