Completion of new Aylesbury care home marked with time capsule

A special ceremony has taken place in the grounds of Anchor’s latest care development, which was attended by local children who have spent weeks assembling treasured items to be buried in a time capsule.

Opening in April, Buckingham Lodge will provide personalised care for older people, as well as specialist dementia care, with an on-site café, hair salon and landscaped gardens adding to the many homely qualities of the accommodation.

Delighted to soon be opening the facility, home manager Wendy Luck said: “Everyone has been looking forward to burying the time capsule as it will be an insight into life in 2015 when it is opened in 100 years’ time. The pieces collected by the children and papers relating to Buckingham Lodge and Aylesbury will be important historic documents when they are read in centuries to come.”

The ceremony was attended by councillor and vice-chair of the parish council Alison Looker, who commented: “Buckingham Lodge will be a really valuable addition to the Buckingham Park community; having the care home and the primary school next door to each other presents lovely opportunities for the older and younger generations to come together.”

Within the time capsule itself are numerous drawings, photographs and letters compiled to capture an impression of modern life, together with documents relating to the Buckingham Lodge development.

Howard Nankivell, director of sales and marketing at Anchor, adds: “We want to be central to life in Aylesbury and events like this are the start of our relationship with the local community. It gives children a chance to find out more about what Buckingham Lodge care home will be like when it’s open and hopefully we can organise more events with them in the future.”

Headteacher Nick Waldron was pleased to link up with the care provider, saying: “This has been a fantastic opportunity for children at Buckingham Park CofE Primary School to be involved in this project. When considering what should be included in the time capsule, we looked at what had changed in the last 100 years and then asked the children what they thought Aylesbury might look like in another 100 years. The contents reflect life in 2015 and include photographs and letters written by the children to be opened by future generations.”

The new Anchor home was built by LNT Construction and adds to the provider’s portfolio of more than 100 care facilities and over 1,000 properties in total across England.