For days on end businesses had to close as families headed outside to enjoy the snow.
To mark nearly 10 years since the great blizzard we’ve had a look back through the archive to find some of the photos which showed the impact the snow had – and the fun it created!
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14. Snowfall in 2010
Ben Barron (seven), top and his brother James (eleven), from Purbrook enjoy the snow on Portsdown Hill. Photo: IH
15. Snowfall in 2010
Danny Hampton (left), and Tomos Bullock both ten from Fareham enjoy the snow on Portsdown Hill . Photo: IH
16. Snowfall in 2010
Here's a lovely goldfinch perched in the snowy branches in Denmead Photo: Simon Rogers
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