It was back to ration books, Spitfires and Spam fritters in Haworth at the weekend.

Bulldog sprits were high as enthusiasts from all over the country joined residents, traders and hundreds of spectators for a 1940s street party.

Servicemen in uniform thronged the streets alongside vintage English and American cars. One of the major attractions was the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight group, which saluted the village with an historic fly-past from a Spitfire, Hurricane and the last flying Lancaster bomber in service.

The 1940s wouldn't be complete without a song from George Formby and impersonator Paul Harper obliged with a burst of When I'm Cleaning Windows. And couples were dancing in the street.

Nostalgia-mad Glen and Melanie Sanderson travelled from Sheffield to enjoy the atmosphere of a more genteel age. Glen, said: "We like everything about the 1940s - the clothes, the music, how people were with each other, and the spirit that got everybody through the war.

"We came last year and really enjoyed it, so this year we brought our friends."

RAF pilot for the day Ben Bryan, 10, of Long Eaton in Nottingham, said: "It's great fun. I really enjoy it because of the all the attention you get. I'd love to be a fighter pilot."

And Squadron Leader George Allen, 75, of Huddersfield, who remembered the 1940s the first time around, said the event had brought back happy memories.

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