A COPY of The Northern Echo was among the items that was buried in a time capsule within the new £30m Campus Heart development at Teesside University.

Youngsters from Abingdon Primary School in Middlesbrough have been working on a project where they have been asked to illustrate what community means to them. Three of the drawings, selected by the school, were also placed inside a time capsule.

As well as the work of the schoolchildren, various artefacts representing the University’s success will also be buried in the capsule, including a DVD of memorable moments, a souvenir of the University’s Queen’s Anniversary Prize, an 80th anniversary badge, a graduation brochure, prospectus, photographs and other commemorative items.

Teesside University’s chief operating officer Malcolm Page said: “We were delighted to welcome the pupils from the neighbouring Abingdon Primary School, which the University has worked closely with on a range of aspirational projects over the years.

“It’s fantastic for the pupils to be able to witness the latest addition to our campus and I am sure that many of them will go onto study here at Teesside in the future.”

The campus heart development includes the £20m teaching and learning building, extensive landscaping and upgrading and refurbishing the science and engineering facilities in both the Orion and Stephenson buildings.