Future generations will be able to find out what life was like in 2014.

A questionnaire completed by 12 youngsters from Regis Manor Primary School was included in a time capsule buried at AmicusHorizon’s Regis Gate development.

Other items selected by the youngsters included pictures they’d drawn, a mobile phone, coins, a computer memory stick with photos and information about the £7.8 million “hotel-like” complex for people over the age of 55, a Barbie doll, Lego toy, a tin of baked beans plus a copy of the Sittingbourne News Extra.

It was placed in the ground last Wednesday during a ceremony attended by children and teachers along with staff from the housing association and the construction firm Rydon which has been working on the site since May. Representatives from Kent County Council were also there.

The container is engraved with the name of the school and the year 2014, and says: ‘to be opened in 2064’.

Hard hats and high visibility jackets in small sizes were kept by the kids as a memento of their day.

Head teacher Karen Mirams said: “This is a tremendous opportunity for the pupils to appreciate the passage of time, as well as the fact that we leave a mark for what we have done in the world.”

The new building, designed to be a mix of retirement and care homes, will feature 51 properties for rent and shared ownership when it is completed later this year.

There will be a cafe, which will serve residents with two-course meals every day, a hair salon, activity rooms, a reception area and even a place to park scooters.

There will also be wifi for internet access and a guest room, as well as communal gardens and parking.

Other features include under-floor heating.

Ground floor rooms will open on to patios, while those on upper floors will have Juliet balconies at the front of the building and full balconies at the back.

Development director Neill Tickle said: “We hope the school continue to be involved with the new residents when they move in.”

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