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Winter weather forces schools to close

By <Your Name>

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 re-opened. 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 a 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 pict
uresque scenes, many captured on camera.

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