On Friday 8th December, snow began falling over FSC Preston Montford, initially a brief flurry but during the course of the morning it became denser and more persistent, blanketing the fields and roads with white.
FSC Preston Montford in its snowy setting. |
The students had a marvellous time building giant snowmen and having snowball fights around the grounds. The FSC Preston Montford education team returned to the office to do resource development and the last few things on their to-do lists before the holidays but the temptation to play in the snow was too strong and they eventually went outside to build their own snowman!
Some of the education team with their snowman |
Welcome to our icy, snowy drive! |
White over! |
The centre was closed for the weekend as the snow reached depths of 23cm and the temperatures plummeted to -10.5 degrees Celsius at night. Sadly this meant that the Entomology day, the Shropshire Botanical Society, Growing Confidence, Aylestone College and King Henry’s VIII School all had to cancel or postpone their visits.
The whole of Shropshire was a winter wonderland and rewarded anyone who was able and daring enough to venture out into the cold. These conditions were extreme for North Shropshire, as snow only usually reaches these depths on the Shropshire Hills, and hadn’t been witnessed by local staff members in quite a few years!
Our bee hotel was safe in its sunny patch. |
Our roundhouse looks like a festive grotto. |
The Robins posed for a seasonal photo. |
All of our ponds froze over. |
A fortnight has passed since that first flurry and still patches of snow determinedly remain in some parts of FSC Preston Montford’s grounds and the surrounding fields. The roads are happily now clear. I wonder if the snow will return to us in time for the 24th and 25th December.
FSC Preston Montford wishes you a most festive time in your celebrations and best wishes for 2018!
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FSC Preston Montford opens in the New Year on the 2nd January 2018.
this looks so alluring breathtaking and really airy the students looks so oozed down the snow with their skate boards.
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