The time capsule is being buried on Wednesday 27 February at 12.45pm as part of the £10.8m redevelopment of the school which was severely damaged in a devastating arson attack more than two years ago.
As well as a mobile phone, MP3 player, Rubiks cube, stamps, money, magazines, and a local newspaper the capsule will also contain photos of the school including shots of the fire that caused so much damage.
The items to include were chosen by students in year seven and it will be buried alongside the school’s main entrance stairway.
The exciting redevelopment of the school is being carried out by contractors Longley-Kier Regional Ltd and the new building is beginning to take shape as it emerges from the foundations.
Large parts of the school were destroyed or put out of use by the arson attack in April 2005 and since then East Sussex County Council has been working closely with the school to minimise the disruption to pupils and to draw up rebuild and refurbishment proposals.
Building work began in July 2007 and the plan is to complete work on the Council funded project in October this year. Much planning has gone into providing alternative accommodation on the site to minimise disruption while the works are ongoing.
Tideway Head Teacher, Adrian Money said: “We are really pleased with the progress that is being made on our new school. The building has begun to emerge from the ground and everyone is even more excited now that we can see things really taking shape. The aim of the time-capsule is to enable future generations to have a picture of what life was like at Tideway in 2008 and also understand a little bit more about what happened to our building.”
Councillor Rupert Simmons, Lead Cabinet Member for Learning and School Effectiveness at East Sussex County Council said: “I am delighted that work is progressing well on this vital project and everyone concerned is working extremely hard, determined to give this school the fresh start it deserves as soon as possible.”
Under the rebuilding plans large parts of the school, which is a specialist technology college, are being completely rebuilt and other parts modernised. Currently laid out in several completely separate classroom blocks, the school is being integrated into a single complex. All members of the school community have had an input into the design work for the new building.
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