CHILDREN teamed up with a charity to select items for a time capsule that has been embedded in a new stone seat.

And the pupils from the Methodist primary school in Richmond joined those who have been involved in the construction of the seat to help cement it in place.

The seat is part of a new section of stone wall that has recently been re-built by the Richmond Open Spaces Appeal with the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain.

The wall borders three pieces of the land owned by the charity – Westfields, Jack King's Wood and the Nine Acre Field.

Easily accessible by foot, and just to the side of the popular Coast to Coast footpath, the seat provides spectacular views of the castle and other Richmond landmarks.

Among the items chosen by the children were drawings, photographs, maps, toys and even a school sweatshirt, to represent life today.

They were added to documents provided by the charity telling the recent history of the land.

The treasurer of Rosa’s parent body the Richmond Landscape Trust, Gordon Love, said: “It has been fantastic to have had the children’s involvement with this project and we have been very impressed by their enthusiasm and ideas.

“It would be nice to think that some of them who took part in the sealing ceremony might also be present when the capsule is opened in years to come.”

Around 80 volunteers were involved in the construction of the seat and stone wall. It is one of several projects being undertaken by the charity to maintain and improve the land in its care.