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The famous front door signed by 300 kids - and the beautiful story behind it

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For the latest Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here A search is on to find the children whose names adorn a Middleton house front door which now forms part of a gallery exhibition.

During the 1980s Yvonne Malik's front door at 145 Walker Street was the focal point for the local community, eventually making its way into Rochdale's own public art collection as an item of significance.

Mrs Malik, now 84-years old and of Wray, Lancashire, arrived in her modest home in 1980 and almost immediately made her mark.

Finding children simply ‘hanging around’ outside her home, she began teaching them the basics of art, turning her front room into a makeshift classroom for lessons free-of-charge.

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