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     Winning design by Ela, aged 11  Darrick Wood Junior School wanted an exterior clock to go on their school wall and decided that it would be a great idea to get the children involved, so they ran a competition to see who could design the best clock face. Four children's designs were short listed and then the Headteacher came to us for advice. As the children range in age from 7 - 11 years old it was decided that above all the clock needed to be clear and simple to read. Several of the designs had a leaf theme as every class is named after a tree and the logo for the school is a leaf. However having submitted nine variations, based on the children's designs, for the school to choose from it was decided that the winner should be Ela, aged eleven. Her design was on a clear white back ground, with the school logo in the middle and a pattern of children a...

Good Directions was recently approached by Stafford Borough Council to manufacture and erect a public clock as part of a local regeneration scheme. The ‘Heroes Clock’ as it has been called, is to pay tribute to the men and women of Stafford who have served their country in various conflicts across the globe. The 16ft clock was unveiled by the mayor, who performed a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new timepiece on 17th November. The ceremony coincided with the date when the only Stafford man to be given the Victoria Cross was awarded his medal, more than 150 years ago. A plaque to Charles Pye, who was born in Stafford in 1820 and won the VC for outstanding bravery when he was 37 years old, appears on the clock. The four-faced, George Pillar Clock now takes pride of place in the town’s Mill Street – a move that has been welcomed by local businesses in the area. The clock is the final piece in the jigsaw of improvement works in Mill Street and it is expected the ti...

Pupils at a school in Sussex decided that when they left they would like to give a leaving present that was a thank you to the whole school and would also be of use for many years to come. So the year of 2010 all raised money to be able to donate two large exterior clocks and came to us for advice. The pupils chose two 790mm Classic style clocks in dark blue from our range of standard exterior clocks. Gold leafed Arabic numerals were chosen to make the clocks clear and simple to read, then to personalise the clocks it was decided that the school logo would be sign written above the hands and the year 2010 sign written below. Having an in-house sign facility meant we could not only sign write the dials using special 22 carat gold leaf vinyl but even provide a brass plaque with all 52 of the children’s names on it to be fitted beneath one of the clocks, making us a one stop shop for the whole project. The school was so pleased with the clocks they have come b...

 Good Directions staff on 'Wear It pink Day' 2010 No this really isn't a typical day at work for staff at Good Directions. As it is breast cancer awareness month we decided to join in and wear something pink to raise money for this worthy cause. Finding something pink actually proved harder than we thought but our local charity shops came up trumps with some rather fetching hats for the men. Thanks to all the staff for pitching in and helping to raise money.