Winter in Welney with Ernie James (1975)

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🎥Ernie James recalls one of
the biggest winter freezes
and fen skating at Welney.

[@GeoffreyMoore-i9k]

My late father was born in Norfolk 1930, and he always spoke about the winter of 62 and 63 being really bad, breakers being used to try and lift vegetables in the fields and dig graves
But ended up having to store the bodies
Thank you for prompting my memories