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Whether it's one of those coincidence things or just that sometimes things do work nicely together, it's good when it happens. I am pleased to announce on this blog that Facebook page  Remembering Maltby  has to date 585 members in just over a week. I am more than a little overwhelmed with the interest in it and am looking forward to collating all the pictures and stories together to make an invaluable historical record, made by the community. Feedback about this has been amazing and there's some brilliant photographs, memories and stories being shared between 3 or 4 generations of  Maltby  people. Some are Maltby born and bred, some were born elsewhere but now call Maltby their home, some spent their childhood here but now live on the other side of the world. At the risk of sounding too sentimental, it really is wonderful to be part of this and I am very grateful for everyone's responses. The other thing that I'm chuffed about is this ... I am the winner of Janua...

A colleague at  Writers Online Talkback  has set a challenge for those of us who need a bit of a push sometimes, to get on with the task in hand and also to give other bloggers the promotion they deserve. Always up for a challenge (!!??) I have decided to take part. I am of course, later than I intended in posting this, so don't worry dear reader, this post is going to be short. So ... Thanks to   Patsy Collins for the idea and the challenge. I am sure we will all rise to the challenge, and some of us may even complete it. Next post coming up soon. In the meantime, take a look at  The Blogathon Challenge  in action.

Well, seems I have well and truly messed up with the background colours and goodness knows what on the layout of this blog. Unintentionally and unknowingly of course. This is therefore a test (similar to the numerous pieces of paper I have with TEST printed on them when trying to sort out the printer) to see if I have managed to put it back to what it was. Many thanks to all on Writers Talkback  for your advice - gratefully received. Not sure whether I have interpreted it correctly though. So, I'll now press the button ... ...