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School to preserve history
Models of The Watchers, the sculpture installed atToothill Village Cen-
tre 27 years ago, have been presented to Toothill Primary School.

The ,U ayor with heodteacher Martin Cowell and .Marion Pryor
and Toothill Primary children with the models of The Watchers
The Mayor Steve Wakefield made bronze. It's a commission I would Cane
an appeal in the January Link for like to take on to give The Watchers a
one of the small versions presented permanent presence in Toothill."
to councillors and VIPs at the un- In the meantime,Toothill Primary
veiling on 8 June 1982. headteacher Martin Cowell said he
Sculptor Pat Elmore donated is delighted to have the models in
a resin version which had been the school. "They give the children
given away and Marion Pryor a sense of the history about their
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from Stratton contacted us as her community. I'm sure they will be
son had found a cement version used in our curriculum work in Ei1 .A__-
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in the garden undergrowth of his some way."
new house, whilst artist Ken Whit f "-.-
uncovered the poster he designed 4
for the opening event. - I
In the March Link, Pat Elmore
described how she worked with
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the late Carlton Attwood in his `
last months to make the finishing
touches to The Watchers, using the
features of her daughter Heidi, who
now lives in Redhouse, and her '
husband to shape the faces out of
cement fondue.
Although the original statue '/" ^ FREE LOCAL DELIVERY
has suffered from vandalism and
the weather, the maquettes used rind .
to develop the full scale version
are in good condition. Pat said she The Conservatory Centre, Manor Garden Centre,
wasn't surprised the sculpture has Cheney Manor, Swindon
suffered. "Thamesdown Council ; y `
would not pay for it to be cast in
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Looking forlorn, The Watchers at Too tin ll
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