Highlight time capsule plan announced

We have some ideas of what we would like to see placed inside, but we want local people and the community of Hartlepool to be involved in this process.

What would you like to see in the time capsule? Do you have any Mill House Leisure Centre memories that deserve a place in history that you’d like to capture on paper or digitally? Are there any key sporting moments from Hartlepool that should be preserved? Or did members of your family once work on the site that is now occupied by Highlight?

Councillor Brenda Harrison, Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council, said: "This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in a historic project and I would encourage people to contact us with their ideas."

Please email active.hartlepool@hartlepool.gov.uk by 30th April to register your interest in being involved in the project and to share your thoughts.

All ideas will be reviewed by the project team before a final selection is made. Everyone who contributes an item that is selected to be included, will be invited to a special ceremony on site, later in 2025.

The time capsule will be buried within the grounds of Highlight prior to the completion of construction work. Practical completion of the building is scheduled for the end of this year, followed by a phased hand over of services as Mill House Leisure Centre closes.

Highlight is being funded by Hartlepool Borough Council, Tees Valley Combined Authority and Sport England.