30 years ago today, a day that has stuck in my memory. There was a teacher's strike, so I did not have to go to school until later than normal. That morning was icy and as I was about to walked to school, I could see that the sky was menacing to the west. I knew snow was forecast for that day. Got to school, when the snow started coming down and with a couple of school mates we ran around  in the playground looking up into the sky with the sky full of falling snow. Snow fell on and off through the day but it didn't stick properly until the evening when a graupel shower left a covering. There was a prolonged snow shower just after 9pm and I remember lamp post watching as the large flakes fell in the sodium light. It was snowball fights the next day at school but  with the milder air was on its way, the snow cover was gone by Friday morning. I remember how mild it felt and the remains of a snowman that I made was all that was left of the snow. 

Have ve great memories of that 1985-86 period.