I remember it well Peter. For a charity event I walked 10 laps of a 4 mile
circuit in the Bromley-Bickley area of west Kent/ Greater London on this
day. As well as trying to keep a steady pace going through the snow storm I
helped to push cars that had become stuck. Most groups gave up after about 3
or 4 circuits but the added adrenaline of the snow kept me going. There were
beautiful picture post card scenes as the cloud sheet moved away before the
sun set.


Ian Currie-Coulsdon.




"Peter Clarke" wrote in message
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An arctic northerly had extended south on 28 Nov and rain associated with
the cold front had turned to snow, even on low ground in Surrey. Saturday,
29 Nov dawned clear and frosty with a minimum of -6.0 deg C but by the
afternoon the sky had darkened as a trough moved south across the county
and snow fell steadily for more than 2 hours With the day's maximum
temperature -0.5 deg, the snow readily accumulated on the frozen ground
and
reached a depth of 4 - 5 cms. This ranks as the heaviest snowfall I have
see
in November here although the fall of 22 Nov 1965 was similiar.
I recorded 3 consecutive days of snow lying after the event and skiing and
tobogganing were popular activities on the North Downs - a very rare event
in November.
Peter Clarke