Several inches of snow blanketed Burnham-On-Sea on Friday, causing school closures, slippery roads and public transport disruption.

Three inches of snow fell during the day, creating hazardous conditions for motorists and pedestrians, as pictured here.

However, staff from Sedgemoor District Council and the Town Council kept the disruption to a minimum by gritting key roads in Burnham town centre and clearing away snow along the High Street.

Some train services from Highbridge Railway Station were delayed on Friday morning, while bus services were also disrupted.

Some of the snow started to melt this afternoon, but by 4pm many minor roads still had a coating of slush and snow which will freeze again overnight and cause further slippery conditions on Saturday.

A Met Office spokesman told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “Snowfall will become increasingly patchy overnight, with snow becoming lighter and more intermittent in general, with the biting wind gradually easing.”

Snow clearers in Burnham High Street on Friday morning

Burnham’s beach and jetty were covered by the white stuff

The Seaview Road water fountain was covered by an icy coating of snow

Signs along the seafront were obscured by the settling snow

This snowman at Burnham’s Peter’s Hairdressers came complete with curlers!

The snow left benches and pavements under a blanket of snow

Snow-laden Brent Knoll merged with the white fields

Edithmead Church had a wintry coating of snow

This family enjoyed some sledging on the town green in Highbridge

Time for winter: Ice and snow obscured a face of the Highbridge town clock

Highbridge War Memorial was surrounded by snow on Friday morning

 
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