Snowy Aldermaston, December 2009-January 2010

Heavy snow fell in December 2009 and January 2010 and as always the village was transformed. Below are a few images from this time.

.........................................................ABOVE: The roadsigns on the Loosey.............................................
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.................................ABOVE: The Manor House under heavy overcast........................
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.............................................ABOVE: Later the sun came out, gloriously bathing The Manor House...................
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..................................................ABOVE: The three Tudor Cottages.....................................................
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............................................ABOVE: The ancient Almshouses in Church Road....................................
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........................................ABOVE: Aldermaston's Parish Hall......................................
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.....................ABOVE: most generously, AWE organised a team of workers to help clear the roads...............................
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.....ABOVE: .Icicles festoon the gutters of the Primary School, January 2010.........
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....ABOVE: Ian Lindsey from Wasing brought a tractor down to clear the School driveway...
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.....ABOVE: Ian piled the snow to make a play-mountain for the children...
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...................................ABOVE: The ancient Gate Houses in the snow........................................
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The magnificent wrought-iron gates festooned with snow, in January 2010.
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In more normal times- but with seasonal snow- the tree looked like this...
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..........................................ABOVE: Aldermaston's Church of St Mary..................................
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........................................ABOVE: St Mary's with the floodlights on........................................
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ABOVE: Cars proceeding up The Street
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.........................................ABOVE: as the snow thickens, cars round the bend at The Loosey.............................
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.......................................ABOVE: the Hinds Head through a veil of snowflakes...............................
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....................ABOVE: The Hinds Head glows invitingly- after the traffic had died down.......................
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