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MAY 2019 The Canning Town Murders ISSUE IV MEGAN, YEAR 10—SENIOR CURRENT AFFAIRS REPORTER
A murder inquiry is underway Scene CITY’S PROMOTION after the bodies’ of two women PARADE AT CITY HALL were discovered inside a A reporter on scene freezer at a flat in east London. managed to get inside an adjacent block next door to MAY 6TH Remains the taped off flats. 9 am with Jake The remains of the women He described the scene as Humphrey were found by police officers containing a blue tent and after they were called to police cordons, suggesting 9.30 10.15: Memories of Vandome Close in Canning forensics are now in place. the season Town. The victims have not The residents of the quiet been formally identified and residential area are 10.15-11.00 Players and post-mortem examinations are “petrified” to live in the staff on the balcony CANNING TOWN, LONDON yet to go underway. Two men, vicinity of the crime. aged 34 and 50, have been 11 onwards open coach arrested in connection with the Freezer Worrying trend around the city SEE MAP ON PAGE 2 murders and remain in It has been confirmed by Murders are on the rise in custody. the Met office that the London as recent statistics 2.30 players parade on At the crime scene an officer bodies were found inside a show that more than 40 Carrow Road pitch freezer. The statement murder investigations’ have could be seen guarding the 3.00 Testimonial for Wes followed speculation after a been launched there by the entrance to the block of flats. Hoolahan and Russell witness spoke out about a Metropolitan and British Crime officers in protective Martin clothing have also been inside fridge being carried out of Transport police forces in the building and the windows the property and taken 2019 so far. Det Ch Supt have been covered. away in a police van. Richard Tucker spoke about the horrifying statistics Further details about the saying that “the launch of For promotions and RESIDENTS ARE “PETRIFIED” murders’ are yet to be any murder investigation is contributions, please contact the TO LIVE IN THE VICINITY released. naturally of concern to the following staff: local community”. [email protected] [email protected] The fire Notre Dame Burns devastated large parts of the 850- The Bugle’s Statement: —ELLIE, YEAR 10 year-old building Our commitment to an inclusive, Notre Dame was a blessed monument in before it was entertaining and informative newsletter is Paris, France. The cathedral was begun in finally what drives the contributors of this 1160 under Bishop Maurice de Sully and was extinguished after publication. If you have any comments largely complete by 1260, though it was a nine-hour battle. or suggestions, contact us and we’ll modified frequently in the following centuries. Luckily no deaths address you issues as quickly as we In the 1790s, Notre-Dame suffered have been can. We can only publish if you care desecration during the French Revolution; released yet. Even the 150,000 bees . much of its religious imagery was damaged or placed on Notre Dame’s roof survived! destroyed. In 1804, the cathedral was the site The authorities are saying the fire was of the Coronation of Napoleon I as Emperor of caused by electrical wires but staff were France, and witnessed the baptism of Henri, still questioned. Count of Chambord in 1821 and the funerals of several presidents of the Third French In two days over 900 million euros (780 Republic. million pounds) have been raised. This is more than enough for the landmarks The fire began while undergoing renovation restoration, and so the donating received and restoration, the roof of Notre-Dame caught lots of online backlash, as these fire on the evening of 15 April 2019. billionaires are only now donating to a cause. Despite any of these donors could “At over 850 years old, the have helped a lot more vital causes. All cathedral tower burns we can do now is hope is that the church in the April skies.” spire reaches its astounding and proud height once more. PAGE 2 THEVICTORYBUGLE Parade Route for Monday
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THEVICTORYBUGLE PAGE 3 Steam Rally at Whitwell and Reepham Pt. 2 —RIO, YEAR 7
TOP FIELD LIGHT RAILWAY
At the top field light railway this year there was a range of 5 locomotives at the railway in the winter: The class 20 and “ the bike “ stayed over for winter to do winter works. The first steam locomotive of 2018 was the Charlie’s 14xx. On the steam rally we had the 14xx + a Chaloner locomotive. Then, in September the railway had a members’ day event. On the day, Prospero visited the railway as well as the railway members from a visiting locomotive’s railway. Then, in November we saw the return of Loch Ranoch. And that was the end of passenger running 2018.
