The Week Junior UK - Issue 189, 27 July 2019

(Rick Simeone) #1

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Odeon Movie Poster


Competition


The Odeon MoviePoster
Competition is now openfor
young people living in the UK and
Ireland. Thecontest, which ends
on 15 September,askschildren to
pick afilm genreand design their
very own poster.You must also
come up withatitle foryour film.
Participants have the chanceto
win cinema tickets.Formore
information, and to download
the entry template, visit
tinyurl.com/TWJ-movie

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

LeedsGypsyand


TravellerExchange


Leeds Gypsy andTraveller Exchange (Leeds GATE)
helps Gypsy andTravellercommunities inWest
Yorkshirewith health, education, employment
and living arrangements. It runs support groups
and has led thewaywith the “negotiated
stopping” initiative, which arranges for Gypsy and
Travellercommunities to spendacertain amount
of time in one location–this makes iteasier for
them to live in harmony with
their neighbours.To find out
morevisit leedsgate.co.uk

CHARITYOFTHEWEEK


Editor’snote


Editor


It’s beenadramaticweekinUK
politics. AsTheWeekJuniorteamsat
down lastMondaytodiscusswhich
newsstorieswould makeitintothe
magazine,weknewthatbythe time
the issue landedonyour doorstep,th
countrywould haveanewleader.As
predictedbymanyjournalists and politicians, the new
Prime Minister, announcedon 23 July,isBoris Johnson
–ourstory onpage4.He’ll be thecountry’s 77 th Prime
Minister. He’sapolitician whomsome peoplerespect
and admire, butothers think he is untrustworthyand
doesn’tpayattentiontodetail. He’scertainly gotatricky
task aheadofhim–heneedstounitenotonly his
politicalparty,theConservatives, but alsothecountry,
overthe issueofBrexit (thewordforthe UK’s decisionto
leavetheEuropean Union.)What doyouthink?Will he
beagood leader?Wouldyouwanttorun thecountry?
What decisionswouldyoumake?Letusknowat
[email protected]. uk.
Inother important news, theresults areinfor our Big
DebateonMarmite. Itreally issomethingyoueither love
or hate–theresultwasour firstever50/50 split!


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The Week Junior•27 July 2019



Ilove taking part incompetitions andIlove
photography,sowhenIsaw thecompetition inThe
Week JuniorIknewIwas going to enter.Inever
really thought I’d win!Iborrowed my mum’sphone
and wentexploring atadog’seye view.Idecided

to takeapictureofour catIggy,shewasquite
interested in whatIwas doing, then she lost
interest and went outside into my garden. She sat
out thereand looked at me and that’s
whenItook the winning photo.

Winning the TWJAwesome


Photographer competition


Name:Erin


JOKE OF


THE WEEK


“When do
yougoatr
ed

and stop at green?
Whenyo
aw uareeating
atermelon!”
Alex

What sort of film
will you choose?

Junior
Roving Reporter

Erin with
Erin’swinning Iggy.
photograph.
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