So what have you been up to this week? If you were a commuter ordered to the office come sleet or shine then it must have been something of a challenge.

For children given the day off - and their mums and dads - it's been a rare old-style Winter treat.

Click above to view some of our best pictures submitted by readers and our own team of photographers - a video of our senior news editor Sarah Clarke's son Fraser hurtling down the slope at Captstone Country Park. If you've taken your own snowy snaps or videos send them in by email to medwaymessenger@thekmgroup.co.uk.