BRESSINGHAM STEAM MUSEUM
Bressingham is a museum about steam power and Local Railways in Norfolk: railway history in the eastern area. They also have a large Dad’s Army exhibition and steam funfair. The BURE VALLEY RAILWAY museum has the oldest working steam locomotive in Norfolk, being Southern Railway E4 “Martello” which The Bure Valley Railway is a 9 mile long 15 inch miniature was built in 1904. There are several steam stationary railway with 5 stations along the line being, in following locomotives, around 9 standard gauge steam order, Aylsham, Brampton, Buxton, Coltishall and locomotives - including the train from the new Tarzan Wroxham. The railway has 5 steam and 3 diesel movie – 3 x 15 inch steam locomotives, 1 x 10 inch locomotives. The railway is based at Aylsham with a cafe, steam locomotive, 3 x 2ft locomotives (majority from workshops, carriage loco wagon sidings, turntable, signal Penwryn Quarry) and several 7 ¼ inch. The museum box, HQ and model shop. At Wroxham they have a shop, a also has 1 broad gauge loco. They also have several 2nd hand book shop, turntable and the site of the original steam traction locomotives and other Dad’s Army items Wroxham signal box owned by Friends Of Barton Mill including vehicles and replicas of sets. That basically House. The other 3 stations are basically just request sums up Bressingham Steam Museum. stops.
NUTS ABOUT NATURE Climate Crisis Maisie, YEAR 8—ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER
As you might already know on Friday the 15th March there was an environmental “I don’t want you to be protest. About 1.4 million people joined in, hopeful. I want you to thousands of children across the UK left panic. I want you to feel school to become a part of it. However, it the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to didn’t just affect England, it effected many “We can’t solve a crisis act”.” different countries across the globe. From without treating it as a Scotland to Switzerland to Germany to all crisis.” the way in Asia and Australia the younger 8 months later, other children from her generation have begun to fight against school joined her as she sat on the Greta even made a speech in climate change. But what (or who) actually cobblestones by the parliament from front of thousands of people in a inspired the backlash against the people in 8:30 till 3:00 nearly every Friday. Greta climate rally, despite her selective charge? had previously been diagnosed with mutism. She has been nominated for It all started when one 15 year old Asperger’s syndrome, ADHD,as well as the Nobel Peace Prize for her acts. selective mutism, which further proves girl in Sweden - Greta Thunburg - decided We only really have 12 years to begin a strike from school on her own. her bravery and determination to change the system of the word. to turn around this world's system, She began in August 2018 by skipping planet Earth is slowly becoming less school and sitting by the Swedish Soon members of parliament healthy and more polluted. It’s not fair parliament, Greta began the “skolstrejk för and leaders wanted to meet the girl who on this generation that the people in klimatet” (school strike for climate) kickstarted to protest, she told them, “I charge aren’t doing as much to change campaign with just herself and a boatload of don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you it as it needs. When they hand over the determination. After a while, she wasn’t to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel world to the next generation it will only alone in her protest. every day. And then I want you to act”.” be a part of what it used to be.
PAGE 4 THEVICTORYBUGLE BOOK REVIEW THE TATTOIST OF AUSCHWITZ—HEATHER MORRIS MEGAN, YEAR 10—SENIOR LITERARY REPORTER
“LALE MAKES A VOW TO the girl he is tattooing, terrified and HIMSELF: I WILL LIVE TO shaking, he vows to himself that he will LEAVE THIS PLACE.” survive to live his life alongside her: his Gita.
