Winter wonderland
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by Adam
Williams
awilliams@thekmgroup.co.uk
A winter wonderland greeted many as they woke on Sunday morning
to 10cm of snow.
Storms moved in from the west around 9.30pm on Saturday and
continued into the early hours of Sunday.
Roads coped well despite the late season dumping as young and
old seized the chance to enjoy the conditions by walking the dog or
picking up an adrenaline rush on their sleds.
The slopes at Kent University’s campus and on Chaucer Fields
proved popular with residents in the Harkness Drive and St
Michael’s Road areas of Canterbury.
Major routes in and around the district were well gritted and
passable by mid-morning, but some rural roads did become
treacherous in the conditions. Vicarage Lane in Elham was shut on
Sunday afternoon due to thick ice between Pound Lane and Old
Road.
Train
passengers experienced delays first thing on Sunday due to
signalling problems between Faversham and Dover Priory.
Southeastern High Speed services to St Pancras were also affected
by the adverse conditions. Level crossing barriers at Pickelden
Lane in Chilham remained closed for most of Sunday after a
signalling fault.
Stagecoach was forced to cancel some of its bus services,
including the number 17 between Canterbury and Folkestone via the
Elham Valley and run a restricted service on other routes.
A light dusting also swept through Canterbury on Friday night
and Saturday morning as temperatures plummeted below freezing.
Sports fixtures across the district fell victim to the
conditions. Saturday’s non-league football fixtures involving
Canterbury City and Whitstable Town were both called off due to
frozen pitches.
On Sunday, the Kent indoor cricket finals at Canterbury’s St
Lawrence Ground were also postponed to save teams from as far
afield as Sevenoaks and Yalding from travelling
down.
- See this week's Gazette for full report and picture
special
Monday, February 06 2012
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