Archive for the ‘Snow’ Category

What a difference …

March 1, 2013

… a week makes.

Compare these photos taken today and just a week ago when the village was shrouded in 2-3 inches of snow.

Snow and more snow

January 19, 2013

3 to 4 inches of snow has fallen over the last 24 hours …

… and more is on the way, according to the BBC local weather forecast, for at least the next 48 hours.

Salt bins

February 11, 2012

Did you know that all salt bins now have a reference number.  When they need refilling you just contact HAL [Highways Action Line] at Durham County Council [hal@durhamcounty.gov.uk].

Here is a map showing all salt bin locations [click to enlarge].

If you need to know more about treated roads and footpaths, go to the County Council’s Winter Service in County Durham.

Victorian Christmas Video

January 18, 2011

I’ve posted a two and a half minute video of the event held in Shotley Bridge village centre on Saturday 27th November 2010 on the Facebook site – Shotley Bridge ‘The Village’

Frozen River Derwent

December 23, 2010

I was in the village today and these photos of the River Derwent and village square looked appealing.