SCHOOL PUPILS BURY MEMORIES OF THE PANDEMIC WITH OXFORDSHIRE HOMEBUILDER

Pupils in Oxfordshire have left a lasting legacy at David Wilson Homes’ River Meadow development in Stanford in the Vale as they buried a COVID-19 time capsule onsite.

DWHS – SGB_2660 – (L-R) Neil Douglas, Reanna Lupton and Chris Liston burying the time capsule with the pupils

Whilst the pandemic has been a difficult time for many people, the homebuilder took the opportunity to invite 28 Year 2 children from Stanford in the Vale Primary School to make their mark and bury their memories of the past 18 months at the new homes community on Ware Road.

With the help of Long Creations, David Wilson Homes distributed booklets for the pupils to complete ahead of the burial, which detailed information about themselves, how they’ve felt during the pandemic and what they did to stay in touch with their community.

To be opened in 2071 – 50 years from now – the time capsule has given the children a chance to be part of history and they have helped the homebuilder to leave a legacy for the next generation at River Meadow.

Emma Dickinson, Year 2 Teacher and History Co-ordinator at Stanford in the Vale Primary School, said: “The children have worked hard to complete their time capsule booklets with their families and included lots of great detail which will be amazing to look back on in 50 years.”

Also included within the booklets completed by the pupils were opportunities to leave the handprints of their families and add photos, whilst encouraging them to note how they overcame a range of challenges such as home schooling.

Whilst adding their booklets and photos to the time capsule, a bottle of hand sanitiser and a face mask were also buried – two items which may be a distant memory for those digging up the capsule in 50 years’ time. Local newspapers were also placed in the capsule to capture the day’s headlines.

Campbell Gregg, Managing Director at David Wilson Homes Southern, said: “We’ve all been part of history over the past 18 months and, rather than dwelling on what has undoubtedly been a difficult period, we wanted to encourage local school pupils to stamp their place on the timeline of our River Meadow community.

“We’d like to thank the pupils at Stanford in the Vale Primary School for helping us to leave a lasting legacy for our current and future residents at this growing community.”

River Meadow is a brand new development which consists of one to five bedroom homes.