This story is a delicate and vividly Lale is a Slovakian Jew, also known harrowing re-creation of Lale as 32407 a prisoner of Auschwitz- Sokolov’s experiences as the Birkenau. But to most he is Tätowierer of Auschwitz, the man who recognisable as the Tätowierer* of inflicted the marks on thousands of Auschwitz. arms that were to become some of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust. Gita is a young Jewish woman who, This book recounts a touching tale and too, finds heraself at Auschwitz. testament to the endurance of love Stripped of her freedom, her family and humanity under the darkest, most and her hair she is set to work at the brutal of man-made conditions. Lale’s redemptive tale of love but a fresh Canada, sorting through items of herculean moral strength is a reminder of the horrors of the sentimentality that used to belong to heartwarming presence amongst the Holocaust. her fellow prisoners. heartlessness of the Nazi death camp. *Tätowierer is the German It is here that they meet, at the His Odyssean story of survival and word for Tattooist. death camp Auschwitz, where she is selflessness is one that should be first introduced to him as a number shared widely as it is not only a 34902. As he looks up into the eyes of Poem analysis Drummer Hodge by THOMAS HARDY —A Miss Parnell Year 8 STUDENT
This poem is based on a true time Hardy shows many perspectives such as in history called the Boer War in hope and also being hopeless. The poem South Africa. Some people liked is about a drummer who went to war just the idea of the drummers in an to motivate the soldiers to go into a bloody army however Hardy disagreed. battle. Hardy was against this so much he Hardy shows a negative viewpoint cycled 50 miles from his home in Dorset to of the war he believed it was Southampton just to see the drummers pointless, and captured the depart for war. essence that war is futile by writing The poem is about a drummer who gets Thomas hardy drummer Hodge. no respect as “they throw” him into his grave, the use of the pronoun “they” suggests that there were many people Personally, I like this poem as it shows
being buried at the same time and that the bad side of war and gives you a they wanted to get it over with. The use of reason to think war is futile. It might also the verb “throw” shows he didn't get the raise questions such as ‘What did these respect he deserved despite showing young humans do to deserve this bravery as he is being thrown in as it was disgusting behaviour?’ just if he was a pointless life. The word “uncoffined” shows he didn't get justice I would rate it a 5/5 because it shows a and that he was useless who doesn’t new perspective on war and was deserve the proper funeral. However, controversial for its time, which makes it there is juxtaposition between the great for discussions about armed drummer’s futility and optimism. Hardy conflict. writes “grow to some southern tree” this symbolises that there is still hope and that he will get respect in his afterlife as well as showing new life; he will never be A DRUMMER FROM THE forgotten and will always grow back; he BOER WAR will overcome anything. This also links into the phrase “kopje-crest” (which means small hill) which shows he will become a landmark. PAGE 5 THEVICTORYBUGLE THE LONGER READ Contraception: A double edged Sword SHAHD, YEAR 11—SENIOR REPORTER The hallmark of development and the leading agent of aging populations? contraception and its medical usage. Sometimes it is immoral to avoid it due to Birth control has had a massive effect the health complications that would arise, in shaping societies. A country will but as with every drug, there are also the direct cause of an aging population; enter into the cycle of development side effects to patients in one’s society. It which is however defined by a higher from which it will become an is our duty to pro-create as without this life expectancy and lower birth rates. economically developed and free society would not function. However, Evaluating the decline in births, country, devoid of the agents of contraception challenges our continuation contraception does not fail to be salient. suppression that stop the wheel of as a race in some form. According to the United Nations, 64% of development from spinning. An obstetrician and gynaecologist, women globally of reproductive age Overpopulation is one of these upon the introduction of contraception - or who are ‘married or in-union’ use some adverse agents. intrauterine device (IUD) as referred to in form of contraceptive methods (2015). It the medical sector - stated that this seems like we will be an aging globe Contraception ‘empowers people’. invention is like an “atomic bomb” and will soon. Contraception ‘enhances education’. cause similar devastation. Many believe Contraception ‘encourages equality’ Socially, there are unprecedented that meddling with nature causes effects to contraception; a society of between genders: it develops unforeseeable and dangerous effects. countries? ‘one child only’ has been born. They are Humans are economic assets, and cosseted, all their desires fulfilled Is the use of birth control directly despite IUD encouraging development submissively, but also the pressure of proportional to higher rates of gender within nations, would more people in success and the constraints of their equality? Is it not increased affluence general not lead to the same evolution, if families are heavily imposed. Our that allowed for an educated society? not more? society is changing, how will our ‘one Does independence arise from the use The world is not black and white. We child only’ individuals lead us? of a pill? There may be correlations but live in a complex dimension where Children are assets. Treasure them. that does not imply causation. Yes, no causation and effectuation are not equal one can deny the advantages of or balanced. Contraception may not be
