What was happening at the County Ground thirty years ago? Quite a lot, as it turns out.

Photos from the Adver archives capture a few major moments in the sports hub's history, which included the demolition of an old stand, the construction of a new one, the opening of a new superstore - and a prank that led to the bomb squad being called.

A dramatic start to the year saw a prankster send manager John Gorman a package with the reassuring message, "Don't worry. It's not a bomb."

As soon as the briefcase arrived, it was placed into the middle of the pitch and surrounded by bomb squad members and officials in military uniforms.

After the experts X-rayed it and declared it to be safe, it was opened to reveal videos and books on "how to be a loser", according to an Adver article written at the time, as Swindon Town were bottom of the Premiership having only won two games so far that season.

Police vowed to prosecute the perpetrator of this prank if they ever caught him - and he called back the next day to check if his package had arrived.

In April, Sky's Footballers' Football Show filmed an episode at the County Ground.

Football fans filled the Shrivenham Road stand for the last time in May 1994, as the seating area was then demolished after 36 years of use to make way for a new stand sponsored by Intel which would comply with new safety requirements.

Dramatic pictures show an enormous hole being made in the centre of the stand as the diggers arrived to start demolition.

The steel framework for its shiny new replacement went up shortly afterwards and the Intel stand was ready just in time for the start of the new season in August.

On the nearby Stratton stand, hard-hatted construction workers took the barriers down to make way for more seating as the Robins warmed up ahead of one July game.

Young Swindon Town supporters Stephanie Haines, Jenny O'Rourke, Sean McGovern, Michael Godfrey, Paul Wheeler, and Lloyd Russell were all smiles as they met manager John Gorman and defender Mark Robinson at an open day in August.

The Adver published a piece focusing on the police's regular efforts to ensure the crowds at each match behave themselves. More than 70 officers attended a Town home game against Wolves on October 10, and we got the chance to peek inside the control room which oversaw the action.

As the year came to a close, STFC manager Steve McMahon and panto star Jimmy Cricket opened the new superstore in December 1994.