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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25. Snowfall in 2010
Fontwell Park near Chichester where the well-supported Boxing Day meeting was cancelled after a course inspection early in the morning. Photo: Malcolm Wells
27. Snowfall in 2010
Matt Loraine and Yana Parkhomenko enjoy the snow in Winston Churchill Avenue. Photo: IH
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