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Winter Wonderland
or woe?
Winter weather forces schools to cl

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On Monday February 2nd 2009 the South

East of England was hit by snow. I know
this is not unusual in many parts of the School closures
world, but it was interesting to watch the
whole region grind to a virtual standstill. At The dramatic change in the weather has
the time of writing this article the major meant that a number of areas are
London airports of Heathrow, Gatwick and experiencing transport problems. This
London City were all closed. Stansted means that many schools across the country
airport had been closed but has just had one have been closed.
runway reopened. Travel chaos has ensued,
the M25 is closed in many places and many
schools throughout the country have been
closed.

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County Closed
South East
Essex 250+
Hertfordshire 100+
Middlesex 80+
Sussex 50+
North
Greater Manchester 100
Lancashire 70
Cumbria 34
Durham 70
Northumberland 33
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This table shows the number of schools
reported closed. It is interesting to note that
although the snow is no heavier in the
South East of England, one of the eastern
counties has reported more than 250 of its
schools are closed.
This gave the children lots time to play in
the snow, snowballing, making snowmen
and snow angels. The snow gave an added
dimension, producing some very
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picturesque scenes, many captured on
camera.
The United States government offered lots
of advice about preparing for lots of snow.
This advice and more details can be found
in community centres or on their website at
www.ready.gov/winter-weather. There are
a number of free publications that can be
ordered from their website and are free for
US citizens. These are sent within six
weeks on being ordered, or can be
downloaded direct from their website. The
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United Kingdom government did not offer
similar advice to its citizens. The advice
from the United States is to prepare for a
winter storm by doing the following:
1. Before winter approaches, add the
following supplies to your emergency kit:
 Rock salt or more environmentally
safe products to melt ice on walkways.
 Sand to improve traction.
 Snow shovels and other snow
removal equipment.
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 Sufficient heating fuel. You may
become isolated in your home and
regular fuel sources may be cut off.
Store a good supply of dry, seasoned
wood for your fireplace or wood-
burning stove.
 Adequate clothing and blankets to
keep you warm.
2. Make a Family Communications
Plan. Minimize travel. If travel is
necessary, keep a disaster supplies kit in
your vehicle.
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3. Bring pets/companion animals

inside during winter weather. Move other
animals or livestock to sheltered areas Temperatures recorded at one weather
with non-frozen drinking water. station in Ross-on-Wye during the week
read:

Maximum Minimum
2nd 3 -1
Feb
3rd 5 -3
Feb
4th 5 -3
Feb
5th 2 -1
Feb
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Feb
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