Produced by young people for young people

Spring 2009

Working closerwith communities

V is for?

DVDs to catch

Healing hands

NorthTyneside

Meet theYoung Mayor

Younth

Council They hold meetings every month

where they all get together todiscuss various topics such astransport, places to go and thingsto do, bullying and many otherissues. TheYouth Councillorsalso meet with other groups whoshare an interest in these issues,such as NEXUS, SaferCommunities,Youth ActionNorth East and many others,working together to solve theproblems these issues causeyoung people.

The Council regularly consultwith theYouth Council ondifferent ideas and theYouthCouncillors give their opinions,which often influence the finaldecision.

North Tyneside YouthCouncillors are electedby young people torepresent the views ofyoung people who livein the borough. Thegroup is made up often representativesfrom each area andanother ten whorepresent otheragencies - egDisability Forum, HaveYour Say Group,Pathways, The Baseand Young CarersForum - making a totalof fifty representatives.

TheYouth Councillors also have agreat time on residential weekendstogether. Not long ago, theyenjoyed a trip to KingswoodOutdoor Centre.

The nextYouth Council electionwill be in October 2009. Therewill be opportunities for any youngperson aged 13 to 19 to stand as aYouth Councillor.

If you are interested in applying tobecome aYouth Councillor orwant information on any of theother groups mentioned in themagazine, contact 0191 200 5601and ask for Anne,Vicki,Toni orJulia; or emailparticipationteam@northtyneside.gov.uk

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New Young Mayor,John Akinropo

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meets the Youth Council

Introducing John Akinropo 4

Getting involved 6

Find your talent 7

V is for volunteer 8

Gillian, Gillian, one in a million 9

Youth Forums 10

Sub 21 12

Youth Clubs 13

Horoscope 14

DVDs to catch 15

Music’s best 16

Puzzle page 17

Job seekers advice 18

The credits 19

Contents

NorthTyneside Council believes thatit is important that the needs andwishes of young people areconsidered and that they are involvedin making decisions that affect theirlives. That is why, asYouth Councilmembers living in NorthTyneside, wewere happy to create this edition ofTEENZ, which has the theme ofparticipation.

Through this magazine we will showsome of the ways that we, as youngpeople, can become involved in ourcommunity and make a difference toour own lives and to those around usthrough participation. Whether it bethrough becoming a volunteer, joiningan areaYouth Forum, or through yourschool/college council, we can all helpto effect change and help dismiss thenegative myths that often surround us.

Through the process of editing thismagazine, we have realised that thereare many things that we are positivelyinvolved with and we should feel veryproud of ourselves.

NorthTyneside Council wants to make it easier for you toget hold of the information it provides.We are able toprovide our documents in alternative formats including largeprint, audio and community languages.Tel: 0191 643 8133.

We would love to hear from you about yourideas and suggestions about living in NorthTyneside and future ideas for . Visithttp://childrenfirst.northtyneside.gov.uk oremail: childrenfirst@northtyneside.gov.uk orTel: 0191 643 8133.

This publication was produced by a team from the NorthTynesideYouth Council.Published by: Children,Young People and Learning Directorate,NorthTyneside Council, Quadrant,The Silverlink North, CobaltBusiness Park, NorthTyneside NE27 0BY. 3

The North Tyneside Youth Councilgives young people from across theborough the opportunity to make surethe voices of young people areheard. These young people are keymembers of all local communities.

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North Tyneside is verylucky to have a YoungMayor to work alongsideour fantastic YouthCouncil and help the voicesof our youngpeople to be heard.The young people of NorthTyneside should be veryproud as theirparticipation in theelectoral process of theirfirst Young Mayor was thehighest turnout recordedfor a Young Mayor election,with 8,628 young peoplevoting out of 14,541. Thatmakes it a whacking59 percent turnout!

