School buries time capsules for 50th anniversary

Students from Lincoln Christ's Hospital School sixth form buried the capsules

Capsules commemorating a Lincoln school’s 50th anniversary have been buried.

Students at Lincoln Christ's Hospital School (LCHS) celebrated the milestone by burying two time capsules on school grounds.

Robin Foyster, chairman of LCHS committee, said it was a "significant moment for the school".

LCHS has also launched a digital archive and believes it is the first state school in the UK to do so.

Mr Foyster added: "We have put a huge amount of work into this and we’re incredibly pleased with what’s going on.

“In 50 years’ time, someone will dig the capsules up and see what the school was like, which is fantastic."

The school was formed in 1974 when four schools - Lincoln (Grammar) School, Lincoln Christ’s Hospital Girls’ High School, St Giles Secondary Boys’ School and Myle Cross Secondary Girls’ School - combined.

Robin Foyster said the time capsules were a historic moment for the school

An archive preserving the historical documents and objects that provide evidence of the past has also been digitised and made available online by the school.

The Behenna Archive is made up of five large batches of materials relating from 1974 to the present day.

Steve Holt, chairman of the school's foundation, said: “We’re all very excited to be the first state school in the UK to have a digital archive.

“We live in a digital world. It is good for the students to relate more to the media activities that go on today.

“The National Archives has given us tremendous support to make this possible."

Sixth form pupil Pawana said the capsule was all about celebrating memories

Sixth form student Pawana said: “It’s a really special moment for all of us.

“It’s really important that we preserve all the experiences and memories we’ve made in the school. It will be there forever.”

Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.