Memory Lane: People share stories of freezing Basingstoke
From Garlic Lane, Farleigh: February 2018. Photo by Roger Bartlett BASINGSTOKE residents have shared their memories of times the town has been snowed under. Reader Dick Dapré said he still remembers the winter that turned the country into a mess. “It was a mess, the country ground to a halt. There were power shortages (and the Minister in charge received death threats), crops were ruined, the economy was severely damaged and public morale suffered. Hindsight is always rose-tinted!” Although nothing can be compared to the raging snow blizzard that hit us 73 years ago, many peop...
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