John AkinropoIntroducing

Young MayorMeet the new

Olamide JohnAkinropo(known as John), aged 15,from Burnside Businessand Enterprise Collegewas voted in with 822first preference and 260second preference votes,making his a winningtotal of 1,082 votes. KyleMyers, aged 16, from StThomas Moore HighSchool, was runner upwith 1,017 votes,makinghim the naturalcandidate for DeputyMayor.We met with NorthTyneside’s firsteverYoung Mayor, to find out what hispassions are when it comes to helpingyoung people and what he wishes tosee happen with the £25,000 budgethe will help to spend on behalf of theyoung people of the borough.

“I’m very excited to be theYoungMayor, however I do realise it is a bigresponsibility, but I am hoping to domy best to make it work. I am hopingto work with theYouth Council andget some advice from them on howthings work within the borough. SincetheYouth Council has been inexistence for a longer time, it will beinteresting to learn about theexperience that the members havegained and how we would go aboutmaking the ideas we’ve got into reality.

“One problem young people have isbeing considered unruly because ofhanging around in groups. Manypeople see them as dangerous. Iwould like to encourage young peopleto use the facilities around theminstead of hanging around the streets.If I had unlimited amounts of money, Iwould like to build a multi-purposepark!”

Among his targets and plans for hisyear in office, John would like to learnmore about:

• The effect of the credit crunch onstudents and their parents

• The truth about knifecrime

• The truth aboutteenagers and drugs,drink and sex

• The relationshipbetween the policeand young people

• Achieving excellentexam results.

He is also interested invisiting NorthTynesideGeneral Hospital andsome of the oldpeople’s homes inthe borough.

We wonderedwhat he likes to doin his spare time.Although we don’tthink he will have any left this year!

“In my spare time, I love to playfootball, computer games or visit thecinema with friends. My favouritefood is burger and chips. My favouritecolour is red and my idol is RyanGiggs. ”

OurYoung Mayor believes:“With thehelp of the young people of NorthTyneside, we can make changes.

During his year in office John will be workingalongside the Young Mayor’s Cabinet. This Cabinetwill be selected from the existing Youth Council andthe Young Mayor candidates. There will be nineCabinet members who will each be responsible for aparticular issue or portfolio.

• Sports and play facilities for the under 13s.• Sports and youth provision 13 year olds and over.• Community safety; bullying and crime.• Climate change and environment; cleaner streets and recycling.• Community engagement; collection and sorting of young people’sideas from schools and groups.

• Transport; improvement of public transport for young passengers.• Finance;managing theYoung Mayor’s budget.• Health; all aspects of young people’s health.• Wellbeing; teenage pregnancies, drug, alcohol, smoking and substancemisuse.

Young people can emailyoungmayor@northtyneside.gov.ukwith ideas or issues of concern.”

If you would like to get involved withideas or find out more about what ishappening in NorthTyneside, then logonto the council website atwww.northtyneside.gov.uk.

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Getting Involvedby Jade Armstrong

GettingInvolvedWant to get involved?Want to try it out?If you want to change things,Give us a shout.

Want to change yourcommunity?Want to change anything?We can help you all,Just give us a ring.

We youths,Helping to make change,Trying to make your ideas heard,No idea is too absurd.

We help to make things happen,We take your views with us,There is nothing we won’t do,We are here to help you.

So next time you have an idea,Don’t just keep it in.This is our time to make ithappen.With help, we can win!

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The government backed programme isbeing run by the Customs House, theArts Centre in South Shields. It hasalready begun in Seaton Burn for North

Tyneside and in Jarrow for SouthTyneside, branching out now across theregion.

So far, the programme has deliveredtaster sessions where children andyoung people could try out differentarts workshops to, quite literally, ‘findtheir talent’! The legendary ‘NewYorkBoy’, Ken Swift, has delivered ‘RockDance’ workshops.

There have been trips to Cirque deSoleil and aYouth Art exhibition. At themoment, creative ‘hubs’, venues wherethese activities can be delivered from,are being developed around North andSouthTyneside so the programme ofcreative and cultural activity can bedelivered on a regular basis.