The Rose that Grew from Concrete MAISIE, YEAR 8—SENIOR COMMENTATOR
The poem The Rose that Grew from Tupac shows how overcoming Concrete by Tupac Shakur, it is a poem obstacles is about believing you can do he wrote about himself and how by it and always “keeping its dreams,” and focusing on your dreams you can live a always staying true to them. This how good life and be happy. It is extremely you can achieve things in life. The motivational, because it’s about abstract noun ‘dreams’ created the idea overcoming hardships in life - in this of something untouchable, but also instance the concrete is getting in the something to aim for. It also says that it way of the rose growing up and living “learned to breathe fresh air”, which properly. Tupac used the concrete as a could symbolise freedom and metaphor of the ghetto he grew up in excitement in life. The verb “breathe” The idea that Tupac uses the rose to and the rose to symbolise himself. shows that it is essential to your life to symbolise himself shows that he feels that be free and follow your dreams like love is a key part in following your dreams. breathing is essential to live. Because the rose is “Proving nature’s law is wrong,” Tupac shows that he is proving The rose is juxtaposed with the everyone who doubted him wrong, that he concrete, because concrete is boring, has overcome the hardship he was facing. colourless and lifeless, whereas the By stating this, he shows the reader that rose is living and is brightly coloured. anything is achievable, even though there Concrete is very hard to break through, may be an obstacle in the way. As well as but when the rose breakers through it, it this, if you ignore those people who don’t shows that love (a connotation of a believe in you, and you believe in yourself, rose) can break through it, even if it’s you can do anything you dream of. only small. THEVICTORYBUGLE PAGE 6 THE LONGER READ Gloria Marie Steinem ELLIE, YEAR 7
Gloria Marie Steinem born March 25, 1934 is an American feminist, journalist, permanently grown half a size. Which and social political activist who became was better than several sizes, as one nationally recognized as a leader and a doctor cheerfully told her to expect with this kind of work. “They ache like teeth spokeswoman for the American GLORIA MARIE STEINEM feminist movement in the late 1960s and are so swollen I can’t get sneakers and early 1970s. on,” she said after her first night in the required heels. Immobile, the costumes lengths to maintain the illusion of Steinem was a columnist for New were merely painful, but after five-hour availability, fawning over the clientele York magazine, and a co-founder of shifts of serving customers, they in ways permitted by a script and
Ms. Magazine. In 1969, Steinem revealed themselves as torture devices. pretending they were single even when published an article, "After Black Bunnies had to wear heels at least outside of the club. “Men are very Power, Women's Liberation", which three inches high and corsets at least excited about being in the company of brought her to national fame as a two inches too small everywhere except Elizabeth Taylor, but they know they feminist leader. the bust, which came only with D-cups. can’t paw or proposition her,” intoned Gloria Steinem speaking with This meant “just about everybody” the Bunny Manual. “The moment they supporters at the Women Together felt they could become familiar with Arizona Summit at Carpenters Local her, she would not have the aura of Union in Phoenix, Arizona, September glamor that now surrounds her.” Which 2016. was really just an exceedingly obnoxious rewording of the rule In 2005, Steinem, Jane Fonda, and Bunnies learned to utter reflexively, Robin Morgan co-founded the Women's “Sir, you are not allowed to touch the Media Center, an organization that Bunnies.” works "to make women visible and stuffed to enhance their cleavage – with powerful in the media". The Playboy Club strictly enforced dry cleaning bags, mutilated Bunny tails this with undercover detectives who As of May 2018, Steinem travels (dubbed “puffs of chastity” by Norman would offer hundreds of dollars in internationally as an organizer and Mailer), Kotex halves, gym socks, and exchange, immediately firing any lecturer, and is a media spokeswoman money (both paper and coin) being just Bunny naïve enough to accept. At the on issues of equality. a taste of the crap they squirreled under same time, every Bunny went through their breasts like some grotesque a blood test and internal physical to disappearing act. The corsets were so check for STIs, and “dates” with tight a sneeze could literally break the Number One Keyholders