The Big freeze of 63

Do you all remember I am watching it now on iplayer.

 

I remember it well - I had just become a new Mum with my 1st child. Happy memories for me!

 

I wasn't even a twinkle in me mams eye then

 

I was about 7 yrs old.
We all thought it was fun, for a while.
But I can remember it going on and on, and also remember how good spring felt that year.

 

I was there, but I don't remember it. That was my first winter.

 

Although I was only 3 at the time, I do have some memories of walking with my parents along the lanes around the Suffolk village where I grew up and seeing nothing but towering banks of snow piled up on either side of the road.

Armandii, I can imagine how cold and bleak it must have been at Wattisham at that time, Wattisham airfield is actually the highest point in East Suffolk, which isn't saying much I know, but when the East wind blows in around these parts, 'thaas hully cowd bor.'

Incidentally, as a boy, I remember going to one or two air shows at Wattisham in the 60s, I guess you were still there at the time?

 

I would have been -11 then.

 

I remember all the dead birds that just fell into gardens.

 

I was 7 at the time, but I don't remember it, but I suppose that I would have thought it was fun. I saw the program about it last night, on BBC2 I think. Hard to imagine what it must have been like, as it went on for two months solid! In one part of the program, they described/showed a group of folks that were stranded and decided to walk the four miles to the nearest village. They had to battle through snow-drifts 14ft deep, 14ft deep!!! If you get a chance, definitely worth a watch, very interesting

 

Oh, I remember it well, my last year in school doing my 'O' levels in the Spring term. I 'unfortunately' had to go to school as I lived a five minute walk away ... well, it was if it was not snowing ... I think it took slightly longer at that time! I was 4'8" tall at the time and I am sure it came up to my knees!