Pavo Magazine Winter 2023 by Westonbirt School

PAVO WESTONBIRT MAGAZINE WINTER 2023

FESTIVE RECIPES

Fabulous Fiction

SCHOOL EVENTS

CELEBRATIONS

PAVO TABLE OF CONTENTS

Events Interviews Photography Fiction corner Global celebrations Festive cuisine Scholars’ space Puzzles

EDITOR'S LETTER Welcome to the Winter edition of Pavo. Many new students have asked us where our name comes from, and it is a very valid question! Pavo is Latin for peacock, and until very recently, we had our very own feathered friend wandering around the grounds (you can still spot Bertie’s claw-print in the concrete path in the walkway by the bark area) so naming this magazine after him is a fitting tribute.

It has been a jam-packed term here at Westonbirt, with charity days, parties, trips, sporting events, competitions and fun. Our editorial team have filled our pages with stories, interviews, photography, illustrations, news, as well as plenty of ideas of how to fill your holidays from must-see shows, to festive food, and celebrations around the world. Wherever and whatever you’re doing over the holidays, have fun, and happy new year!

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The Pavo Team A D H O LI

THE EDITORIAL TEAM This Christmas 2023 edition of Pavo, Westonbirt’s student magazine, is brought to you by this intrepid team of journalists:

Maria B Erin E Susannah B Grace M Lily B Annabel B

Jack S Peter R Samuel W Charles W Jonathan B

With special thanks to our senior editorial director Lyra B and Ms Butterfield

THIS TERM’S EVENTS

Jack Stone Year 8

JEANS FOR GENES

Children In Need

Children in Need is an event that asks all pupils around the school to wear something that has spots on because of the children in need mascot, Pudsey and his spotty bandana! Lunch also contained a smile mile where students walked from the front of the school to the school gates and back again twice!

CANDLELIT SUPPER The Year 11s joined the sixth form after their step up to sixth form day at a black tie party in the great hall for dinner, dancing and a fun murder mystery game, organised by katie C, theo C and lots of year 13 helpers.

Jack Stone Year 8

Frozen The KS3 show was a sparkling success!

“I loved spending time with my friends and meeting new people along the way. The teachers made this an amazing show that was enjoyed by many. This was an experience I will never forget. I just loved it.” - Bluebell (Elsa)

“The whole experience of being in Frozen was truly magical. A huge thank you to everyone involved, it was brilliant!” - Elsie (Anna) 6

“Frozen was an amazing experience, it’s widened my friendship group, and now I know I have another family to go to! And the teachers made such an effort, and even became great friends with us too!” - Erin (Wandering Oaken)

“The cast really topped it off. I had some very good friends doing it, and made many more” - Maxi (Kristoff) “I made so many new friends across all years and we had made such a tight community” - Alex (Sven) “Being part of Frozen was such a fantastic experience, that I will remember and treasure forever. - And remember - some people are worth melting for” - Rafe (Olaf)

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Fiction Corner 13

The Smoking Candle By Susannah B

The clock chimed, signalling the twelfth hour but did not stop. The noise rang through the dark house and generations of frowning portraits, yet no one even stirred in their sleep. A figure clad in black appeared from seemingly nowhere and walked around the gloomy house, pale fingers running dust off the shelves, moving silently as a shadow would throughout the gathering black. He stopped at the library, pausing for a mere second or two before opening the great mahogany door to the wonders that lay beyond. Books covered the great shelves of the library, neatly standing in their organised rows. A shaft of weak moonlight slanted through the window, illuminating their dusty spines, for the room was seldom used during the day only at night where he had come every night ever since that fateful day. He carefully sat at a green backed chair, and it creaked as he did so. A book was held in his hands, the same book it always was. An already lit candle sat at the table by its side, dripping wax into the holder and giving a luminous light to the ant trails of the text. He started to read, and as he did so, started to remember... The torrent of memories began as they always did, a seemingly endless array of: reading aloud under fluffy clouds and the warm summer sun, playing with him, an assortment of bright primary colours, watching the sun set pink over the rolling hills, looking through his favourite book-together, The adventures and mischief of Alice in wonderland, A spin off he had written, papers bound with fraying brown string, The very book that was in his calloused hands now, Calloused through the hours they had spent gardening together, the smell of rich soil and new life. 14

