THE BEDFORD CLANGER

TEEN TAKEOVER 2018



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BEDFORDCLANGER

YOUR CULTURAL GUIDE TO THE BEST OF BEDFORD

Letter from Team Clanger

Welcome to this special issue of the Bedford Clanger; our Teen Takeover. Over the last few months we've been working with Sixth Formers from St Thomas Moore School to put together an entire issue written by teens. Without further ado, it's over to Daisy, Cherith and Georgina to introduce themselves...

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Cover design by Abi Barkas Website: Alec East @ Narrative Industries

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from left to right: Georgina Morgillo, Daisy Smith, Cherith Janes and Abi Barkas

I'm Daisy Smith, a Year 13 student currently studying: Drama, History and English Literature at St. Thomas More. My aim is to study Broadcast Journalism at University and so the Bedford Clanger seemed to be a perfect opportunity for me to start practicing the skills I need for that course. Before writing for the Bedford Clanger my knowledge of food restaurants and cafes only went as far as Nando's and Costa which is why I enjoyed writing the `Hidden Gems' article the most because it meant that I got to try out new places in town I never knew existed and have actually now found new cafes that I have gone back to.

Hi! My name's Cherith and I've had a passion for English since middle school. I've run clubs dedicated to school newsletters, so I couldn't turn down the opportunity to upscale to `The Clanger'. I am taking English literature, English language and Drama as my A-Level subjects which link into my desire to develop my writing skills as well as open up options within careers. For a while I aspired to become a journalist and so being able to experience the journey of writing and publishing after deliberation on topics with other writers is very beneficial to me. I hope the newspaper is as 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.

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Hidden Gems - Cafes review by Daisy Smith

Bedford is a town of many food places ranging from large restaurants on the high street to small cafes in little lanes. Some are off the beaten track, so we decided it would be interesting to discover some hidden gems in Bedford. Now since we're students our budget is not large so we narrowed our search to cafes. Our aim 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 Caf?.

Albero Lounge

Aesthetic: 4/5

Food: 4/5

Service: 4/5

Overall: 4/5

Albero Lounge had a range of menus including vegan and gluten free options with snacks and drinks ranging from your classic coke to homemade pink lemonade and juices; all items were reasonably priced with the majority of meals under ?10. The interior can really only be described to be (as cringey as it is) `quirky' since you've got your bright coloured chairs paired

with your grandmas wallpaper with antique portraits and Albero Lounge manage pull it off. It's on the riverside so if you want to sit outside you have a nice view of the river and if the sun is out, you are able to work on that tan. Vanilla Tree

Aesthetic: 4/5 Food: 4/5 Service: 5/5 Overall: 4.3/5 Since Vanilla Tree are an independent business their prices are understandably priced slightly higher than your average small caf? however the price is definitely worth it. One thing that makes Vanilla Tree unique is that it has an open kitchen where you can see them

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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 d?cor 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 Caf? 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 caf?, for example in the summer they held a barbeque day.

Overall we rated the cafes:

1. Vanilla Tree

2. Albero Lounge

3. Millyard Caf?

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 Caf? 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.

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