Most important to this process is theYouth Culture Forum. Made up ofyoung people from across North andSouthTyneside, it meets once a monthto discuss both the general FindYourTalent programme and their own plansfor activity. The Forum is open to

TalentFindyourWant to participate insomething creative?Then look out for FindYour Talent.This exciting newprogramme of creativeand cultural activitiesfor children and youngpeople from 0 – 19,their families andcommunities, will berolling out over Northand South Tynesideover the coming year.

anyone from North or SouthTynesidewho is between 10 and 19 years old. Itgives those involved the chance to meetwith other young people from bothsides of the river. As the programmedevelops, the Forum will become moreand more important to its delivery.

Whether it’s taking a journalism coursewith the NationalYouth JournalismAgency, Headliners, or representing thearea at national FindYourTalent eventsin London, FindYourTalent aims to offereveryone the chance to discover theirs.

For any more info on how to getinvolved, please contact:Katie GascoigneFindYourTalent Delivery OfficerNorthTynesideCustoms HouseMill DamSouth ShieldsTyne andWearNE33 1ESTelephone: 0191 4273741Email:katie@customshouse.co.ukWebsite: www.customshouse.co.uk

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is for VolunteerV V teams have been set up across thecountry, to support 16 to 25 year oldsaccess inspiring, diverse volunteeringopportunities, and to remove thebarriers that stop people from takingaction to improve their lives,communities and the planet.

Chief Executive of V,Terry Ryal, says,“We want to show young people thatvolunteering is as simple as doingsomeone a favour. We all do it – wejust don’t recognise it.”

The V team provide a brokerageservice by matching each young personwith a suitable placement. What youdo, where you do it and how muchtime you give is totally up to you. Evenif you've only got an hour or two tospare, your help could make a bigdifference.

The V team are responsible for theYouth ActionTeam (YAT). This is agroup of young volunteers whoregularly meet to discuss and makedecisions which influence the directionof youth volunteering inTyneside.

V has designed two awards tohelp young people get therecognition they deserve.You can apply online for a V fiftyaward if you complete 50 hours ofvolunteering in any 12month period.

The V impact award is available tovolunteers that have already completedthe V fifty award and are keen to takeon a new challenge.

TheTynesideYouth ActionTeam iscurrently running a youth film projectcalled ‘Lights, Camera,Youth Action!’This project will support groups ofyoung people to make films aboutissues that are important to them. Thecompleted films will be shown in June attheTyneside Cinema.

All volunteering opportunities are ad-vertised at www.do-it.org.ukSo get involved by:• Visiting vinspired atwww.vinspired.com

• Visiting www.do-it.org.uk• Contact theVolunteer Centre0191 200 8566

• E-mail the V team onvolunteering@voda.org.uk

• Visiting theVolunteer Centre at:NorthTynesideVODA, TheShiremoor Centre, Earsdon Road,Shiremoor NE27 0HJ

V is an independentcharity aiming to createa culture wherevolunteering comesnaturally – and wherethe benefits ofvolunteering areunderstood andcelebrated.

V project workersLaura, Robin andKim

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Gillian,Gillian...one in a million

I asked GillAlexander, NorthTyneside’sStrategic Directorfor Children,Young People andLearning, herthoughts onparticipation foryoung people,here in NorthTyneside.

Are there opportunities foryoung people to participate?We offer lots of opportunities for youto get involved in the council and haveyour say, for example, through groupssuch as theYouth Council,Youth AreaForums,YoungVoices Group, and theHaveYour Say Group and alsothrough events including theWorldCafé and Children andYoung People’sConference.We also carry out an annual survey touncover the issues that are importantto you. One issue that emergedrecently was that you felt you couldn’tinfluence change.We really want toaddress that, because the councilneeds your input to help us makeNorthTyneside a great place for youto grow up.

Will theYoung Mayor play arole to encourage andsupport participation?TheYoung Mayor will work with youin lots of ways, and one of those waysis to talk to you about how you can

get more involved in the council.What’s really important to me ismaking sure that you feel safe aboutexpressing your views. One way inwhich we try to do this is via theWorld Cafe events and also theUltimate Kids days. But it mustn’t endthere; those views need to go todecision makers, without formalmeetings where the adults take thelead, and we’re working on that.Andthis should not just be a tokengesture, but lead on to realdecision-making.

