Down Your Way magazine

Down Your Way is a unique publication. An electic mix of personal nostalgic memories from the 1930s/40s/50s/60s written by Yorkshire Folks for Yorkshire Folks. Many have never written a contribution before, but with guidance from its Yorkshire editor and founder, Averil Thornton, a previously untapped source of Yorkshire social history has emerged. This is social history at its best, first-hand experiences written in the authors’ own language and style and often accompanied by nostalgic images from the era. Each magazine has a personality of its own and over the years has reunited many friends and relatives and helped those looking to trace their Yorkshire ancestors. From its colourful front cover to the old image on the back page, this magazine is pure nostalgia from start to finish; articles, images, letters, poems, competitions and even a crossword - each one guaranteed to take you on a trip down memory lane.

Click here to take out or renew a Down Your Way subscription.

In the January issue:

In the deep midwinter
John Murray tells of life as a wartime boarder during a chilly Dales winter.

Yorkshire prophet
Hazel Wheeler meets Old Moore’s grand-daughter.

A double life
James Nelson recalls his days working on TV’s Last of the Summer Wine.

It might come in handy some day
Shirley Lingwood clears her attic and finds it hard to get rid of the memories.

Eye for a bargain
Mike Silkstone rejoices in the days doing the round of the January sales.

Guilt-edged
Derek Thewlis remembers the palaver – and the big fib he told his mum – over buying his first record.

Happy Birthday
David Watkins on the cards that marked our special day.

Just remember me as a Yorkshireman
Maggie Poppa in conversation with Austin Mitchell.

That dreaded first day at school
Pat Taylor remembers a big day in her young life.

Without warning
Clarrie East recalls the night a bomber crashed on her Wolds village.

Smile please, Your Majesty
Dennis Hodgson on the day he found himself alone filming the Queen.

My wartime diary for 1944
Colin Gaden relives a momentous year.

The Beast
R Marshall recalls an old banger with a mind of its own.

Happy days
Freda McDonnell on the joy of being old enough to join the Brownies.

PLUS ...More readers’ reminiscences of their first plane flight, a shock on their first day at work – and can you still add up in old money?