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A time capsule has been opened earlier than planned, after the village hall it was resting under had to be demolished to make way for the HS2 railway line.

An edition of The Sunday Times newspaper buried in the capsule featured articles about rail strikes and the rising cost of butter.

A letter written by a seven-year-old boy, who will now be 49 years old, shared an insight into the cost of a first class stamp, which the letter said cost just 15p at the time the metal box was buried.

Vic Minett spoke to Cheryl Wall the Chair of the Village Hall trustees and Eileen Nisbet, who taught at the village school. Eileen is one of those who HELPED fill the capsule with items all those years ago