were not only zipper, a phenomenon Steinem permitted, but expected. The rest of the witnessed during try-outs. (The ominous men had to make do with glorified response: “Girls with colds usually have catcalling, with one customer angrily to be replaced.”) When the Bunnies retorting “What do you think I come finally peeled off the corsets, the stays here for, roast beef?” when Steinem and zips had reduced their flesh into rejected his advances. Two years after something that looked suspiciously like Steinem’s expose, a columnist roast beef, the only food they served on attended the opening of the San the menu. “A lot of girls say their legs Francisco club and was sorely get numb from the knee up,” one Bunny unamused. “When I left, I noticed a told Steinem. “I think it presses on a carful of cops parked across the street, Undercover Bunny nerve or something.” By the end of her keeping a watchful eye on the club. Before Gloria was the woman she is Bunny tenure, Steinem had lost 10 They’d have been better off casing now she was a freelance journalist who pounds (half in one night). The costume someplace really racy, like the YMCA.” scored the ultimate scoop as an manager celebrated by immediately The Response: undercover Playboy Bunny at the New marking her costume to be tightened York Playboy Club in 1963. Ironically, it another two inches. was those accursed, patriarchy- Steinem’s piece is remembered for approved looks that helped her pass exposing the rampant sexism and the Bunny try-outs where other casual dehumanisation Bunnies faced, journalists had failed, resulting in the but she also unwittingly revealed how most famous exposé of Playboy ever “profoundly tacky” and vastly overrated written. Here, we look back at the the Playboy Club was, even for men. investigative journalism piece that Ads for the Club promised Playboy jumpstarted Gloria Steinem’s ascent to magazine IRL while Hugh Hefner called the top. his monthly essays “the Emancipation HUGH HEFNER AT THE TIME Steinem only spent around two Proclamation of the sexual revolution,” weeks working as a Bunny as she but reality didn’t come close for most penned the piece for Show magazine, customers. Bunnies had to go to great but by the end, her feet had THEVICTORYBUGLE PAGE 7
Hugh Hefner took Steinem’s article battle, describing the relationship pretty well, all things considering. In the between Playboy and the women’s long letter he sent her in response, he movement as “hurtful.” “Women are the said he had no problem with the article major beneficiaries of getting rid of the at all and credited her with persuading hypocritical old notions about sex," he him to abolish the Bunnies’ internal told People that year. "Now some physical and blood test. He recalls people are acting as if the sexual himself in the 60s as a liberal “hero” revolution was a male plot to get laid. who was very supportive of the One of the unintended by-products of women’s movement and just wanted to the women's movement is the spark a sexual revolution. But then in association of the erotic impulse with 1970, his secretary leaked a memo he wanting to hurt somebody." penned in response to a feminist march on Playboy mansion: "What I'm Gloria’s career then became huge interested in is the highly irrational, now at the age of 85 grew more and emotional, kookie (sic) trend that more engaged in the women's feminism has taken...these chicks are movement and feminism. She helped our natural enemy. It is time to do battle create both New York and Ms. with them.” magazines, helped form the National By 1983, he appeared to have lost the Women's Political Caucus, and is the author of many books and essays. THEVICTORYBUGLE PAGE 8 The Lurker by Maddison, Year 9
Jade was walking past the lake when “Why were you in such a rush?” said she noticed a small boy, his Maria. appearance was that of an average 10 -year-old. Normal, accept he had an “I thought I’d get caught by someone aged, decaying hammer in his hand for what I did...” Jade stopped in her and his intentions looked as if he was tracks as the moment replayed in her about to destroy a boat that was head, dragging her from reality. She fell to Jade pondered for a moment, trying to tethered to the lakeside bank. her knees with her gaze focused on the lake behind her. figure out if what they were about to do Reacting quickly, Jade quickly ran up was good or not. She agreed in the end, behind the boy and shoved him with Maria stood in front of Jade, confused, and they both walked back to the lake. all her might. and asked “What’s so scary about that As they approached it, a figure leaped Into the water, he went. lake, then?” Maria asked with curiosity. out of the water and started to look Just as she looked down, a “I did something, something horrible!” around, scoping out the landscape. creature rose to the surface and Jade exclaimed. Maria and Jade both stood as still as statues, holding their breaths in hoping grabbed him, its appearance slimy Maria didn’t know what to do with to not be seen. But the figure swung its and human-like. The boy was pulled herself in that moment, she tried to help head and fixed its midnight eyes on the under the surface, deeper and deeper Jade up once again. he travelled, the grip of the creature pair and sprinted right towards them. never