What are the barriers toyoung people participating?I think we need to communicatemore about how to get involved.I also think it’s important to hostactivities in surroundings which youfeel to be yours.

How important is it for youngpeople to participate?You are all citizens in your own rightand central to the services we providefor you. So it’s vital you get involved,to help us to do that properly.

What would you say toanyone who doesn’t want toparticipate?You have a right to be heard, and alsoa responsibility to express your view.Get out there and have a say!

To find out more about participationcontact the participation team atNorthTyneside Council, or the NorthTynesideYouth Council to get theirfirst hand experience and advice:phone: 0191 200 5601email:participationteam@northtyneside.gov.uk

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South West Area Wallsend

Youth ForumYouth councillor Georgia Goldsmithtells us all about it.

I like coming along to the meetingsbecause it is friendly and relaxed,somewhere we can decide forourselves what we are going to do. Weget to do all sorts of thingslike bowling, cinema,meals in town. Weare planning a camping

At our area Youth Forummeeting we decided tomeet every two weekson a Friday 5pm – 7pmat Wooley Street YouthCentre in Wallsend.

trip for the summer, so that we can allget to know each other better.We have worked on projects withTyne&Wear Museums about what it is likeliving inWallsend; and our ideas wereput into a film that was shown at theTyneside Cinema.

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Some of us were also at theWallsendWorld Café event in March. This was achance for young people from the areato plan questions and invite guests whoare decision makers.The idea is for young people toquestion and talk to people like themayor, the police, healthworkers and senior officers in thecouncil about issues that areimportant to us. This year we talkedabout crime and safety, health, youthfacilities and economic difficulties thatface our families.

It was good that everyone was listeningto all of the different views and ideasthat were put forward and it wasinteresting to hear what everybody hadto say. The adults ended the event bymaking pledges on what their servicescould do to improve things for us.

Another thing that came up is thatthere is a lot going on but not manyyoung people know what is on andwhere. OurYouth Forum has decidedto make a leaflet that can show peoplewhat there is to do.

Wayne from SUB 21 (read the SUB 21article on page 12) came to one of ourmeetings and told us that we can helptheir project by uploading informationonto the website. That way we will beable to look at the website and get upto date information on events andactivities that are coming up. If we wantto take part, we can then book a place– log on to www.sub21.com

If you want to do your own thing foryour community, why don’t you go

along to your localYouth Forum?

North East

South East

SouthWest

North EastAreaYouth ForumTrinity CentreEsplanade,Whitley Bay

Contact:Adrian Brown0191 643 8711

South EastAreaYouth ForumMeadowell Centre

Avon AveMeadowellNorth Shields

Contact: Mick Sweeney0191 643 2372

NorthWestAreaYouth Forum

West Moor CommunityCentre. Benton Lane,West Moor, NE12 7NPContact: CarolWark0191 643 7336 or07855 505317

SouthWestAreaYouth ForumWooley StYouth ProjectWallsend Bus and MetroInterchange,WallsendContact:AnneTaylor0191 200 5601 or0191 200 1307

If you are interested instarting aYouth Forum in thisarea, it would be really greatto hear from you. Pleasecontact Mick Sweeney on

0191 643 2372.

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So far SUB 21 isjust a pilot but, if itproves to be asuccess, thenthese sorts ofactivities will becoming to a placenear you.

Contact them at sub21join@hotmail.com.If you want to see the SUB 21 website, go to www.sub21.co.uk.

Want to trysomethingnew?If you think there’s nothingfor you to do, don’t moan!

A new pilot scheme starting atChurchill Community College,Burnside Business & EnterpriseCollege,Wallsend Boys Club andHowdon Community Centre willbe offering 10 weeks of activitiesto give you stuff designed to keepyou busy in your free time onThursday, Friday and Saturday.

