Moray kids asked: What's lockdown life like?
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Youngsters in Keith are being given the opportunity to let folk in the future know what life was like during lockdown.
The Keith Loft Youth Project has obtained 80 time capsules – and can get its hands on more if required.
The capsules will contain letters from youngsters as well as photos and all sorts of memorabilia to help document how people lived during the pandemic.
Sharon Duncan from the project said: "We're living through an historical moment. People in the future are definitely going to be interested to learn about it.
"The kids have the option of burying the capsules or keeping them somewhere safe, like in the attic, so they can eventually open them themselves in the years to come.
"They also have the option of writing a letter to themselves to read when they are adults."
The time capsule idea is just one of a number of ways the Loft has been supporting families in and around Keith over the past three months, as well as keeping young people occupied and entertained.
In total the youth project has helped out 78 families with toiletry packs and stationary packs, in addition to food parcels.
All this has been made possible following successful applications for funding from a number of organisations.
These include, amongst several more, the William Grant and the Baxters foundations, Tesco, Edintore Windfarm, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the NFU.
What's more the project has been supplying baking packs to families, which include a range of ingredients as well as some essential kitchen utensils.
The Loft has been run for several years on Langstane Lane West as a place where young people can meet up in a secure environment.
Acting like a 'one-stop-shop', they can meet up with friends, do accredited courses and also commit to volunteering.
A week before the lockdown was announced on March 23, Sharon made the decision to suspend the Loft's activities.
She said: "It broke my heart but it was the right thing to do.
"Hopefully, before the end of summer, we'll be able to run some face-to-face activites again.
"However, that's only going to happen if it's safe to do so and the governments gives the go-ahead.
So has life being like in the Keith area during lockdown?
Sharon said: "I really believe the community spirit has returned to Keith over the past three months.
"People know that there are families in and around the town who are struggling.
"A lot of young people have lost the part-time jobs so they are short of money.
"Added to that, many of their parents have been furloughed and are now having to try to support their families on 80% of what they used to earn.
"The packages go some of the way to make life a little easier for them."
If you or your family need help contact sharon@lypkeith.org.uk
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