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TEEN TAKEOVER 2018 THEBEDFORDCLANGER.COM THE BEDFORDCLANGER YOUR CULTURAL GUIDE TO THE BEST OF BEDFORD Letter from Team Clanger Team Clanger Editor: Erica Roffe @bedfordclanger [email protected] Welcome to this special issue of the Bedford Clanger; Commercial Manager: Julia Crofts @clangerads [email protected] our Teen Takeover. Over the last few months we’ve been working with Sixth Formers from St Thomas Design: Emma Lemon @typegalstudio Moore School to put together an entire issue written Cover design by Abi Barkas THE CLANGER by teens. Without further ado, it’s over to Daisy, Website: Alec East @ Narrative Industries NEWS IN BRIEF Cherith and Georgina to introduce themselves… from left to right: Georgina Morgillo, Daisy Smith, Cherith Janes and Abi Barkas I’m Daisy Smith, a Year 13 student currently studying: Hi! My name’s Cherith and I’ve had a passion for English Drama, History and English Literature at St. Thomas More. since middle school. I’ve run clubs dedicated to school My aim is to study Broadcast Journalism at University and newsletters, so I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to up- so the Bedford Clanger seemed to be a perfect opportunity scale to ‘The Clanger’. I am taking English literature, English for me to start practicing the skills I need for that course. language and Drama as my A-Level subjects which link into Before writing for the Bedford Clanger my knowledge of my desire to develop my writing skills as well as open up food restaurants and cafes only went as far as Nando’s options within careers. For a while I aspired to become a and Costa which is why I enjoyed writing the ‘Hidden journalist and so being able to experience the journey of Gems’ article the most because it meant that I got to try writing and publishing after deliberation on topics with other out new places in town I never knew existed and have writers is very beneficial to me. I hope the newspaper is as actually now found new cafes that I have gone back to. enjoyable for you to read as it was for me to help create! Hi my names Georgina, I enjoy long walks on the beach and watching the sunrise on a warm day (only joking). My life consists of school, work and then more school. It may not be that exciting but I get by. I’m a sixth form student at St Thomas More studying English literature, History and Drama. Whenever I have free time it always results in me watching Netflix or a movie I didn’t find illegally online hidden under a layer of blankets trying to hide from the pile of homework due in the next day. A 21st Century Newsdesk for a 21st Century Bedford thebedfordindependent.co.uk 2 The Bedford Clanger • Teen Takeover 2018 Hidden Gems - Cafes review by Daisy Smith Bedford is a town of many food places ranging from large with your grandmas wallpaper with antique portraits and Albero restaurants on the high street to small cafes in little lanes. Some Lounge manage pull it off. It’s on the riverside so if you want to sit are off the beaten track, so we decided it would be interesting to outside you have a nice view of the river and if the sun is out, you discover some hidden gems in Bedford. Now since we’re students are able to work on that tan. our budget is not large so we narrowed our search to cafes. Our aim Vanilla Tree was to choose cafes that were new and old as well as ones which we were not familiar with (and ones that were obviously reasonably priced) so that we would give our honest impressions. We visited: Albero Lounge, Vanilla Tree, Frescoes and Millyard Café. Albero Lounge Aesthetic: 4/5 Food: 4/5 Service: 4/5 Overall: 4/5 Albero Lounge had a range of menus Aesthetic: 4/5 including vegan and Food: 4/5 gluten free options Service: 5/5 with snacks and drinks ranging from your Overall: 4.3/5 classic coke to homemade pink lemonade and juices; all items Since Vanilla Tree are an independent business their prices are were reasonably priced with the majority of meals under £10. understandably priced slightly higher than your average small café The interior can really only be described to be (as cringey as it however the price is definitely worth it. One thing that makes Vanilla is) ‘quirky’ since you’ve got your bright coloured chairs paired Tree unique is that it has an open kitchen where you can see them The Bedford Clanger • Teen Takeover 2018 3 making their bagels and all of their sourdough bread is sourced locally