And then ... That day, fixing the rope on the swing laughing together, amongst the daffodils they had planted, Jump forward just two years on ... The broken swing, rope snapped in the middle, wooden seat swinging at a jaunty angle in the wind. Beneath the swing, the mangled body of his child, his son, colour gone, life gone, eyes up to the grey skies. Dead. Then .... The lonely, empty months that followed, leaden with pain and grief. The cold dreary funeral, gifts and cards neighbours gave with pitiful eyes, all the while thinking, glad it wasn't my child, imagine that! Then ... The emptiness too much to bear, to live with. The house, sold, the grand country home that held so much sadness and love. Gardens, lakes stretching for miles on end, the unspoken beauty. This, replaced with a downtown Bungalow for one, looking out onto a main road with a lawn that not even one person could lie down on. And now, The library of the grand country home that used to be his, only bearable with the memories it held during the cover of darkness, where the gardens and the tree that held the swing hidden from view along with the guilt, the pain, the sadness, only at night could those emotions show and bring back the past, sweet but raw and true. The clock chiming three brought him out of the past and into stinging reality. He blew out the candle, heaved himself out of the chair, replacing the book where he had sat ready for the next night. With all that done he disappeared as quickly as he had come. All that was left was the thin wisps of smoke flowing through the slightly drawn window and the tear tracked book holding the ache and burden of the past. Ready, waiting, for all the nights to come for the years that would pass while time still held its steady beat, ringing for all of eternity.

Scholars’ space This term the scholars were asked to write an essay on one of the United Nations Goals for Sustainable Development. Here are Miss Morris’s top three picks...

Who Is Responsible for Achieving Sustainably Used and Conserved Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources? By Darcey O

Our oceans cover around 71% of the Earth's surface. They regulate the global climate and are our planet's life support system. It is incredibly important to protect and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources. The United Nations is one of the main organisations that work towards protecting the oceans. Recently the UN established the new “High Seas” treaty. More than 70 nations and the European Union signed it. The treaty aims to address critical issues such as increasing sea surface temperatures, overfishing, coastal pollution and unsustainable practices beyond national jurisdiction. The treaty covers two thirds of the planet’s oceans, and it took many years to achieve this agreement. There are other organisations, for example Greenpeace, the Ocean Conservancy and Oceana, who are also committed to protecting the oceans, its resources and inhabitants. Greenpeace campaigns against fracking as they state it is not only bad for our climate, but it risks causing water pollution. Fracking uses toxic chemicals that may not be regulated well enough, which harms marine life. Ocean Conservancy are fighting for trash free seas, collecting more than 3 million pounds of rubbish since 1986. Oceana is the largest international advocacy organisation focused solely on ocean conservation. Oceana and their allies are continuing to work towards the global goal of protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030. Oceana target governments and large companies to be more aware and to take action against the effects of exploitation of the ocean. As I have mentioned there are many organisations that have pledged to take care of the ocean and its marine life but there are four big industries driving the exploitation of our oceans. Deep-sea fishing is currently the most damaging industry operating in the Northeast Atlantic. Each year, offshore drilling rigs are responsible for dozens of spills of crude oil, natural gas liquids, diesel and hydraulic fluids into the environment.

Humans use the ocean and its resources for food and minerals, oil and gas, farming, travel, shipping and recreation. The deterioration of the ocean affects all living creatures. The rising sea levels will eventually cover up islands inhabited by both humans and animals which could lead to overcrowding of species and loss of natural resources. Most ocean pollution begins on land and much of this runoff flows to the sea, carrying with it agricultural fertilisers and pesticides. Having polluted oceans can also affect humans' health because small organisms ingest toxins and are eaten by larger predators, many of which are seafood that we eventually eat. Warmer ocean surface temperatures affect weather patterns, shifting rainfall and causing some regions to experience flooding while exacerbating drought and wildfire risk in others. Virtually, all ocean habitats have been affected in some way via drilling or mining, dredging for aggregates for concrete and other building materials, destructive anchoring, removal of corals and land “reclamation”. Since the industrial revolution, humans have increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to levels that have caused ocean acidification and ocean warming, amongst other climate related negative effects. There are many things we can do as individuals: small things like trying to use less water so excess runoff and wastewater will not flow into the ocean; choosing nontoxic chemicals and disposing of herbicides, pesticides and cleaning products properly; you can also cut down on what you throw away. If you need to get somewhere think about reducing vehicle pollution by using fuel efficient vehicles or by riding a bike. If you go fishing, follow catch and release practices to keep more fish alive. The exploitation of the ocean and the impact on the climate affects every species on the planet and I think everyone needs to do their bit to help stop this from happening. Organisations, governments and individuals are all responsible for achieving sustainably used and conserved oceans, seas and marine resources. There is no specific one group of people that are responsible for this. So, what can you do?

