A snowy seafront scene at Felixstowe.
Weather: Seaside has first snow of the winter
By Richard Cornwell
Friday, January 18, 2013
11:15 AM
PEOPLE in Felixstowe woke to snowy scenes today after a night of wintry showers.
Walkers made the most of a cold and snowy day on the coast at Felixstowe.Up to two centimetres fell across the resort leaving cars, paths and roads covered.
Apart from a shower on Tuesday afternoon, it was the first snow of the big freeze for the resort – and the town was bracing itself for more later today and tomorrow.
Main roads – including Hamilton Road and High Road, East and West – had been salted and were all clear for traffic, but untreated side roads were icy in places.
Pavements were treacherous in many parts of the town.
Snow-laden skies threaten more of the white stuff at Felixstowe.There was a light covering of snow on the beach – producing some pretty, wintry scenes.
All schools in the town and nearby villages were open, and the Port of Felixstowe’s operations were unaffected by the weather.
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1 comments
thats rubbish! The port was shut from 11pm Thursday evening and still isnt operational
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Haydn Rowlandson
Friday, January 18, 2013