Happy New Year 2020!

57 years before, 1963 dawned as part of the coldest winter in 200 years.

A blizzard had occurred on 29 & 30 December 1962, causing snowdrifts up to 6 metres deep. Roads and railways were blocked, telephone lines brought down, & some villages were left cut off for several days. The snow set the scene for the next two months, as much of the UK remained covered every day until early March 196