This pilot scheme is aboutstopping us getting into drinking onstreet corners, so apart from theactivities, local off-licences areencouraged to sign up to the projectto make sure that we can’t get holdof alcohol if we are under age.

So what are these activities I hear youmoan?

Well everything fromskateboarding to computer gaming.The list goes from Rugby League withprofessional coaches to film making.

So get a form, fill it in and make ithappen near you. SUB 21 formsshould be available from BurnsideBusiness & Enterprise College andChurchill Community College. All youhave to do is fill them in and hand itback. Once you join, they’ll send youtexts to let you know what’s going on.Simple!

Whitley BayYoung People’s

CentreHillheads Road

Whitley BayNE25 8ARYouth club every Monday,

Thursday and Friday from

7pm – 9pm.

Tyne Community Centre

Chirnside Avenue

Mariners LaneTynemouthNE30 4ATYouth club every Monday

from 7pm – 9pm.

TheAvenueAvon AvenueNorth ShieldsNE29 7RTYouth club everyTuesday and

Thursday from 6pm – 8pm.

The Parks Sports Centre

Howdon RoadNorth ShieldsNE29 6TLStreet soccer session every

Friday from 6pm – 8pm.

JohnWillie Sams Centre

Market StreetDudleyNE23 7HSYouth club every Monday

from 6.45pm – 8.45pm.

West Moor Community

CentreBenton Lane,West Moor

NE12 7NPYouth club each Friday from

7.30pm.

BackworthVillage Hall

Church RoadBackworthYouth club everyWednesday

6.30pm – 8.30pm.

Into change at Moorside

Station RoadMoorsideNE27 0RUYouth club everyWednesday

7pm – 9pm.

Burradon Community

Wing, Burradon Primary

SchoolBurradonNE23 7NGGirls and young women’s

group everyWednesday

6pm – 8pm.

WestAllotment

Community Centre

West AllotmentYouth club everyThursday

7pm and 9pm.

Wooley StreetYouth

CentreWooley StreetWallsendNE28 6HBYouth club everyWednesday

6.30pm – 8.30pm.

Willington Quay Girls

and Boys ClubShafto StreetHowdonNE28 7ALYouth club everyThursday

6.30pm – 8.30pm.

St Paul’sYouth Project

George StreetWillington QuayNE28 6SLYouth club everyThursday

6.30pm – 8.30pm.

Wallsend Boys’ and

Girls’ ClubStation RoadWallsendNE28 8ENTel 0191 262 3051

www.wallsendboysclub.co. uk

Football, BMX-ing and

skateboarding for boys andgirls

NorthTyneside Disability

ForumShiremoor Centre

Earsdon RoadShiremoorNE27 0HJ

Cool and interesting youth sessions in your area. Staffed byqualified youth workers, they offer all sorts of activities,including DJ’ing, graffiti art, team sports, arts, music, advice andsupport, somewhere safe to hang out, and much more.

GGiivvee oonnee aa ttrryy –– yyoouu mmiigghhtt jjuusstt bbee ssuurrpprriisseedd..

This is just a taster of what’s going onin North Tyneside. If you want moredetails or to find out what else mightbe on offer, get in touch with theNorth Tyneside Families InformationService by calling 0845 2000 108 ordrop into your local sports centre oryouth club.

For more information on your local youth club, contact the North Tyneside Youth Service in your area:

North West - 0191 643 7334South West - 0191 287 8602North East - 0191 290 0412South East - 0191 643 2372

For more information

Panama Skatepark

Whitley BayOpen until dusk every day.

Church Way, North Shields

Tel 0191 257 5434

Offers a wide range of

activities for all young people

including a state-of-the-art

fitness club.

North WestNorth East

South East

South West

The Base26 EsplanadeWhitley BayNE26 2AJTel 0191 2532127A one stop shop for young

people for all advice, support

and needs.

Hadrian Education Centre

Addington Drive

Wallsend NE28 9RT Indoor and outdoor youth

activities, Monday 6pm - 9pm.