What stands in the way of achieving the zero-hunger goal? By Rafe P

By 2030 the United Nations has made it one of their Sustainable Development Goals to reach zero hunger across the world. But in recent years studies have shown that the number of people battling hunger has almost doubled. This is due to many reasons: the ongoing wars happening around the world, the cost of living crisis with food prices increasing and making sure that the food we do have has the right nutrients. Today, in 2023, there are more people going to bed on an empty stomach than people in Europe and Oceania combined.

One of the problems that stands in the way of achieving zero hunger is conflict. UN statistics show that almost 20% of world hunger is due to war. Conflict poses as a huge problem to all of the 17 sustainable development goals, especially zero hunger because if there is conflict there are people trapped without food or fleeing and not being able to access food. Another issue that we have to face is food insecurity. Statistics show that 161 million people suffer from food insecurities due to ongoing conflicts, which means that 161 million people around the world do not know when they will get their next meal and if they do find food, it does not have the nutrients that they need to survive. So in order for the zero-hunger goal to be met the UN need to find a way to get enough food with the right nutrients to the centre of the war for the people that need it. People who are forcibly displaced or stateless have no access to any kinds of food. However, the World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations high commission for refugees (UNHCR) have started tackling this problem together. WFP and UNHCR work closely with each other in emergencies and longer-term crises to help supply food to refugees all around the globe.

Another issue that stands in the way of achieving the zero-hunger goal is the money we have to spend on food, and the money it would take to achieve the goal. In 2020 figures shown that almost 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet. This brings up food poverty; food poverty is when a person does not have the money to buy the nutritious foods that they need, or if a person does not have any access to the nutritious foods that they need or, in some cases, both. In the year to September 2023 the prices of food and nonalcoholic beverages rose by 12.2%, therefore it is now more costly to acquire enough food to solve world hunger. According to WFP's director, David Beasley, to create global food stability we would need to spend £4.93 Billion pounds a year. This money would then go towards one meal a day for everyone facing famine-levels of food insecurity. The food that they are given will be fortified with vitamins and minerals to ensure that even though it will only be one meal it will have all the nutrients they need to still be healthy and not malnourished. Even though it is only one meal a day it is still one more step in the right direction. The majority of developing countries suffer from malnutrition, stunting (being small for one’s age), and wasting (being underweight for one’s age), because of food insecurity, not knowing when you will have your next meal, or because of food poverty. WFP are tackling this problem by fortifying the foods with the vitamins and minerals that we need in everyday life then sending it to the people that need it. Although we are unlikely to achieve zero hunger across the globe by 2030, we can still focus in on the things that we can do that are more easily achievable, like fortifying the foods and sending it to the people that need it either in conflict-affected areas, developing countries or to the people living in poverty. Because we all have a right to live a good, healthy life.

