Snow drift Thorley

Snow Wight: Travel, school and service updates

As predicted by the Met Office, snow has been falling on the Isle of Wight overnight.

Police and the Isle of Wight council are advising drivers to take extra care on the roads. There have been several road accidents reported already this morning.

Shanklin Community Library is closed today due to the adverse weather.

Transport
Islandline Trains are suspended with a bus replacement service running between Shanklin and Ryde. It’s not clear whether this is snow related, although we have heard that one train has now left Ryde heading for Shanklin.

The Hover, Wightlink and Red Funnel services appear to be working as usual and all buses are running to schedule.

Schools and public services
At time of publishing (7.35) all schools on the Island are expected to open as normal, and waste collections will continue as scheduled.

Image: © Thanks to Rachel Holmes for this shot of the snow drift in Thorley this morning

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BRIAN
11, March 2013 7:59 am

Bah! it’s only a dusting! Off to work and school you go while I go back to bed for another hour of dozybyes.

neil clark
11, March 2013 8:19 am

Yarmouth Primary is not on your list.

neilclark1971
11, March 2013 8:30 am

Or Shalfleet school maybe you need a better list.

binnel ghost
Reply to  Sally Perry
11, March 2013 10:08 am

well done sally

neilclark1971
11, March 2013 8:33 am

Thanks Sally I found the slider cheers.

Debbie
11, March 2013 9:04 am

The school bus drivers for (315&316) were unable to pick up children from Niton for Medina or Christ The King Colleges this morning due to their concerns regarding getting the buses safely up Blackgang Hill.

JamesP
11, March 2013 9:50 am

Is your list meant to be dated 18th Jan?

don smith
Reply to  Sally Perry
11, March 2013 11:03 am

School buses are all running up in Lancashire.
A slight dusting of snow in the IoW and everything comes to a halt. Shame/Whimps!

BRIAN
Reply to  don smith
11, March 2013 3:06 pm

Quite right Don. When I was at school in the 1950’s and 60’s we had dreadful winters. Snow up to the windows but we never missed a school day. Schools closing was unheard of. If they can’t drive, they get up earlier and walk.

JamesP
Reply to  BRIAN
11, March 2013 4:49 pm

But there were more of them! Schools that is, not winters (although it probably felt like it).

tryme
Reply to  BRIAN
11, March 2013 7:43 pm

That’s very true Brian. I was in the countryside on the mainland, without much traffic to keep roads clear…& schools were much farther away there than they are here, JamesP! But the school bus always got through by hook or by crook, late but triumphant! Not to say it was necessarily worth all the trouble, mind….

JamesP
11, March 2013 11:01 am

Were any roads gritted last night? There seem to be a lot of accidents this morning, even on main roads, with suggestions of ice as main cause.

JamesP
Reply to  Sally Perry
11, March 2013 12:54 pm

Not much grit in evidence here this morning, and I live by the main Newport/Sandown road (A3056). Suspect they’re using as little as possible!

retiredhack
Reply to  Sally Perry
11, March 2013 7:00 pm

They use salt, not grit, these days of course. Doesn’t block the drains. Also less visible. And it washes away if the snow/ice thaws during the day and then refreezes.

JamesP
11, March 2013 11:09 am

Much debate on Medina Facebook (parent voice) page about children waiting for buses that didn’t show up and buses that (apparently) gave up because there weren’t any children!

I know the schools get a lot of flak when they don’t open, but there does seem to be some lack of communication, and they’ll probably have to send them home early now!

Island Monkey
Reply to  JamesP
11, March 2013 1:55 pm

Medina closing early may be good news. The OFSTED inspectors arrive tomorrow.

No wonder Beynon is leaving.

JamesP
11, March 2013 11:35 am

Gritting happening now, apparently – about 6 hours late…

davimel
11, March 2013 1:58 pm

well my ‘other half’ managed to drive into newport at 09:15 this morning and apart from being stuck behind an idiot driving at a genuine 5mph ALL the way, she had no issues at all. On the other hand she was stopped from driving to Ocean View because of the ice! Being northerners we tend to have no fear of a bit of snow but most Islanders… Read more »

blackiebernard
11, March 2013 5:14 pm

What a bunch of wimps. I remember a snowstorm in London around Feb 14, 1990 of few inches that stopped the City cold. I seemed to have the only pair of rubber boots (galoshes in US English) that made the city wonderful.

OK, take few days off, have a pint, and enjoy climate change.

ohmy
11, March 2013 10:21 pm

It’s about time the use of dipped headlights,not just sidelights, was made mandatory when driving in snow, rain or any bad visibility,seen so many idiots driving around with no lights on in blizzard like conditions,it makes you wonder if they should be driving at all.

tryme
12, March 2013 1:58 am

Lovely photo for this topic…

tryme
12, March 2013 6:55 am

Seeing that this photographer was local got me wondering whether OTW likes to use as many of these as possible, whether for Island or non-specific & abstract shots…. That would add a very welcome extra dimension to all the great things OTW already brings.

Victor Meldrew
12, March 2013 10:10 am

School bus cancellations failed to mention 332 as there are no buses serving Merstone! Would have saved youngsters waiting in poor conditions for a bus that never came.

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