October 2026 was another enjoyable, but not greatly productive, month.  11 items of information were received from nine contributors, all of them new.  Thus the Archive now holds 10,390 items from 4,405 contributors.  Towards the end of the month activities were curtailed due to problems with e-mail.  Apologies to anyone who has not yet received an answer to their message; we hope to sort things out within the next few days.

28 posts were added to the website’s Blog page, and it is pleasing to report that there was a significant increase in the number of useful messages received via the site.

Six events, attracting a total of 30 participants, were arranged, and enjoyable visits were paid to various events including the Spalding Pumpkin Festival and Hinton St George Punkie Night.

Images:  flowers in Broad Street Methodist Church, Spalding, Lincolnshire, 3 October 2026; lower, road sign, Hinton St George, Somerset, 29 October 2026.