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5 July

Bertie Hudd – age 7

7 July

Jack-James Kershaw – age 11

Alicia – age 13

Daniel – age 13

Zaenib Manshed – age 11 hAPPY bIRTHDAY TO THE SALVATION ARMY! gO AND CHECK OUT THE BIG BIRTHDAY COLOURING ON PAGE 11. See if you can spot this version of me on ANOTHER PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE.

The cosmos or universe is so enormous and stupendous it’s mind-boggling! Here are some facts about space that are … well, cosmic!

Sputnik 1

On 4 October 1957 a beach ball-sized satellite called Sputnik 1 was launched into space by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union (which was a collection of Eastern European countries run by Russia) and the USA were in competition to develop arti cial satellites to explore outer space. Sputnik 1 was the rst man-made object to orbit ( y round) Earth.

The satellite had four giant antennae and its job was to send radio signals back to Earth. Jodrell Bank – a space observatory in Cheshire, England –was asked to add a radar on to their radio telescope to track the rocket. Sputnik 1 orbited Earth 90 times a day getting slowly closer to its atmosphere. The satellite orbited Earth for three months before re-entering and burning up in Earth’s atmosphere.

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Where do sheep get their hair cut? The baa-baas!

What’s a cat’s favourite colour? Purrr-ple!

Why do tigers have stripes? So they don’t get spotted!

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Crossword Clues

by Neil Locker

Knock, knock! Who’s there?

Tank!

Tank who? You’re welcome!

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What did the lamb say to show her appreciation? ‘Thank ewe!’ across:

What do you get if you cross a cow and a trampoline? A milkshake!

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1 Female child. 3 Applaud. 7 Juicy tropical fruit. 8 Animal doctor. 9 Large ape. 13 Donkey.

14 Blacksmith's block. 16 Flip a coin, for example. 17 One time.

Knock, knock! Who’s there?

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Woo!

Woo who?

Why are you so excited?

Crossword Clues

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1 Monopoly or chess. 2 Scoring unit in cricket. 4 Even or flat. 5 Garden walkway. 6 Vacation. 10 Fertile region in a desert. 11 Coming after all others. 12 This hint, for example. 15 Delivery vehicle.

Answers on Page 2

Why did the pony get sent to his room? He couldn’t stop horsing around!

Why do ducks make good detectives?

Because they always quack the case!

Neil Locker