1963 the big freeze

[Nick Salmon]

As part of a Winterwatch programme they ran the 50 minute BBC film 'The Big Freeze'. A real reminder of just how hard that winter was. As a primary school kid in Sussex I remember the giant piles of drifted snow on the village road and then later the enormous icicles hanging from the bus shelter. My best mate's dad built a four seat sledge and we used it every day for what seemed liked weeks. Film starts about five minutes in.

https://youtu.be/658eoX3ERAs