Snow in Littlehampton: 16 pictures from January 2010, when Littlehampton was hit with heavy snowfall

By Elaine Hammond

Published 5th Jan 2022, 16:38 GMT

Updated 7th Jan 2022, 09:50 GMT

Schools across the Littlehampton area were closed and road and rail travel was severely affected by heavy snowfall in January 2010. But as the severe weather on Wednesday, January, 6, 2010, brought misery for travellers, for children it was pure pleasure, giving them an extra holiday to play in the snow.

For many travelling to work in the morning, it was a crawl along snowbound or icy roads in spite of council gritting teams working through the night on main routes. The South East Coast Ambulance Service declared a major incident as a result of the severe conditions.

And as the snow increased towards lunchtime, Southern reported serious disruption to train services along the Coastway line and on routes to London. Arun District Council suspended refuse and recycling collections in the Yapton and Slindon areas because it was considered too dangerous for rounds in the villages.

CLICK HERE to see pictures from Worthing in January 2010, when the town was hit with thick snowfall