Yesterday, I went to St. Andrew's Church, on Hall Street, where the Stockport Heritage Trust were celebrating their Tenth Anniversary, in St. Mary's. I am proud to be associated with the group, and will do what I can to support it in my own limited way. It is not just about ancient history, although that is important enough, but the fact that the vast majority of good people in Stockport need to feel that their lives have counted for something. There have been a lot of changes in our town, and not always for the good, but changes nevertheless, and people have had to deal with them. We, who are called 'local historians', are interested in those changes, and are often on hand to record them. I personally do not regard myself as a 'local historian', because the term implies that you are some kind of expert, which I am not. As far as I am aware, there is not, in fact, any formal qualification in local history, but maybe there should be. But who would teach us about our history? No, maybe it is best left in the hands of those who genuinely care about our town, and the various districts and villages which make it up, both for the past, and for the future. Members of the Trust give of their free time, because they recognise that the history and heritage of our town is important, and in a sense, they are helping to promote our town through their efforts. For people who are looking for old school photographs, for example, there is a vast collection, and pictures from the past of how an area, or a village used to look, it's all there, although you might not always find what you are looking for. And if you have such photographs, why not donate them, either to keep, or be copied? Here's to the next ten years, and the next!