LETTERS from Launceston Police Cadets have been included in a time capsule that was buried on Friday, June 30 to mark an end to Devon and Cornwall Police’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

The time capsule will remain underground for 50 years.

The Force’s 50-year anniversary followed its amalgamation in 1967 when Plymouth Constabulary, Devon Constabulary and Cornwall Constabulary came together to form Devon and Cornwall Police.

The time capsule burying ceremony took place around the flagpole at Police Headquarters at Middlemoor in Exeter, and contained materials ranging from a police choir record to the week’s regional newspapers, all representing a snapshot of life to be unearthed in 2067.

In a speech, Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer said: “The generation of 2067 will see how the times have changed but also how the work that we are doing now helped create a brighter future.”

The Chief Constable, along with the Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez, laid the first piece of turf over the capsule before its burial, which was witnessed by officers and staff both past and present.

Granite was then moved from a previous spot on HQ to the burial site and three heathers were planted all representing three counties and our Force Alliance; Devon, Cornwall and Dorset. This was then topped with a plaque, which read ‘Honouring our heritage, inspiring our future’.

The capsule was full of police memorabilia symbolising the transition from old to new.