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Nyan Linn Aung Historical Study England 2009

Winter wonderland or woe?


Winter forces school to close
On Monday February 2nd 2009 the South East of England was hit by snow. I know this is not unusual in many
parts of the world, but it was interesting to watch the whole region grind to a virtual standstill. At the time of
writing this article the major London airports of Heathrow, Gatwick and London City were all closed.
Stansted airport had been closed but has just had one runway reopened. Travel chaos has ensued, the M25 is
closed in many places and many schools throughout the country have been closed.

School Closures
The dramatic change in the weather has meant that number of areas are experiencing transport problems. This
means that many schools across the country have been closed.

County Closed
South East
Essex 250+
Hertfordshire 100+
Middlesex 80+
Sussex 50+
North
Greater Manchester 100
Lancashire 70
Cumbria 34
Durham 70
Northumberland 33
Yorkshire 1
This table shows the number of schools reported closed. It is interesting to note that although the snow is no
heavier in the South East of England, one of the eastern counties has reported more than 250 of its schools
are closed.

This gave the children lots time to play in the snow, snowballing, making snowmen and snow angels. The
snow gave an added dimension, producing some very picturesque scenes, many captured on camera.

Temperatures recorded at one weather station in Ross-on-Wye during the week read:

Maximum Minimum
2nd Feb 3 -1
3rd Feb 5 -3
4th Feb 5 -3
5th Feb 2 -1
6th Feb 2 -1
7th Feb 5 -3
8th Feb 4 -2

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