Snow hits Stonecot Hill
Snow hits Stonecot Hill, Sutton, Surrey, UK 2 Feb 2009 from Adrian Short on Vimeo.
Heavy snow has brought most of Stonecot Hill to a standstill today with buses cancelled, schools shut and many businesses closed for the day.
But every cloud has a silver lining. For many it’s an unofficial bank holiday and a chance to go out and play in the snow or just stay at home in the warm. Those desperate or foolish enough to venture out in their cars won’t find themselves bothered by traffic wardens.
Many key businesses and services in the area remain open, including both doctors’ surgeries, Imperial Pharmacy and Barclays Bank (though get in quick before the cash machine runs low). The Co-op is closed but most of the newsagents and convenience stores are open and have stocks of essentials like bread and milk, though many of the newspapers were not delivered to them today.
There has been some gritting and snowploughing on the main road but many of the residential side roads remain dangerous and should be used with caution. There has yet to be any gritting or salting of the pavements.
With most public transport out of action the best advice is to avoid unnecessary journeys but if you really need to travel and can’t reach your destination on foot, local minicab firm Sky Cars are open and doing their best to keep up with demand.
For more information about schools and other public services please keep checking the Sutton Council website.
Cool video Adrian, more you than me !!!
David Cabrera 2 February 2009 10:11 AM
heya nice vid, was loads of snow, loved the day off! can’t believe those kids on the bus shelter haha! Val (the one who was there when the car got smashed up)
Val 2 February 2009 4:31 PM
We cancelled all our Sutton Community Transport buses on Monday – I was supposed to be driving and was relieved not to be!
Tony Pattison 3 February 2009 3:42 PM
[...] photos which readers have sent in. I didn’t get to take many myself as I was out making a video. Jeannie got creative with this multi-talented snowman. First, dancing… …then strumming along [...]
Readers’ snow photos at Stonecot Hill News 7 February 2009 1:03 PM
Nice video,
good to see Stonecot Hill News up and running again having not been updated for a while.
The Parkerilla
The Parkerilla 9 February 2009 7:26 PM