Sale children bury 'time capsule' to be opened in 50 years in local park

Children from a primary school in Sale have buried a 'time capsule' in a local park that will be opened in 50 years.

The pupils buried the capsule in Worthington Park © Slater Heelis

Sale-based law firm Slater Heelis teamed up with pupils from Brooklands Primary School to create the capsule which has been buried in Worthington Park, one of M33’s best green spaces. 

The well-known law firm decided to do this capsule as part of its 250th anniversary. 

Students in Year 1 filled the capsule with drawings of their favourite places in Sale, a Brooklands Primary school jumper, a selection of newspapers from the day and a Slater Heelis 250th anniversary water bottle and other merchandise from the firm.

With the support of more than 30 pupils from the school and Friends of Worthington Park community group, the time capsule has been buried at the Slater Heelis bench in the park's Cyril Flint Garden – with plans of reopening it in 2083.

Chris Bishop, managing partner at Slater Heelis said: “The capsule captures a real moment in time for us as a business but also for the community.

"With the history of Slater Heelis dating back to 1773 and a 104-year presence in Sale, our firm has been on quite a path to get to where it is today.

"I’m immensely proud of our journey and look forward to supporting the next generation of solicitors and lawyers who we hope will re-open the capsule with the school in 50 years’ time.”

Sale schoolchildren bury 'time capsule' to be opened in 50 years © Slater Heelis

Kristen Drummond, chief marketing officer who also arranged and attended the burying ceremony with her son, Logan, added: “It was great to get the children from Brooklands Primary School involved and the teachers did an amazing job of using the opportunity to educate the children on Sale’s history over the years.

"The experience even saw some of the children do their own drawings of our town in the style of LS Lowry, which we’ve of course included in the capsule.

“It was fantastic to see so many of the children from the school join us for the capsule burial.

"They really got into the spirit of the day and it was a very exciting and proud occasion for all involved.

"We hope whoever has the joy of opening up the capsule will enjoy the small but poignant pieces of our history inside."

As a token of thanks for their hard work and involvement in the firm's anniversary, Slater Heelis has donated £250 to the school to be used for learning materials in the classrooms of Year 1 students. 

Last year, Slater Heelis announced its move to Crossgate House on Cross Street in Sale.