Britain's Biggest Blog

No, I'm not referring to Mywritingblog.com! Rather, a project called One Day In History, which is being run by Britain's National Trust as part of its History Matters initiative.

For One Day In History, people from all over Britain are being invited to submit a diary of what they did today - Tuesday 17 October - in anything from 100 to 650 words. You can then upload your diary to the National Trust History Matters website at any time up until Tuesday 31 October.

The website says: "'One Day in History' is a one-off opportunity for you to join in a mass blog for the national record. We want as many people as possible to record a 'blog' diary which will be stored by the British Library as a historical record of our national life. Write your diary here reflecting on how history itself impacted on your day - whether in just commuting through an historic environment, discussing family history or watching repeats on TV."

If you want to see the diaries other people have submitted, clicking here should take you to a selection of entries. It's fascinating to browse these snapshots of other people's lives. And yes, I'll be putting my diary of 17 October up there soon!