STUDENTS from a school in a village near Whitchurch have buried a time capsule for future generations at a new housing development.

Youngsters from Sound and District Primary School in Aston gathered items to be dug in at the 31-family home Alderwood Gardens development which is being constructed by Edgefold Homes and exclusively marketed by local estate agents Butters John Bee. 

The pupils want to show future generations what life was like for children in 2020s.

New Homes Regional Sales Director at Butters John Bee, Carlos Hernandez said: “It’s not every day that you get to be involved with creating a little bit of history for future generations and I was really pleased that we were able to arrange this between the developers and the school.” 

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Among the items included by the students were a list of endangered animals, money and how much things cost, information about the royal family and details about the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Also included in the box were a map of the local area and information about their school including a newsletter, lunch menu and an erasable pen which the pupils hope will be dug up and enjoyed by children of a similar age in 100 years when even more communication and art is likely to be digital. 

When the development is complete, a plaque on the spot where the time capsule is buried will help people to find it.  

Whitchurch Herald: Sound and District Primary School pupils and staff with the team from Butters John Bee and Edgefold Homes Construction Director Jack Seddon Sound and District Primary School pupils and staff with the team from Butters John Bee and Edgefold Homes Construction Director Jack Seddon (Image: Sound and District Primary School)

Laura Minshall-Thomas, Headteacher at Sound and District Primary School said: “It was great to see how excited the children were when we asked them to put together the time capsule and they took care in making the choices to give a really good reflection of their school and the world around them.” 

Jack Seddon, Construction Director at Edgefold Homes, praised the pupils for the thought they had put into the capsule at the development which has been placed close to the children’s playground. 

He said: “It’s lovely to have the support of the community and local school here at Alderwood Gardens.

“I know the children have really thought about what to put in the time capsule and I do wonder what people in 100 years will make of it.”