Suffolk children encouraged to get involved in time capsule competition for Queen's Jubilee
Children are being urged to take a look back at the county
Suffolk children are being encouraged to get involved in a time capsule competition ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee later this afternoon.
Suffolk Archives and Suffolk Agricultural Association have teamed up to get schoolchildren looking back at the last seven decades.
Key Stage Two classes have been tasked with creating a time capsule to show how their school, students, teachers, and community have changed over the Queen's reign.
The winning school will win a visit to the archives to research and learn about their local area, and their time capsule will be stored for future generations.
The finalists will also be showcased at the School Farm and Country Fair, and at the Suffolk Show's "Suffolk - The Platinum Years" display area, which will also feature a recreation of a 1952 classroom.
The entries will be judged by The Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, Clare, Countess of Euston, Kate Chantry – Strategic Manager of Suffolk Archives, and David Barker, MBE, current Suffolk Agricultural Association’s President. The competition is also part of the Festival of Suffolk to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Cllr Andrew Reid, Cabinet Member for Heritage at Suffolk County Council, said: “We want local schools to help us to celebrate education in Suffolk during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations at the Suffolk Show.
"This competition is a great opportunity to get pupils to engage with their local history, and have the results of their research preserved in The Hold for the future.
"Schools’ visits and resources are an important part of the service that Suffolk Archives offers to help support learning and bring history to life.”
Phillip Ainsworth, Chief Executive of the Suffolk Agricultural Association added: “The Association, who organise the Suffolk Show, has long been involved in educating school aged children about food, farming and environment and it is only too fitting that we support a project where Suffolk pupils research and understand the county’s history and present it in a fun way for future generations to discover and explore”.