from Companions. The staff are friendly and have a shelf of board games you can play whilst you either wait for your food or play as you’re eating. The décor at Vanilla Tree had a very homely feel with chalk menus instead of paper with miss-match furniture giving it an individual feel. It has a mirror with fairy lights for the ultimate instagram. It’s located just outside the town centre so if you want a quick break from all of the shops head to Vanilla Tree. Frescoes Aesthetic: 2/5 Food: 2/5 Service: 4/5 Overall: 2.7/5 Frescoes is on Mill Street just off the High Street and give you many choices of where to sit: you’ve got inside, you’ve got outside and you’ve even upstairs. The staff were lovely, always making sure we were ok and checking up on us to see how our food was. We considered Frescoes to be more of a drinks place than a food place as despite offering a simple menu of sandwiches and pizza it was the orange hot chocolate that came through. We would definitely go back for quick catch up over a coffee. If you want an orange hot chocolate it’s the place to go. Millyard Coffee Lounge Aesthetic: 3/5 Food: 2.5/5 Service: 2/5 Overall: 2.5/5 Now the first thing we would say is GOOGLE MAPS LIES! Now this place seemed to perfectly fit the definition of a ‘hidden gem’ as many people had told us it was a great place to go to and it was impossible to find! We typed in Millyard Café into Google maps however it took us in the wrong direction of where we needed to be resulting in us walking round and round in circles for 40 minutes. It was after Frescoes that we eventually found the Millyard Coffee Lounge since it was only a couple of shops up. However the Millyard Coffee Lounge offered a range of pastries and organises events for their café, for example in the summer they held a barbeque day. Overall we rated the cafes: 1. Vanilla Tree 2. Albero Lounge 3. Millyard Café 4. Frescoes We have gone back to Albero Lounge and Vanilla Tree as drink and food places and have always enjoyed our drinks and meals so we would definitely recommend those two places. If you would like a quick tea and cake go to Millyard Café as they have a little bakery as you enter and if you’re after an orange hot chocolate head over to Frescoes. One thing we did realize from this was that there is more to Bedford than Nando’s and McDonalds. 4 The Bedford Clanger • Teen Takeover 2018 The Harpur Trust has been enriching the lives of people in Bedford Borough for over 450 years. Giving grants to local community projects. Offering accommodation for older people. Supporting, promoting and providing education. Making social investments. www.harpurtrust.org.uk 6617 Harpur Trust Generic Ad (180x260) AW.indd 1 14/09/2018 17:26 EXAM Stress by Georgina Morgillo We might be at the start of the academic year, but it’s only a symptoms, some of which include: the feeling you will never matter of months before the ‘Quiet! Exams in Progress’ signs be able to prepare enough before the exams, the inability begin to appear in school, alongside the inevitable stress that to sleep, feeling of panic and lack of motivation. To help comes with it. The truth is exams suck. They mean you’re one you manage with your pre-exam stress here are some tips step closer to growing up and facing reality and that can be and tricks. quite intimidating. 1. Meditation Exams can also have a colossal effect on your mental health. A new YouGov survey of Britain’s students discovered that In order to reduce stress levels, relaxation techniques have 77% of all students report that they have a fear of failure. To proven effective at reducing depressive symptoms and just a overcome exam stress you need to be able to identify the few minutes of practice per day can help ease anxiety. Sit up 6 The Bedford Clanger • Teen Takeover 2018 straight with both feet on the floor, Close your eyes, and focus 5. Getting organised EXAM Stress by Georgina Morgillo your attention on reciting - out loud or silently - a positive Keeping a diary and writing to-do lists each day will keep you mantra such as “I feel at peace”. Place one hand on your prepared and on track to getting everything done. Working belly to sync the mantra with your breaths. Let any distracting out a daily routine and sticking to it will leave you feeling a thoughts float by like clouds. lot more in control of how your day turns out and this will also increase your motivation as you have something to follow.