Not-for-profit provider Anchor has buried a time capsule at the site of its new care home, Skelton Court, in North Yorkshire.
Anchor staff were joined by the head boy and girl of Skelton Primary School, Nathan Dewing and Erika Jordan, and Redcar and Cleveland Mayor Stuart Smith, to bury a time capsule ahead of Skelton Court’s opening in March. The new home is located in the market town of Skelton-in-Cleveland.
The school filled the capsule with descriptions of the future - many of which featured flying cars - and pupils’ job hopes and ambitions, among which were aspirations to cure dementia and coronavirus. Descriptions of what the last few years have been like and what pupils enjoy doing were also part of the contents.
Those who discover the time capsule in years to come will also find photographs and documents relating to Skelton Court, which will offer residential and dementia care for up to 65 residents. Details about Anchor and information about home manager Beverley Grimes were also included.
Lonia Krywiczanin, deputy headteacher at Skelton Primary School, said: “Working on the time capsule has been a great project for the children and their reflections have been thought-provoking, inspiring and entertaining.
“It’s been a wonderful opportunity for them to engage with different generations and understand the importance of older people in the community. I am particularly heartened to think of our pupils making a difference in this world by discovering cures for diseases such as dementia.”
Mayor Stuart Smith added: “The contents put forward by the pupils at Skelton Primary School offer a fascinating snapshot of life in the early 21st century. I would love to know whether predictions about our future world such as flying cars will seem crazy or completely normal when this time capsule is found!
“I look forward to the opening of Skelton Court and the provision of care and support it will offer to older people in Redcar and Cleveland, particularly those living with dementia and their families. Anchor is a well-established and trusted care provider and Skelton Court is a welcome addition to the care home offering in Redcar and Cleveland.”
