A very vintage year | Norton of Morton
Crikey! This periodical reaches a rather important milestone tomorrow, dear readers. Believe it or not, the very first Norton of Morton periodical posting was published at 4 o’clock on Saturday 8th September 2012 – one whole year ago! Time for a birthday celebration, what?
It’s fair to say that champagne corks will be flying at
Château NoM this weekend, with a Telegram eagerly expected from our sovereign (and regular reader, according to Harry), Her Majesty the Queen.
Over the last year, Saturday at 4 o’clock has become synonymous with this periodical. My illustrious readership (that’s you) can go about their daily lives, safe in the knowledge that a fresh slice of Norton of Morton goodness will be arriving at this very day and time of the week, without fail.
I can’t quite believe that a whole year has whizzed by in an unstoppable force of merriment. And what a year it has been! Highlights of the vintage year include:
And now for my latest news (please imagine a drum roll or repeatedly tap a hard surface). This week, Norton of Morton was announced as a finalist in the Best of Vintage Manchester Awards 2013. A thousand thanks to everybody who nominated this periodical.
Not content with simply being a finalist, I am now plotting to claim the ultimate victory and win the category I’m competing for, Best Vintage Lifestyle Blog. Please do be a sport and vote and help Norton of Morton emerge victorious.
G.M. Norton
Protagonist of ‘Norton of Morton’
