Snapshot of modern life buried in time capsule in Trowbridge
Local school children helped provide some of the capsules contents
Children from Trowbridge are helping create a lasting legacy and give people of the future a snapshot of modern day life.
They've created drawings, letters, photo montages and even a crocheted banner, to be included in a time capsule that's been buried at the new Trowbridge Leisure Centre.
Some of the children who contributed were at the site on Tuesday morning, joined by Wiltshire Council Leader, Cllr Ian Thorn and Cabinet Member for Leisure, Cllr Mel Jacob, as the capsule was placed into the earth.
Lexi told us she had drawn a picture of her with her friends to be put into the silver tube, while Toby, who did a similar drawing, told us he thought the pictures were "really good" and it was exciting to be part of the burial.
We also spoke to Dougie, who said he'd created a snapshot of life in Trowbridge in 2026.
Cllr Jacob told us it was exciting to have local children play a part in a local landmark.
"I love a time capsule and I love that sense of history that you get about, you're creating history by burying it and the fact that all of those children, not just the children who are here today, have got involved in thinking about what life's like in 2026 for them, what's important to them and all those ideas have been squashed into that beautiful shiny tube," she said.
She added: "Even in six months' time when the leisure centre opens, to come along and see the plaque and for those children to say, well I was here when that was buried, I know what's under the ground. That's fantastic for them."
Council Leader, Cllr Ian Thorn, told us what message he hopes the people who unearth the capsule get.
"I hope when that capsule's opened it gives people a sense of the optimism that we had here in 2026. I hope and I'm sure that optimism will be matched by people in 30 or 40 years time."
After the burial, the children were given a sneak preview of the new leisure centre, which is beginning to take shape.
It's expected to open later this year.