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'The Big Freeze' - Talk today St James Church, Benwell 2 pm
« on: Tuesday 08 January 19 09:06 GMT (UK) »
A local author will be giving a talk today at St James Church, Benwell at 2 pm.  The topic will be the recall of the harsh  North East winters of 1941 and 1947 and the big freeze of 1963.  Pictures will be shown of iced up rivers, deep snow drifts and gales and floods will also be discussed.
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Re: 'The Big Freeze' - Talk today St James Church, Benwell 2 pm
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 08 January 19 11:46 GMT (UK) »
Puts the ridiculously hyped "Beast of the East" into context when it was chilly for a few days last year. I recently watched the BBC documentary made towards the end of the 1963 Big Freeze (it's a good watch if you can find it). When the sea freezes several hundred yards out off the south coast you know you're in trouble. At aged 7 it was time off school and lots of sledging and a little disappointed that it didn't happen again in subsequent years having no understanding of the harsh reality.

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