CHILDREN from a Flixton primary school visited a new £11m retirement complex in Urmston to present their latest history project, which will be included in a time capsule and buried at the site

The pupils from St Monica’s, aged six and seven, have spent the past few weeks drawing pictures and collecting photographs of their neighbourhood, as well as writing about what Urmston is like in 2017.

Pupils from the school were invited to the site of Adlington House retirement development, In Moorside Road, to add their work to a specially designed time capsule to be buried for future generations to find.

Claire Reede, marketing manager for Adlington, said: “It was great to have the children from St Monica’s Primary School visiting our new Urmston development and it’s an exciting prospect knowing that future generations could discover the capsule and gain an insight into both the past and present life in the local area.

"At Adlington, we’re very keen to work with the communities in which we build, and as Urmston has a wealth of local history we want to encourage our residents and the wider community to contribute to the continuing story of the area.”

Louise Davies, head of school at St. Monica’s Primary, said: “The children felt very privileged to be asked to contribute to the time capsule project with Adlington.

"They really enjoyed collecting the items, photographs and stories about Urmston over the past few weeks and it was a fun and exciting project for them, helping them to learn more about the town and its history.”

Adlington’s retirement development will consist of 55 one, two and three bedroom apartments for the over 60s.