On Friday 10th June, Alberto Costa MP helped to bury a local school’s ‘state of the art’ time capsule in a ceremony attended by local dignitaries, teachers and pupils. The event took place at the Sir Frank Whittle Studio School in Lutterworth.
The capsule, which will be dug up in 20 years’ time, was designed and built by Frank Whittle’s Year 12 Business Students who made the capsule in the shape of a Jet Engine, an acknowledgement to the school’s namesake who pioneered the design of the jet engine in Lutterworth.
The event was organised and planned by Year 12 Business Students at the school as part of their Business Studies course.
Alberto said, “I was really delighted to be asked to assist in the burial of the Studio’s school time capsule earlier today and I relished the opportunity to meet with the teachers and pupils of Sir Frank Whittle. The school is a fairly new addition to Lutterworth, however it presents an exciting opportunity to young people in the community and gives them a further option to gain important life skills in order for them to progress into a promising career”.
Year 12 Business Studies Student and Event Organiser, Henry Meddowns said, “Myself and the team would like to thank Alberto for joining us this afternoon. We have left a proud legacy here today and it was one I hope future students of Sir Frank Whittle will be able to enjoy for years to come”.
Another Year 12 Business Studies student, Rose Heard, added “This is a day that’s taken a lot of planning and a lot of hard work, but it’s a day we’ve been looking forward to and we’re pleased to see Alberto and the Town Mayor here with us”.
Alberto concluded, “I am very thankful to the Year 12 Business Students and to Paul Hostead (Head teacher) for their very kind invitation to attend today’s opening. The innovative design of the time capsule is clear evidence of the school’s ‘skill’s orientated’ approach and I look forward to attending another ceremony when it’s time to dig the time capsule up in 20 years’ time”.