A SLICE of history was preserved for future generations when Halton Housing Trust joined forces with Halton Lodge Primary School to bury a time capsule.

Children from the school met trust chairman David Felix, Mayor of Halton John Swain and trust chief executive Nick Atkin to bury the capsule, which they filled with artefacts from the area in the grounds of the Runcorn school on Tuesday.

The capsule included a page from the Domesday Book referring to Runcorn, photographs of the children, a school bag, a scroll with the school creed and pupils' signatures, a photograph of the trust's oldest property, built in about 1928, a 2005 calendar marking the day the trust took over responsibility for 6,230 homes owned by the council and a DVD of the consultation process.

The capsule was buried with instructions that is should not be opened until at least 2031.

Mr Felix said: 'As well as being good fun, this is an ideal opportunity for the children to start thinking about the wealth of history in their area.

'It would be nice if some of these children could return to the school when the time capsule is dug up in 25 years' time.'

A second time capsule will be buried today in the grounds of Simms Cross Primary School.