The weathermen are saying that this is the coldest March in the UK since 1963, and I can remember that one... My (late) father hired a Ford Anglia Super 1200 from GS Last in Colchester to visit mum's parents at Knodishall. We set off on a bright and dry Sunday morning and drove the 40+ miles where we spent a typical "visit to grandparents". Before leaving the snow started falling, we set off with an extra passenger as my aunt Doreen was coming back to stay a few days with us. Dedham Gun Hill was climbed despite having to drive around vehicles that had left the road, and dad dropped us off to walk the last mile from Boxted village to our home while he returned the car to town some 10 - 12 miles away. For us 3 kids it was an adventure, using Doreen's suitcase as a sledge.
That was then and this is now.
