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History of the day sealed for posterity It’s simple!

John Lewis At Home includes a Link for the future
1 You drop it off
Pupils from Drove Primary School and Mountford Manor Primary 2 We sell it on eBay for you
School buried a time capsule in the entrance of the new John Lewis 3 We send you a cheque
At Home shop at Mannington Retail Park in mid-September.
People of the future Turn your treasures into cash
will fi nd a range of and let us sell your unwanted
items currently being items on eBay for you.
sold by John Lewis
such as a Walk in the
Park cotton cushion Call us now 0845 22 694 22
and a red London Let Us Auction It Ltd, BSS House, Unit 36
Pottery teapot. Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, Swindon SN2 2PJ
The capsule also
includes children’s www.letusauctionit.co.uk
letters and pictures (Only items valued at £35 or more can be accepted)
about life in Swindon
in 2010 and a copy of
the September edition
of The Link. ABSOLUTELY THE BEST PRICES IN 2010
The John Lewis At
Home store will open
in the Autumn. Keep
up to date with progress through blog at www.johnlewis.com/
branch manager Dominic Joyce’s swindon
Next collection when pupils are 64
A sealed up Royal Mail letter box has stood close to the Greendown
School front door since the mid-nineties, but was disappearing into
the undergrowth and looking weather beaten. See the carpet or fl oor
covering of your choice,
However chair of school gover-
nors Nick Martin decided that a where it will be enjoyed, next
touch of the big society action was to your other furnishings.
required to return the box to bright Home Choose Carpets - the
red splendour and set to during the family run business with over
summer holidays with clippers and 30 year’s experience of serving
a paint brush. customers in the Swindon area.
In 1995 industry associated with
memorable design was asked to Free estimates. Luxury underlay,
mark the fi ftieth anniversary of the all accessories and installation
Design Council. included in the price!
Greendown governor Gordon No hidden extras; no
Watt, who worked for Royal Mail, obligation - just great service
arranged for an example of the
iconic feature of the British land- Appointments to suit you:
scape to be donated to the school. day, evening or weekend
Pupils included their views of
living in Swindon and pictures of remind people that it is there and Call Trevor Salter on
what they thought the future will why. It’s an interesting feature on 01793 812995
look like. A copy of The Link was the Greendown site.” or 07860 882588
also slipped in. • The fi rst 10 years of Link magazine
Nick said, “the postbox was start- will be found on microfi lm in a time or email:
ing to be lost behind the bushes capsule buried by the ponds at West [email protected]
and I thought it would be good to Swindon Centre in 1988. www.carpetsswindon.co.uk

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