The latest edition of Down Your Way hits the streets next week and having had a sneak preview I can reveal it is a real festive treat. I particularly enjoyed a piece by Roberta Best who recalls her grandma’s Christmas cake and pudding. It reminded me of the cakes we had at home when I was a youngster – there was always a thrupenny bit to look out for in ours while my wealthier friend down the street had a silver sixpence in his, and as he was an only child he was the lucky one… I had to do battle with an elder brother and sister. There’s also a super article in December’s issue about the winter of 1947. Now I’m too young to remember that devastating time but it brought back memories of the bad winter of 1963 and many days off school and endless ‘sledging’ down a steep hill near where I lived. Kids today miss out on that kind of simple fun. I bought my son a plastic sledge when he was around four… 13 years later it’s in the loft having been used just twice due to a lack of ‘proper’ snow.
Paul