nigelswift wrote: Superb idea VBB,
and superb way of expressing it Slumpy -
"A splendid suggestion, much more personal than a sterile glass container, something the kids could bring their grandchildren to in 50 years and say "There's a little piece of my spirit in there" and mean it".
Allowing local youngsters to incorporate something of their spirit into the monument, what could be more fitting?
nigelswift wrote: Allowing local youngsters to incorporate something of their spirit into the monument, what could be more fitting?
The sentiment is not far off what we've been discussing elsewhere - just leaving the spirit of the offering at places that are important to us, not the material substance of that offering. And to stretch VBB's brilliant idea a little further - perhaps all those concerned with Silbury's future could be invited to offer a handful of chalk to the infill, knowing that 'there is a little piece of their spirit in there'.
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