They Came In Like Wrecking Boars!

Last week, Forest of Dean Football Club were struck for the third time by a bunch of destructive wild boars.



The current state of the pitch

The boars managed to break in through the surrounding fencing and left the pitch in a terrible state. The club estimates it will cost more than £1,000 to fix the mess which the boars created.

It's not the first time the pitch has been targeted; the boars made two visits to the club in just one week. 

“It could have happened to any club around here, but we’re the unlucky ones this time.” Ian Marfell, Soudley AFC chairman, told BBC news. But why do the boars choose this particular pitch? A wild boar expert suggests it’s down to the fact that the Forest of Dean Club has their grass cut regularly, which makes it easier for the boars to dig for what they’re looking for - worms and grubs to eat.



Wild boars

Five years ago, the boars came from the surrounding forest and damaged the pitch, but didn't leave the pitch in as bad of a mess as it is this time. It could take until Christmas for the pitch to return back to normal - or at least good enough to use!



Emily Bonner, year 8

The Day of The Doctor

With the 50^th anniversary of Doctor Who coming up, there are lots of talks about what will happen in the episode and who will be in it. It has already been confirmed that Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman will be joined by David Tennant, Billie Piper, and John Hurt.

People have been looking forward to this special episode for a very long time and the moment is almost here. Although Steven Moffat wanted to keep it a secret, the trailer was leaked but he knew that it would be very hard to keep from such excited fans. 

The Day of the Doctor will be aired on November 23^rd at 7:50pm and it will be the longest episode ever, lasting 75 minutes. It has been described at the Doctor’s ‘greatest adventure yet’ and the episode will show the Doctor’s own past which is coming back to haunt him.

After this tremendous event, there will be a Christmas special. We do not know much information about this apart from the fact that Matt Smith will regenerate into Peter Capaldi.

You can watch one of the trailers for the upcoming episode by clicking on the video below.

Shannan Smith and Anya Stacey,

year 9

It’s Question Time at BHS

Thursday 7^th November saw the arrival of BBC Political Debate show Question Time at Boston High School. 

Suggested as a venue to the BBC, they chose our privileged school to host the popular TV show ready to air at 10.30pm the very same night. Arriving at school in the morning, I saw an influx of vans with large aerials attached, obviously there to assist in the production of the filming. As an aspiring Media Production undergraduate this was something that I found extremely exciting and was thrilled when I, along with others, got the chance to take part in the setting up of the show and the rehearsal.

The BBC kindly allowed Boston High School students to engage in various activities throughout the day including getting to experience and see what the mobile studio, in which the floor manager referred to as a scanner, looks like inside. The LYJA team themselves got to interview the renowned Question Time host himself, David Dimbleby, something that was very fascinating for them as they were able to find out the nitty and gritty details of work within the media! You can watch the interview for yourself by clicking on the video at the end of this article.

Haydon Risbridger and I found ourselves extremely fortunate as we were not only part of the LYJA team but also part of the six A Level Media Studies students who were able to sit in during the rehearsal and witness the preparation of the opening and end credits to the show. Whilst I sat in the mock audience blissfully unaware of what to expect next, Haydon had a very lucky opportunity and did an interview on Radio 5 Live about his experience of the day so far… something that he is extremely proud of and excited about.

As a student of Boston High School, I would like to congratulate the school in organising such a wonderful event that inspired many students. I would also like to thank all of the students who took part and allowed the show to be such a success, Mrs Bell and Matt for arranging an interview with David for the LYJA team, Mr Paddison for giving myself and five others the wonderful chance of being on a real life TV studio and of course, the BBC for permitting all of this to happen and giving up their time as professionals to engage with the students at Boston High.

Molly Maddison, Year 13