AFTER weeks of creating artwork and stories to be buried in a time capsule in the grounds of Keble Court retirement development, the day finally arrived for pupils from St Nicholas’ School in Church Crookham to put their work into the ground.

The children have been writing stories and creating artwork about what they think life will be like in 50 years’ time, and children from Bright Horizons Nursery have produced a piece of artwork, which were all buried alongside documents relating to the new Anchor development, Keble Court.

The time capsule, donated by the construction company building Keble Court, Bouygues UK, was buried by more than 40 children and Anchor staff at a special ceremony in the grounds of the retirement development.

Beverley Smith-Pouliasis, estate services manager at Keble Court, said: “Everyone has been looking forward to burying the time capsule as it will be an insight into what the children believe life will be like when it is opened in 50 years’ time’.

“The pieces collected by the children and papers relating to Keble Court and Church Crookham, will be important historic documents when they are read in 2067.”

St Nicholas’ School headteacher Annette Whatmough added: “It has been a fantastic opportunity for children at St Nicholas’ School to be involved in this project.

“When considering what should be included in the time capsule, we looked at what had changed in the last 50 years and then asked the children what they thought Fleet might look like in the future.

“Their art work and poems reflect their vision and hopefully many will re-visit in 2067 to open the capsule and see what became reality.”