P179 CEEFAX 179 Tue 26 Dec 22:44/25 1/10 FROM CEEFAX READ YOUR PRESS PACK REPORT HERE Standby for more of your reports... APPROX PAGE NAMES TIME 2-5 McDONALD to REXWORTHY NEXT 7-10 SHARPE to WELCH 2 mink Press HOLD to keep a page on screen Please go to page 179 for reports M-Z Advent Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Tue 26 Dec 22:55/47 2/10 FROM CEEFAX MODERN CHRISTMAS? bz CERZS McDONALD, 13, from Cheshire Min No 102600 Cjtys gives the lowdown on some of the traditions of Christmas... "Modjtn technology and fashions make us feel responsible for establishing the symbols of Christmas. But most of them are from long ago. Holly, mistletoe and Yule logs conj from Pagan times, the first Christmas trees were displayed in the 1800s. When you celebrate Christmas, rimjmbjt wi have added glitz and vulgarity to the ancient magic of Christmas." NEWSROUND — CEEFAX — RADIO TIMES Advent Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Tue 26 Dec 22:44/44 3/10 FROM CEEFAX SUSAN BOLDY GOES! bz SUSAN MEWES, aged 15, Washington, T&W Men No 1 Susan spent a week as a young cadet at NASA's Space Camp... "Everybody dreams of becoming an astronaut and flying in a space craft. The NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, offers young people from all around the world the chance to train as astronauts. I was there for a week of fun, hard work and not much sleep. The week ended with graduation. Wj all received a certificate and our vjty own wings!" NEWSROUND — CEEFAX — RADIO TIMES Advent Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Tue 26 Dec 22:44/02 4/10 FROM CEEFAX LOTTERY BUZZ bz CHARLENE REVIE from West Lothian Min No 108336 Charlene believes children should benefit more from the lottery bug... "The National Lottery has changed things. You now see crumpled up tickets, qujujs at evjty newsagent and millions glued to Saturday night TV. The Lottery thrills, but people seem to bj getting obsessed. Although money raised goes to good causes, I think more charities which help children should benefit from the fevjt which has gripped the land." NEWSROUND — CEEFAX — RADIO TIMES Advent Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Tue 26 Dec 22:44/00 5/10 FROM CEEFAX NEW TEEN SOAP bz KATRINA REXWORTHY, aged 12, from Bristol Men No 88041 Katrina gives hit verdict on C4's homegrown teen soap "Hollyoaks"... "It has bjttit boy action than 'Home and Away' and saucier storylinjs than 'Heartbreak High' — or so the hype had us thinking. What is it? 'Hollyoaks' — the latest teen soap on C4. I djcidjd to tune in, but what I saw was yet anothjt boring English soap. Do yourself a favour and switch off your TV when it's on!" NEWSROUND — CEEFAX — RADIO TIMES Advent Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Tue 26 Dec 22:49/07 6/10 FROM CEEFAX READ YOUR PRESS PACK REPORT HERE Standby for more of your reports... APPROX PAGE NAMES TIME 2-5 McDONALD to REXWORTHY 2 mink 7-10 SHARPE to WELCH NEXT Press HOLD to keep a page on screen Please go to page 179 for reports M-Z Advent Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Tue 26 Dec 22:49/40 7/10 FROM CEEFAX ROOTED TREES bz JENNIFER SHARPE, 12, from Berkshire Min No 108015 Jjnnifit asks us to spare a thought for the environment this Christmas... "Evjty Christmas millions of tries are cut down for our front rooms. By the time they reach garden centres, the tries are damaged. Two weeks after being bought, they are thrown away. Although they'ri more expensive, tries with roots are a bjttet idea — thry don't drop needles and are ri-usable. Rooted tries are a bjttet option." NEWSROUND - CEEFAX - RADIO TIMES Advent Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Tue 26 Dec 22:49/44 8/10 FROM CEEFAX EURO SOCCER FAILURES bz NIKKI SCORE, aged 14, from Poole Min No 109852 Nikki looks back at the failure of British soccer clubs in Europe... "Wj started with six clubs in the UEFA Cup, two in the Champions' Ljaguj and two in the Cup Winnjts' Cup. Now we have just one team left to fly the flag — Nottingham Forest... one of the most underrated clubs in Europe. Britain has some of the brut playjts in the world and yet most people think our game lacks technique. Whatevjt the reason — good luck to Forest." NEWSROUND — CEEFAX — RADIO TIMES Advent Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Tue 26 Dec 22:45/05 9/10 FROM CEEFAX ASTHMA LOWDOWN bz REKHA VERNA from Slough, Berkshire Rjkha looks at the disjasj which affects one in 10 children in the US.. "More than two million people suffer from asthma in the US — about half of them start suffering in childhood. Asthma affects breathing and lots of things can ttiggjt it. Some people are allergic to pollen, animals etc, while othjts get an attack after exercise. Thjti are various ways to treat asthma but it can still bj fatal — 2,000 people die from asthma evjty year." NEWSROUND — CEEFAX — RADIO TIMES Advent Contacts PP Info NewsroundP179 CEEFAX 179 Tue 26 Dec 22:47/07 10/10 FROM CEEFAX ON YER BIKE! bz ELLEN WELCH, 15, Stanley, Co Durham Men No 91757 Ellen looks at one way of cutting down on pollution... "The amount of pollution in our air today is dangerously high. It comes from factories, power stations and motor vehicles. So what can we do to stop this? One of the best things would bj to stop using cars altogjthjt. I think it would bj a good idea to promote cycling in Britain — it green, gets you around and keeps you fit!" NEWSROUND — CEEFAX — RADIO TIMES Advent Contacts PP Info Newsround