loosened, no matter how much “Explain to me exactly what happened, Maria and Jade split up in different the poor boy struggled. He Jade.” Maria stated. directions; Maria, back near Jade’s disappeared. He never returned to the house, and Jade, closer to the lake with Although Jade was hesitant to recite surface. every pace. All jade could see was a what she had just seen, she proceeded to familiar outline of a person getting closer Jade stood frozen, shocked about do so anyway. Jade described every and closer. Then, in an awful instant, she what she had just seen. All that detail about the creature. From the way it realised what dark outline was: It was the remained of him was the rusty grasped the boy, to the slimy details lying boy. The boy she had pushed into the hammer he once held, laying on the beyond the skin of it. Jade shuddered as lake only a couple of hours before. rim of the lake. Jade glanced down at she explained, and so did Maria. her hands in terror, as the flashbacks Of course, he would come after me, The pair sat together alone, discussing flooded her headspace. She rubbed Jade thought as she was escaping the Jade’s horrible experience of the lake. her eyes frantically in awe of the reach of the shadowy creature. Then, After a while, they named the creature moment she just witnessed. Jade spotted the same hammer that she “The Lurker” until they found out exactly seen the boy use and changed her path She looked around in panic. What if what it was. so she could grasp it. she had been seen? What if his They travelled back to where Jade parents came to this spot to find him As she ran past, she swiped up the started: her own home. They rushed and and he’s not here? Jade sprinted hammer from the ground, it’s handle scrambled about to find Jade’s laptop and away as fast as her legs could carry crumbling underneath her fingertips. searched anything they could remember. her. She was locked in the moment; They Googled almost everything they She decided to go for it. What did she she was knocked over by another could think of but, unfortunately, there have to lose? She swung with all of her figure, the same size as herself. She was no luck for Jade and Maria when it might and, suddenly, all of the tension instantaneously apologised, came to find out exactly what the creature she had once felt, died as all that she spluttering her arrangement of words. was. could now see was the hammer The figure stood up and held out a implanted into the creature’s head. It let hand to her. After searching for hours, they gave up. out an ear-piercing screech, that could “This is absolutely useless!” exclaimed “Are you alright?” she muttered. make a glass shatter into pieces. Jade Jade. “How on earth are we going to and Maria both covered their ears in “Yes, yes! I’m quite alright!” Jade figure out what this thing is if no sources unison, and as the screaming faded, so stated. Using the figure’s hand, Jade will help us?!” Jade slammed her laptop did the creature. It lowered itself onto the stumbled upwards. shut, and stood up, obviously aggravated. floor and suddenly everything went “What’s your name?” Jade added Maria ascended shortly after, silent. quickly. explaining how they couldn’t have just Jade and Maria uncover their ears found it on the internet, they had to do “Maria.” She spoke. slowly and carefully, only to find the more realistic research. creature laying on the floor, absent of “And you?” Jade stood, still stunned “Have you got any ideas, then?” said colour and texture. Maria carefully of her collision. Jade, still frustrated at their unsuccessful examined the remains as Jade stepped back in shock; she couldn’t believe what “Jade, it’s nice to meet you, M- attempts to find out what the creature she had just done, she had killed the Maria!” She stuttered as she was. same person twice in one day. She knew nervously addressed herself. “Well, we could test the lake’s water for it was the only thing she could do. It was After A few moments they walked harmful chemicals that may cause her life, or the creature’s. on. irritation or corrosion to the skin.” PAGE 9 THEVICTORYBUGLE
Working Lunches What are Working Lunches? Working lunches are a chance to meet some of our students and talk to them about your own experiences, dealings within the working world and your career path since leaving school. The event is informal in nature and an opportunity to ask and answer questions about students’ ideas for the future. The events are advertised to students within school and also Follow us @CareersVictory targeted at those who have already expressed interest in the sector. What might be discussed? The topics covered could be wide ranging, but primarily working lunches will focus on your own background in terms of education and career experiences – how that has enabled you to get to the position you are in now, as well as any advice you can give to students who aspire to follow the same or a similar career pathway. When and where do they take place? Working lunches are held during term time. Lunch is split into two separate times with different year groups so a working lunch may include: a) 12.15 - 12.45 only (with Year 7, 9 and Sixth Form) b) 1.15 - 1.45 only (with Year 8, 10 and 11) c) Both of the above, with a complimentary lunch in between.