YouthClubs

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HoroscopeAries Taurus

Gemini Cancer Leo

Virgo Libra Scorpio

Sagittarius Capricorn

Aquarius Pisces

Discover North Tyneside from a natural perspective and getdown to one of theWagonways. Walk withyour friends this summer and discoverlots of wild life. Youmay come across a ramor two!!!

Walk up the hill next tothe Quadrant and seethe Highland bulls andcows at the top!

Spend some time withyour siblings this summer and take partin activities at your localsports centres.

Go to the beach withyour friends and family.You could go rock pooling. You may evenfind another crab or two!

Be a political lion andgo down to your localarea Youth Forummeeting. Be heard. Letyour voice roar!!

Stop waiting around.Get outside this summer and have fun!

Weigh up your optionscarefully and make thebest decision for you.There could be consequences if youmake the wrong choice!

Get your pincers out.Go on, try somethingnew!

Try more unusual activities this summer.What about archery?

Go to the farm this summer and visit thegoats!

Get yourself down tothe amazing new Wavesin Whitley Bay. Havethe time of your liferacing your mates onthe slides.

Go to the beach thissummer and try yourhand at fishing! Ouch!

DVDsto catch

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New to DVD

TwilightCert 12A

Classic Disney

Lion King II:Simba’s Pride

The BoatThat Rocked Cert 15

Based on the best selling ‘Twilight’ saga by Stephenie Meyer, ‘Twilight’ is a vampire talefrom the point of view of our heroine, Bella Swan. In the film, Bella, played by KristenStewart, leaves her home in Phoenix, Arizona to live with her estranged father in thesmall town of Forks. Nestled within this small town is a coven of vampires, the Cullens, who pass themselves off as members of society; the children having enrolledin school, the elders being a housewife and doctor.

At the local school, Bella meets the youngest and prettiest Cullen, Edward (RobertPattinson), and their relationship is quickly established as a Mr Darcy and ElizabethBennet escapade.

We see the couple fall in love and form an unbreakable bond that stands the test offamily disapproval and a coven of enemy vampires.

Aside from the high-octane plot, the soundtrack does not disappoint with acclaimed groups Paramore and Blue October as prominent features.

More importantly Robert Pattinson himself donates a song of his own devising. ‘Twilight’ created the heart throbs of 2009 so look out for the next instalment, ‘NewMoon’, which hits our screens in November.

Well what’s to say? The number two shouldbe a warning of the imminent drivel you areabout to receive. Disney creates some wonderful masterpieces, don’t get me wrong,

but a sequel to a blockbuster movie always spells out a lack of freshideas.

‘Lion King II’ sees the return of a more mature Simba, his partner, Nala,along with a fresh new line of characters. Ignoring all of the dated musical montages, the basic gist of the film is that two lion cubs fromrival prides fall in love and are faced with overcoming the social barriersthat keep them apart. Sound familiar? It’s basically a lion strewn Romeoand Juliet with the occasional giggle at the crazy baboon and an insightinto the mind of rebellious children. All in all, it’s a typical kid’s flick. Forthose of you who don’t mind any of this, ‘The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride’is available at all good retailers.

From the makers of ‘Love Actually’ comes this60s-set piece of brilliance. ‘The Boat ThatRocked’ is an uplifting feature which is guaranteed to bring a smile to even the mosttrying, boring person.

Young Carl (Tom Surridge), our leading man, has been sent by hismother, (Emma Thompson) in an attempt to reform his character, to thepirate radio station headquarters on the Radio Rock ship. Here wemeet the rocking rebels: The Count, Angus, Midnight Mark and numerousothers including the fabulous Nick Frost as Dave. All is well onboard,love is in the air and the radio station has 25 million listeners. This happiness is soon fragmented. The 1960’s British Government has aproblem with liberation and freedom for its people and in a bid tosquash it, they make the renegade rockers illegal. A battle begins!Titanic connotations aside, ‘The Boat that Rocked’ is an excellent rompwith a fantastic sound track which will entice viewers of all ages. Youmust see this film! DVD release is the 28th of August.

