SNOW ON THE AFTERNOON OF 30TH JANUARY 2003, THE AREA GROUND TO A HALT, CAUSING CHAOS, TYPICALLY A FOUR HOUR DRIVE FOR A JOURNEY THAT WOULD NORMALLY TAKE 20 MINUTES

AT LEAST TWO CAMBOURNE RESIDENTS WERE STRANDED IN THEIR CAR FROM 10 PM UNTIL 9AM ON THE A14

I WALKED FROM BOURN VILLAGE ACROSS THE FIELDS TO GET HOME AFTER A TWO AND A HALF HOUR DRIVE FROM CAMBRIDGE

IT SEEMS I COULD HAVE GOT ON TO THE A428 BUT RADIO WAS SAYING IT WAS "SHUT", HAVING WAITED ON MADINGLEY HILL FOR 30 MINUTES GAVE UP AND WENT VIA COTON, COMBERTON , TOFT,
TOFT WAS BLOCKED BUT EVENTUALLY GOT TO BOURN, THE BETTER CHOICE WOULD HAVE BEEN VIA COTON, COMBERTON AND HARDWICK, AS APPARENTLY THIS WAS CLEAR.

PAM TRAVELLED FROM BASSINGBOURN AND WAS DIRECTED OFF THE A1198 VIA THE A1 TO BEDFORD AND ST NEOTS ONTO THE A428 BUT TOOK OVER 4 HOURS

ONE NEEDS TO KNOW WHY THE ROADS WERE NOT GRITTED AND THE POLICE HELICOPTOR WAS NOT USED TO LOCATE BLOCKAGES, AND A SIMPLE PRECAUTION THAT ALL HGV'S CARRY CHAINS FOR THEIR WHEELS.

MOST CAR DRIVERS SEEMED TO HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT STARTING OFF IN SECOND GEAR TO AVOID WHEELS SPINNING, AND WAITING AT THE BOTTOM OF A SLOPE UNTIL THE EXIT WAS CLEAR, TO AVOID STARTING ON THE SLOPE.

ECO PARK ENTRANCE

THE CRICKET "GREEN" WAS ALL"WHITE"

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