How can we make life on land more sustainable? By William C

The earth is home to more than 20 quintillion animals and the ecosystems that are in it are responsible for more than half the overall economic income all across the globe. It has an agricultural and pharmaceutical purpose in day-to-day life and is beautiful and should be protected. The world’s animals are currently facing mass extinction. This is a global crisis, with the pace of extinction increasing since 1993 due to factors such as habitat destruction, overexploitation, and climate change. “Earth’s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in just under 50 years.” These numbers are higher than they have ever been since the extinction of the dinosaurs and we are in a period believed to be the sixth mass extinction. This shows that the human race is accelerating the death of animals on land, in water and in the air. We depend on these animals and their habitats to provide food, clean water, and materials such as leather, milk, eggs and other animal products that are vital to survival. These many attributes make ecosystems a societal “happy place” and a healthy natural world. Currently, however, ecosystems such as forests, mountains and the polar caps are experiencing and responding to numerous human-induced stressors, with climate change being the primary concern. “In the Amazon over the last 50 years 17% of the forest has been lost to forest conversion”, showing that deforestation plays a huge role in the problems of climate change. Ecosystems like mountains are also impacted. Human activities like mining, livestock and tourism all affect mountains, impacting the species that produce organic matter, bind CO2, and produce oxygen. “More than a third of the world’s remaining glaciers will melt before the year 2100.” This is a shocking result of problems occurring since the industrial revolution such as, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions raising temperatures, and as a result, glaciers rapidly melting, breaking off into the sea and retreating on land. If all of these factors are affecting us now then what does the future hold for us?

Today, just one percent of the planet is in a “barely liveable” hot zone, but by 2050, the ratio will grow to near 20%. In 2100, temperatures could rise so high that spending a few hours outside some major capital cities in Asia could be fatal. This is a terrifying statistic showing us the true issues we will face in the future if we do not act now. On top of this, previous statistics tell us that over the past five years, approximately 100 million hectares of productive land have been degraded annually posing a significant problem to global food and water production in the future. The significance for the balance of these natural systems for human health and civilization is huge, on top of the stability for these systems which is crucial to life and must be responsibly managed to ensure their longevity. Unfortunately, the current levels of degradation have reached levels which have never been known before, creating a significant risk to the planet's future. How can you help to meet the goals to “Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss” at home? Firstly, make donations to Goal 15 charities, any size of donation can help! Secondly, make sure to recycle whenever you can. Thirdly, compost, as this can help reduce food waste and can allow you to garden for your own crop. Whilst the world's animal populations are dropping at a rate worse than the dinosaur extinction, we are helping to conserve and protect many more species through zoo programmes, and we are protecting the welfare of all types of domesticated animals around the globe. On top of this, 17% of the forest has been lost over the last 50 years, but tree planting campaigns and many high EPI scores are helping combat this. Finally, though one-fifth of the world will be inhospitable by 2050, we are combating this as a planet by each doing our part set by the UN to help prevent this from happening. Overall, while we aren't doing enough to stop a mass extinction event and haven't made life on land “sustainable” yet, we are slowing it down, giving ourselves and future generations more time to make life on land sustainable.

ECO tips + tricks at Christmas Christmas is a time of giving, and with giving comes wrapping paper, and lots of it - 227 miles of it gets thrown away every year, together with a staggering 1 billion Christmas cards. We’re not suggesting for a minute that you reach for the Sunday papers to wrap your gifts in, but rather, make eco-conscious decisions about what your present wears, so you’re kind to the planet at the same time as being kind to your loved ones. Choose non-metallic, non-glittery wrap that can be recycled Unwrap your own presents carefully so that you can reuse the paper it’s gifted in Cut out the pictures from the front of your Christmas cards to use as gift tags next year.

The Buzz on Bees Only female bees can sting Not all bees live in colonies, some are solitary

The oldest honeycomb ever found was in a Pharoah’s tomb

Every third mouthful of food you have is due to a pollinator like bees

Dumbledore is old English for bumble bee There are 20,000 bee species worldwide

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The Buzz on Bee Keeping Club An interview with Miss Smith by Jonathan B

What inspired you to start bee-keeping?

I’ve wanted to do beekeeping for a while as I’ve been really interested in conservation. But it was actually local beekeeper, Martin Knight, who approached Westonbirt School and asked if we wanted to own beehives, Mrs D then approached me to ask if I would like to do this. · For anyone interested in bee-keeping, what would be your top three tips to get them started? 1. Join bee keeping club, Wednesday after school 2. Look at British beekeepers association for information 3. When you’re out and about and see if you can identify bees etc or are they wasps

Tell me about bee-keeping club?

