Collecting lockdown memories
To mark the one-year anniversary of the first national lockdown, Walton Charity is creating a time capsule to help future generations understand more about life during Covid-19.
The time capsule, to be buried in the gardens of Mayfield, one of our sheltered housing properties, will include a collection of items that symbolise lockdown life including hand-crafted rainbows, face masks, PPE and – of course – toilet rolls!
Our sheltered housing residents and volunteers from our Community Allotment have contributed recipes, letters and poems reflecting on their life during 2020.
A snippet from a poem by a Mayfield resident
As well as creating a historical record of what it was like to live and work during a national lockdown, the project will also capture the ways Walton Charity and its partners have been supporting the local community during the pandemic.
Find out more about how we have been supporting the Elmbridge community during Covid-19.
To contribute your own memories or mementos of lockdown life for the time capsule, email communications@waltoncharity.org.uk.