CHILDREN from a primary school in Nantwich swapped their classroom for a building site when they enjoyed a sneak preview of a new care home.

On Thursday, April 19, pupils from St Anne’s Catholic Primary School visited the site of Barony Lodge Residential Care Home, in Barony Road, to get inspiration for artwork to place in a time capsule outside the home, which will be run by Sanctuary Care.

Hazel Brown, the school’s headteacher, who joined the children for the visit.

She said: “One of our focuses is to think about emotional wellbeing of both our children and team so supporting this project is important to us to help the children to understand dementia.

“All of the children here are very keen artists, so we will look to begin our artwork after their SATS exams ready for when we visit the home again.”

Students will then return to the site before the home opens in the summer to bury the time capsule, complete with art depicting what they imagine life to look like in 60 years’ time and tell people about life today.

The pupils – Isaac Baxter, Oliver Jones, Matthew Povey and Jan Obolewicz were asked about what they thought the future would bring.

Isaac said there would be ‘better technology and more electric cars’, while Matthew thought ‘there will be fewer wars and schools will be bigger.’

The children also had the opportunity to meet Jackie Walker, who will be the home’s manager when it opens.

Barony Lodge will offer residential and residential dementia care and will feature 60 spacious en-suite bedrooms, light and airy lounges, dining areas, an on-site café, hairdressing and beauty salon and a themed cinema room.

She commented: “I am so pleased that the students have taken such an interest in our home and we cannot wait to see the artwork they produce.”