29th December 1939 - The arrival of snow

Still bitterly cold, and snow fell last night, with more to come by the look of the sky.

This was the beginning of the bitter winter of 1939/1940, which was the coldest for forty-five years. Eric's diary entries in the New Year will be dominated by the additional difficulties created by the snowstorms in wartime - keep following the blog to find out more!

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