E.g. what you do / Key responsibilities Learning about how bees work: their roles within their colonies / individually; how they make honey; we will be learning how to market honey that we do eventually make and to start putting together some fundraising ideas so that we can afford to buy essential equipment for beekeeping. Then in the Spring we will be much more hands on in terms of handling the bees safely, and generally teaching students how to be calm around bees because actually when you are stressed around bees they can sense it and it makes them stressed too. 20

Festive Recipes

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil 1kg of beef shin 2 large onion 3 large carrots 1tsp caster sugar 3 tbsp plain flour 400ml ale 2 beef stock cube mixed with 600ml boiling water 100g bacon 325g plain flour 125g butter 1 tbsp of tomato puree 1 tsp vinegar 3 tbsp plain flour 1 pack of ready made pastry

Steak and ale pie

1. Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Heat the vegetable oil in a large casserole dish and fry the bacon for 5 mins until lightly browned. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. In the same pan, brown the beef well in batches for 5-8 mins, adding a drizzle more oil if you need to, then set aside. 2. Add the onions and carrots to the pan and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the flour, then add the tomato purée and vinegar. Tip the beef and bacon, along with any juices, back into the pan and give it all a good stir. Pour in the ale and stock. Season and bring to a simmer. Cover with a lid and cook in the oven for about 2 hrs or until the meat is really tender. Leave everything to cool slightly, then strain off about half the braising liquid into another container. Leave to cool completely. 3. Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7 and put a baking tray in the oven. butter a 26-28cm pie dish and dust well with flour. Cut off a third of the pastry and set aside. Roll out the remaining pastry to a thick round that will easily line the pie dish with an overhang, then line the tin. Tip in the beef mixture. You want the filling to be slightly higher than the rim of the dish. Brush the edges with egg yolk. Roll out the remaining pastry to a thick round, big enough to cover the pie, then lift onto the pie dish. Trim the edges, then re-roll the trimmings and cut into decorative shapes, such as leaves. Brush the top with more yolk. put it on the hot baking tray. 4. Bake for 20 mins, remove, brush again with yolk, and bake for 20-25 mins until golden

Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients

750g pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks Plain flour, for dusting 140g caster sugar 1/2 tsp nutmeg, grated 1 tsp cinnamon 2 eggs beaten 25g butter melted 175ml milk 1 tbsp icing sugar 350g shortcrust pastry

Method

1. Place the pumpkin in a large saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Cover with a lid and simmer for 15 mins or until tender. Drain the pumpkin and let it cool. 2. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use it to line a 22cm loose-bottomed tart tin. Chill for 15 mins. Line the pastry with baking parchment and baking beans, then bake for 15 mins. Remove the beans and paper, and cook for a further 10 mins until the base is pale golden and biscuity. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly. 3. Increase oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Push the cooled pumpkin through a sieve into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, salt, nutmeg and half the cinnamon. Mix in the beaten eggs, melted butter and milk, then add to the pumpkin purée and stir to combine. Pour into the tart shell and cook for 10 mins, then reduce the temperature to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Continue to bake for 35-40 mins until the filling has just set. 4. Leave to cool, then remove the pie from the tin. Mix the remaining cinnamon with the icing sugar and dust over the pie. Serve chilled.

Toffee Apples Ingredients

8 red apples 400g caster sugar 1 tsp lemon juice 4 tbsp golden syrup Red food colouring Red food glitter Lolly sticks

Method

STEP 1 push the sharpest end of each stick (or the lolly sticks) into the stalk-end of each apple, making sure it is firmly wedged in. Put a large piece of baking parchment onto a wooden board. STEP 2 Tip the sugar into a large saucepan and add the lemon juice and 100ml water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sugar has dissolved. Swirl the pan gently to move the sugar around, but don’t stir. Add the golden syrup and bubble the mixture (be careful it doesn’t boil over) until it reaches 'hard crack' stage or 150C on a sugar thermometer. If you don't have a thermometer, test the toffee by dropping a small amount into cold water. It should harden instantly and, when removed, be brittle. If it's soft, continue to boil. When it's ready, drip in some food colouring and swirl to combine. Add the glitter and turn off the heat. STEP 3 Working quickly, dip each apple into the toffee, tipping the pan to cover all the skin. Lift out and allow any excess to drip off before putting on the baking parchment. Repeat with the remaining apples. Gently heat the toffee again if you need to. Best eaten on the same day.

CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

Hinamatsuri Also know as ‘doll festival’ or ‘girls day’, Hinamatsuri is a Japanese festival that takes place annually on the 3rd of March.

it is dedicated to celebrating the health and happiness of young girls! On this day, families and

communities come together to commemorate girls and their femininity.

The Japanese celebrate this special day by decorating with hina dolls and with festive foods, such as chirashi sushi, clam You may have guessed that dolls are the soup, and strawberry daifuku.

main event of Hinamatsuri. Called hina in Japanese, the dolls are dressed in traditional imperial clothing and placed on a three-to-seven tiered platform called hina-dan.

They're believed to absorb bad luck, attract good fortune, and keep girls safe.

Day of the dead

Day of the Dead is a joyful time that helps people remember the deceased and celebrate their memory.

During Day of the Dead, life-size papier-mâché skeletons and miniature plastic or clay skeletons are everywhere. Why? Mexicans honor their ancestors on Day of the Dead, but they're also reminding themselves that death is just a part of life.

Day of the dead is a Mexican festival that is celebrated from October 31st to November 2 every year!

Items that were important to the ancestors when they were alive, such as a favorite book or musical instrument, are placed on the altar as well.

people set up a candlelit altar in their homes so spirits can find their way back to their relatives. The altar also offers some of the favorite foods of the deceased—just in case they get hungry.

Jamhuri day

Jamhuri is the Swahili word for "republic" and the holiday officially marks the date when Kenya became a independent country!

Jamhuri Day is a national holiday in Kenya, celebrated on 12 December each year.

Celebrations include delicious feasts, political speeches, colourful parades, and dancing.

Kenya’s national food is ugali! It is often served as a side dish with various vegetables, meat or fish and is also common in other parts of Africa.

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Christmas KFC dinnerJapan In 1924 KFC released a marketing plan that took Japan by storm. Their simple catchphrase for this was "Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!" (Kentucky for Christmas!). Even to this day, many Japanese families, even though they don’t necessarily celebrate Christmas, go to their local KFC for a Kentucky style Christmas dinner.

What Celebration Are You? What is your favourite snack? A- definitely some cozy cupcakes B- Definitely chocolate C- Chewy sweets and lots of them Where in Westonbirt would you go to on a rainy day? A - Warm up in the great hall with my friends B- I’d still play outside in the rain C- I’d find a dark, cozy spot in the library

If you could have any of these animals as a pet, which would you choose? A- Polar Bear B- Rabbit C- Raven

Your friend is upset! how would you cheer them up??

Finally, what is your favourite lesson at Westonbirt?

A- I’d put on their favourite movie and we’d eat all the popcorn we can! B- I’d give them a big hug and give them some chocolate. C- I’d try to take their mind off it by telling them a strange and spooky story

A- Definitely music B- I love art and Food C- It’s got to be history and figures from the past...

Answers on the next page!

Answers! Now add up the letters you’ve chosen!

If You answered mostly A. then you are Christmas! You are fun loving and cheery! Always the first to help out a friend or bring a smile to everyone’s face, you spread excitement wherever you go! Just like Christmas, people love you! Although maybe lay off the Christmas cracker jokes!

If you answered mostly B. then you are Easter! Kind and honest, people can always count on you! A caring friend, you make sure that no one ever feels left out or lonely. You love nature, especially animals and they love you! You’re as sweet as an Easter egg!

If you answered mostly C. then you are Halloween! You’re at your happiest when the nights are drawing in, and everything is warm and cosy. You love telling stories, and delving into the magical and mysterious...

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THIS EDITION’S FILM OF CHOICE Nativity 1,2,3,4 U Comedy

We normally choose just one film to recommend, but as it’s Christmas, and everything is excessive at Christmas, we’ve chosen four!

If you like slapdash humour, puns a plenty and some good old Christmas cheer then these are the films for you. We defy you not to be filled with festive magic after watching these brilliantly bonkers beauties.

We hope you’ve enjoyed this festive edition of Pavo, if you would like to be involved in putting the Spring issue together then join us at Journalism Club every Thursday after tea, or send Ms Butterfield any art/stories/ poems/ news you’d like to be included. Happy holidays!