Teletext Recovery - 26/01/1999

P148 Teletext 148 Jan26 22:17:21         ————————————————————————————    THE CIRCUS OF THE FUTURE     Children between 9 and 16 are flocking to sign up for a holiday with a difference ... learning to be circus performers. They will be taught all the usual skills of the big top from juggling to tightrope-walking with one major omission — no animals! Organisers are hoping the novel scheme will rebuild the reputation of circuses — free from all accusations of cruelty. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— by Colin Irwin CHECK OUT YOUR LOVE STARS p418

P148 Teletext 148 Jan26 22:16:12         ————————————————————————————    THE CIRCUS OF THE FUTURE     Can you go to the circus without worrying if the animals you see doing tricks are trained by cruel methods? Yes you can. For the circuses of the future may not have any animals involved at all. The current court case involving charges against Mary Chipperfield of ill-treating animals in her circus has renewed enthusiasts' efforts to take the animals out of circuses. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Green Scene 160 Bamboozle 152 CHECK OUT THE CHARTS p485

P148 Teletext 148 Jan26 22:28:11         ————————————————————————————    THE CIRCUS OF THE FUTURE     The famous "animal-friendly" Moscow State Circus is joining forces wiuh summer holiday company Camp Beaumont to encourage politically-correct circuses. Daring children at the camp at Runton Sands, Norfolk this summer (July 17 to Aug 28) can learn juggling, spinning diablo, trapeze and tightrope-walking. But there will be no showman's whip lashed as they learn the skills to free circuses from images of cruelty. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Megazine 142 Reviews 484 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE p400

P148 Teletext 148 Jan26 22:18:51         ————————————————————————————    THE CIRCUS OF THE FUTURE     "More and more parents want their children to be able to do activities that are positive and healthy," says Richard Stovold of the Camp Beaumont Big Top Circus School. "We used to do rifle shooting but don't do that now because we feel it's not politically correct. "We've already had a lot of calls about our Circus School, which is all about performance skills and not animals." ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Big Screen 460 Bamboozle 152 TAKING ON THE TRUANTS p145

P148 Teletext 148 Jan26 22:17:11         ————————————————————————————    THE CIRCUS OF THE FUTURE     Circuses in the next Millennium are likely to be animal-free zones, says Big Top Circus School organiser Richard Stovold. "We've formed an association with the Moscow State Circus and some of their performers will be coming along to help teach the kids their skills. "It's about unicycles and flying on the trapeze — traditional circuses using animals are on the way out now." ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Void Letters 482 Music News 481 CHECK OUT THE GREEN SCENE p160

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