To mark the restoration of Malton’s Grade II* Wesley Centre children gathered items which may of interest to people in years to come.

The transformation of the Methodist church at the heart of Malton will see it open next spring as a modern community hub, with a 600-seat auditorium. It will be largest such space in Ryedale.

Paul Emberley, trustee, and Wesley Centre development lead, said: “Whilst working on the restoration of the Wesley Centre, the architects and builders found historic artefacts embedded in floorboards and walls, including a 1902 opera programme.

Youngsters from Settrington All Saint's Primary School Lily Allen, 8, Digby Crockett, 10, and Harry Allen, 10, with Paul Emberley, Trustee & Project Development Lead for the Wesley Centre and Mayor of Malton Cllr Ian Conlan. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty.

"This sparked an idea to engage with the local primary school children to take part in a time capsule project.

“It’s very special that local schoolchildren are exploring what items and ideas encapsulate the times we live in for the time capsule, and what they want to pass on for the future.

"Just as with the Wesley Centre, it’s important to preserve what matters, while looking to the future.”

Copies of The Yorkshire Post and the Malton Gazette newspapers will be included in the capsule.

Malton’s Grade II*-listed Wesley Centre restoration marked by burying time capsule