4/5

2/5 5/5

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Music’sbestBest Love Song

AlwaysBon Jovi

Best Lady

BeyonceSingle Ladies

Best Gentleman

Michael JacksonThriller

Bon Jovi have had many hits over their 25 year reign including ‘Living on a Prayer’ and ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’.Their ultimate love song though has to be ‘Always’. It is aclassic song with great lyrics and meets the power ballad format, which everyone loves. With referencesfrom Romeo and Juliet and a Whitney Houston vibe, ‘Always’ is guaranteed to tell the one you love how muchthey really mean to you. Find Bon Jovi’s greatest hits inall good retailers.

This American lady has always out-performed just aboutany other female artist. With a career spanning 19 years,multi-talented Beyonce has had 13 top 10 singles in theUK alone. Her newest album ‘I am... Sasha Fierce’ is boiling over with hits. My particular favourite from thisalbum is ‘Single Ladies’. It has a catchy sound, great videoand is probably a message to all men out there to marrytheir partners. Beyonce herself got happily married lastyear to music impresario Jay-Z.

With tour dates announced this year, Michael Jackson issure to see a revival in sales. The mega star turns 51 in2009 and has spent over 40 years in the spotlight, startingin his family band The Jackson Five. They had many hitswhich are constant classics on radio stations. During hissolo career, Michael Jackson had a massive nine numberones and eighteen top 10 hits. The song everyone remembers Michael for has to be ‘Thriller’. I’m not sure ifit’s the whole video horror story idea or if it’s the unusualsong but, whatever the case, the album ‘Thriller’ sold 28million copies worldwide and continues to sell, even now,26 years on.

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Puzzlepage

Can you find all these waysto participate hidden in ourwordsearch?

SPORTCLUBSRANGERSYOUTHCLUBSSCOUTSEVENTSDISCUSSIONSGUIDESDANCINGSWIMMINGCHOIRCOMPETITIONS

Complete our TEeNAGERS Sudoku.

You have to get all the letters of TEeNAGERS into every row, column and small square in the grid.

Sudoku

Wordsearch

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Supermarkets, shops, hotels, restaurants and call centres are just some examples of where you mightfind part-time or temporary work. The vast majorityof these vacancies are not advertised so you mighthave to do a little work to find them.

If you need help, talk to your Connexions PersonalAdviser.

Larger employers will have websites – check for details of jobs and how to apply. You may be ableto download an application form or apply on line. Remember to check local papers – eg EveningChronicle, News Guardian.

Job seekersadvice

Think about the following: -

• Make a good impression – smile! Beenthusiastic, smart, clear and confident.

• Watch your body language! Don’t slouch or look at the floor.

• Answer any questions in full – don’t just use ‘yes’ and ‘no’.

• Be safe. Let someone know where you’re going and when you expect to return.

• Don’t visit with a group of friends. You may want one friend to accompany you. Make sure they take what you’re doing seriously.

Also …

• Have an up to date CV with you.

• Is your email address appropriate?

• Is your voicemail/answer phone message appropriate?

• You may be asked to complete an application form. Ask if you can complete it at home and bring it back.

• If you are below the minimum school leaving age, you will need a work permit issued by the local authority.

Find out more at www.get-it-sorted.org.uk and www.connexions-tw.co.uk

Good luck!

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Credits

Good luck!

We would like to thank the YouthCouncil members who made up thiseditorial team for their creativeinput to this edition of :

Georgia Goldsmith, Danielle Thomas,Sophie Hunter, Daniel Guest, AndrewElliott, Candy Owens, Johnathon Johnson, Jade Armstrong, Nadia Zemouri, Jenifer Breen, Becky Starkand Shauna Larmouth

Thanks also to Laura Johnson fromthe VODA team, John Gibson fromConnexions, Alan Strachan fromChurchill Community College, TheSUB 21 project, the Find your Talentteam, and to all those who gave uptheir time to be interviewed.

Special thanks to Sue Mitchell andChris Milner for their support and professionalism.

Sudoku Answers