Sunday 5 January 2025 - Snow in Timperley Stops Play

Given the forecast, doom and gloom, it wasn't a surprise to wake to snowy surroundings this morning. Probably the whole country was blanketed and many roads and airports are closed.

The Community Run at which I was due to volunteer as a marshal was cancelled, as was tomorrow's jazz at Eagley.

So Sue and I enjoyed our regular 5km stroll from home. There's no need to use the snowed up cars today.

The Bridgewater Canal as it passes our road looks a little lower, and a little muddier than usual, perhaps due to the disastrous collapse of the canal bank near Dunham Massey on New Year's Eve. Am I being pessimistic or will they take years longer to repair the 300 metre collapsed section than it took to build it in the first place some 260 years ago?

Here's the canal today about 50 metres from our house.

Our route follows Timperley Brook for a while. This seems to have returned to its normal level for the time being.

Loads of folk were out sledging down the embankment that provides a flood defence in times of heavy rainfall. I don't think it was used in the NYE storm.

Somebody has been busy - there were lots of children and dog walkers about despite the early hour.

De Quincey park was a little forlorn, as the tree cover made it warm enough for the snow to have become rather slushy. It was warmer, with less snow here than at home just a kilometre away.

Shortly before reaching home, we cross Sinderland Brook, which we were pleased to see was at its normal level. The streets on our estate seem to be well prorected from flooding; we never feature on the flood warnings.

It's raining now.