STUDENTs at Driffield School have preserved a little piece of our history for future generations.
A trio of time capsules, containing such artefacts as hand-made French knitting, a Blue Keld water bottle, British coins and a newspaper from the last day of 2010, have been placed into a specially built vault at the school’s new ACE centre.
Year 7 history students took part in a competition to create a time capsule using artefacts, photos and written materials with Jack Gibson and Cerys Rees being named the winners. Kira Hirst was the runner-up.
The spirit of the project was to mark the passing of the 21st Century by assembling personal items and public information which might be of interest when the capsules are opened again in 50 years time.
The vault is in one of the new building’s internal walls, with a plaque marking the spot, and a special key for it will be on display in the school’s reception area where it will stay until 2061.