I think its a shame anyone had to critisise this post as not everyone reading was here last year and people have taken their own time to give their accounts !! I was not here in 63 but i remember my father telling me he arrived on a boat from India never even seen snow before and arrived to biting temperatures and 6ft snowdrifts in essex !! My main memory was chrismas eve 1970 my dad taking me to the window and showing me that it was snowing heavily- magical !!