How can you get in touch? If you would like more information or would like to volunteer, we would love to hear from you! Please contact Robert Arger, Careers Leader, on 01603 734161 (direct line) or via email to [email protected] to arrange a date or request any further information. How to find Ormiston Victory Academy? From The A47: 1. At the roundabout, take the exit onto Dereham Rd signposted A1074. 2. Turn left onto Richmond Rd. 3. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Middleton Crescent. 4. The Academy is straight ahead of you through the metal gates. 5. Visitors’ parking is available near the main reception – this includes ample disabled parking spaces. THEVICTORYBUGLE PAGE 10
Gordon Banks (30/12/37 - 12/2/19) JACK, YEAR 9— SPORTS REPORTER
Gordon Banks is remembered as England’s greatest ever goalkeeper. If you would like to see the save just Throughout his career he played for type Gordon Banks v Pele 1970 into Chesterfield, Leicester city and Stoke but YouTube and there will be lots of videos most famously he achieved 73 caps for available. England. However, Banks’ biggest achievement was being part of the 1966 Gordon Banks’s career ended in a World Cup winning England side, which is very sad manner. In the 1972/73 season still the only English squad to win the with Stoke, Banks was involved in a car prestigious trophy. crash. Gordon was driving on the wrong side of the road after having treatment for You may have heard the name Gordon a minor injury and all he could recall is
Banks because of the famous piece of slamming on the brakes and an ear Gordon Banks sadly died Monday the commentary from David Coleman in the piercing crash. He awoke in a hospital 12th of February in his sleep at the 1970 World Cup. Coleman famously said bed after surgery on his right eye. age of 81. Gordon Banks received an ‘What a save ! Gordon Banks’ and Fragments of glass had punctured his OBE and was supposed to be knight although it doesn’t sound like much it’s the eye and damaged the retina. Banks hooded. The government however lost audio clip which partners up with one of trained for a further 6 months before paper work and carried on to delay the the greatest saves in football: talking to his coach who believed that date. Gordon Banks was never Banks was skilled enough to carry on knighted before he died. It’s is England against Brazil and Brazil playing tier one football. However Banks
are on the attack, a cross heads been said not be able to reach his own Respects were played to the played into the box to one of the greatest expectations so he decided to hang up English goalkeeper over the match players ever - Pele. Pele powerfully heads the boots. week. Gordon Banks will be forever the ball which quickly travels to the bottom remembered as England’s greatest corner of Banks’ net. Banks swiftly drives His final game was far sooner than he ever goalkeeper and the rock between to the bottom corner, seemingly beyond ever expected. the sticks which lead to the first ever any hope of saving the ball, and pushes England World Cup win of 1966. the ball on to the cross bar.
Continued from the back page (TIMES FLY HIGH FOR THE YELLOW AND GREENS) It’s amazing after making 12 signings in the summer that the team has These groups running purely off donations and bonded so well while only losing 6 merchandise purchases have gone down a games all season. Teemu Pukki, who storm and it has clearly had a positive effect on was brought in for free to play as a third choice striker, has now scored 30 the players. goals and has quickly become a fans favourite. Emi Buendia who has also This year more the any, the fans have felt become a popular figure and has closer to the players and there has been a great contributed 8 goals and 11 assists, so City players celebrate sense of togetherness throughout the year. But City haven’t been short of people to promotion this hasn’t just been happening at home rely on. At the start of the season matches. when James Maddison and Josh stands, Norwich sit top of the table Murphy where cashed in on for a on 91 points and Sheffield United in combined total of £33m, City fans Norwich have been recognized for their second on 88 points with a +2 goal could’ve feared the worst. But Farke dedicated away following this season, often difference over city. Sheffield, who has built his team to perfection and selling out the away ticket allocation. On play Stoke City on Sunday need to set the players up to exactly how he average over 1,500 Canaries fans make the win and hope the Canaries don’t wants to play. After only finishing 14th long trips across the country this season and, win all three points to win the last season, it would’ve been easy to most notably, 5,300 of them made the 9 hour league. change his football values completely round trip to Wigan this month. but he has stuck by his game plan of It’s in City’s hands but who So, how has it gone so well for city this playing out from the back and his knows what may happen on the season? Farke has worked wonders this tactics have worked. final day but given their incredible season and the new signings may have season, nobody should be The Championship just haven’t something to do with it. surprised if they top it off with the been able to deal with it. Championship title. However, it isn’t all over yet. City still have to go away to Aston Villa this Saturday and could potentially finish the season as champions. As it THEVICTORYBUGLE PAGE 11
