Smallford launch

To follow up the recent blog about Smallford, I was pleased to be in the audience last Wednesday evening for the official launch of the Smallford project, which includes a restoration of the former station building and a funded stories project based on the recollections and research work undertaken by Smallford residents.  Jeff took us through the details of the projects and, through his open and enthusiastic approach, he gently encouraged his audience  to volunteer.  So, in the next year or two, look east for some real community work in action.

Fleetville Diaries, the "local history people" group has now reached another milestone, with the notice of its annual general meeting, and as with many groups it aims to keep this formality to a minimum about of time at its Wednesday meeting this week.  No long (or even short) reports; no endless voting for officers and committee members.  Just a brief annual report and confirmation that is all is well – if that is agreed by those present – and on to the more interesting element of the evening.

During the past few months a number of letters and emails have been received, some of them with photographs, and we will be bringing some fascinating information to the attention of everyone.  To discover more you just have to be there!

Sales of the book have begun to increase as Christmas approaches, and already half of the number of copies of the second printing of Volume 1 have been sold.  If you would like your copy signed by the author you must order it through the website.  If you would like a Subscribers' Edition copy of Volume 2, again, you need to order it through the website by the end of January.  The number of copies of this edition which will be printed will be determined by the number of orders received.  If you would rather wait, copies of the general edition will be on sale from the end of March next.