Brickie bowled over at school’s new Classics centre
Bricklayer Trevor Paine, above, had a surprising break from his day job when he got a sneak preview of the new East Oxford Community Classics Centre.
The 59-year-old Oxford United fan, who got to grips with a Roman Samian pottery bowl, said: “I’ve never been likened to a Roman before, and I don’t know whether that’s a compliment or not.
“I thought the bowl was quite nice and authentic.”
The Cheney School centre, which has been set up by the Iris Project charity in association with Oxford University, will open to the public on October 24.
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