has just signed as Ipswich who are our NCFC rivals so he has completely lost all Norwich’s fans respect. Norwich’s derby is RIO, YEAR 8— SPORTS REPORTER against Ipswich known as the East Anglian derby or Old Farm derby and it’s looking like The fans’ chant “On the Ball, City” is there won’t be another one for a while because Norwich is looking at promotion Norwich City Football Club (or NCFC) was the oldest football chant still in use today; and Ipswich relegation. Our owner is Delia founded in 1902 (116 years ago) but we the song is actually older than the club Smith which explains all the Delia restaurant don’t do very well in the Premier League itself being made in the 1890s. The chant ads at all matches at Carrow Road. for the time we’re there making us known is “Kick it off, throw it in, have a little as a yo-yo club. The trophies Norwich scrimmage, keep it low, a splendid rush, bravo, win or die; on the ball, city, never have won are the Championship 3 times In my opinion Ron Ashman is the best and once runner-up, they’ve won League mind the danger, steady on, now’s your chance, hurrah! We’ve scored a goal. ever Norwich player. Ron was a truly loyal One once, won the League Cup twice and footballer, spending the entirety of his City!, City!, City!”. came runner-up twice as well when were career at Norwich, Ashman has gone down in the Premier League the best place we in history as the captain that led 3rd division have finished is 3rd which was a freak From 1902 to 1908 Norwich played at side to an FA Cup semi-final for the first season for Norwich but we should have Newmarket Road with a record time in 1959. After his playing career (like won the league but we slipped at the end attendance of 10,366 against Sheffield most players) he went on to become of the season. Wednesday in the second round of the manager of the club. Also in my opinion Ken FA Cup. But then there was a dispute Brown is the best ever Norwich manager winning the league cup and the Did you know Norwich are still the only over the conditions of renting the Championship title. Ken also managed 367 English club to beat Bayern Munich at the ground. After that Norwich moved to games winning 150 which is 40.9% of the Olympic Stadium beating them 2-1 away? Rosary Road which was then nicknamed “The Nest”. By the 1930s, 367 games he managed. Their widest the ground capacity was insufficient for victory margin is 10-2 against Coventry City the amount of Norwich fans there were and their heaviest defeat was also 10-2 so in 1935 the club moved to Carrow against Swindon Town. Road (with a capacity of 27,244) which they have played at since. Overall, my main criticism for Norwich is their work in transfer windows because they Our nicknames are The Canaries, only sign unknown players and sell their best Yellows and The Citizens (before players for cheap so this may not be very 1907). Our manager at the moment is popular with Norwich fans and me but I Daniel Farke and is doing really well. predict we will sell Teemu Pukki in the Our ex manager Paul Lambert who had summer but if we sign good players in a good reputation after leaving Norwich summer we will be in Wolves place right now.
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THE TEAM The team with the possession of the football is called the offense. The offense tries to advance the football on plays. The defence tries to prevent the offense Megan—Head of Entertainment, Current Affairs from scoring or advancing the football. The down system: The offense must and Literature. advance the ball at least 10 yards every four plays or downs. Each time the Jacob - Senior Entertainment Reporter offense is successful in advancing the ball 10 yards, they get four more Shahd—Senior Business and Opinions downs or what is called a "first down". If the offense does not get 10 yards in Phillip —Sports Reporter four plays, the other team gains possession of the football at the current line Rio— Sports Reporter Haris—Events Reporter Ellie—Lead Contributor of scrimmage. In order to keep the Summer—Contributor other team from getting good field Phillip—Senior Sports Contributor position the offense can punt (kick) Shelbie—Contributor the ball to the other team intentionally. Jack—Sports Reporter This is often done on 4th down, when Abbie—Joker the offense is outside of field goal Sophie—Contributor range. Franciso –Entertainment The snap
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Daniel Farke’s magnificent team finally gained promotion to England’s top tier this weekend with a 2-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers. Farke played the usual team that the ball onto the bar. have worked wonders all However, after a painful 4 May 10th - Creative Futures season featuring the Player of additional minutes, Carrow the Season and probable th th DANIEL FARKE Road went wild as the referee June 24 to 29 – Fly Literature Golden Boot winner, Teemu Festival and UEA blew the final whistle and Pukki (29), young player of the It looked as if it may get confirmed Norwich’s return to th th season Max Aarons(19) and embarrassing for Blackburn July 5 and 16 - Level-Up the top flight. Jamal Lewis(21) who featured but soon after City’s second Year 9 boys’ games designs. in the EFL’s team of the goal they struck with a shot For enquiries: [email protected] season. Even without midfield too accurate for Tim Krul to The party like atmosphere on star Tom Trybull, who was save. 2-1 at half time and it Saturday epitomized the spirit July 10th, 12th and the 13th - injured in the previous game was game on. of the club over the past 7 against Stoke City, Norwich Matilda. Collaboration with the months, and with the help were able to achieve the main The Canaries continued Theatre Royal and the RSC. from groups like target and gain promotion to to create chances, and an alongcomenodge and Barclay th the Premier League. acrobatic effort from July 11 - Year 11 prom at end Norwich, Carrow Road Dunston Hall The game started quickly Buendia was well saved by has been generating more when Marco Stiepermann Rovers’ keeper Leutwiler. noise than ever with huge struck low into the net from 25 Soon after, Hernandez was banners and flags a familiar yards and the lead was played in by goal scorer quickly doubled by fellow sight. Vrancic before right footing German, Mario Vrancic who blasted into the top corner Continue on page 10 from a similar distance.