A blanket of white snow fell across the district this week, giving hundreds of families a chance to reclaim a sense of childish excitement. But as any parent (or grandparent) will tell you, this year’s snow is nothing compared to the weather we used to see!A blanket of white snow fell across the district this week, giving hundreds of families a chance to reclaim a sense of childish excitement. But as any parent (or grandparent) will tell you, this year’s snow is nothing compared to the weather we used to see!
A blanket of white snow fell across the district this week, giving hundreds of families a chance to reclaim a sense of childish excitement. But as any parent (or grandparent) will tell you, this year’s snow is nothing compared to the weather we used to see!

23 photos of snow in Wakefield and the Five Towns in the 1970s, 80s and 90s

A blanket of white snow fell across the district this week, giving hundreds of families a chance to reclaim a sense of childish excitement. But as any parent (or grandparent) will tell you, this year’s snow is nothing compared to the weather we used to see!
By Holly Gittins
Published 18th Jan 2021, 15:18 BST

This week, we're taking a look back at how people in the Wakefield district celebrated snowfall in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Can you see any familiar faces in the photos below?

Want to see more? Take a look at 37 of your best photos of snowfall in Wakefield and the Five Towns

Do you remember snow as deep as this? Pictured is a view of the Kirkhamgate area of Wakefield from Jaw Hill in 1979.

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Do you remember snow as deep as this? Pictured is a view of the Kirkhamgate area of Wakefield from Jaw Hill in 1979.

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It was all smiles from this group as they practiced their sledging in Wakefield in December 1978.

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It was all smiles from this group as they practiced their sledging in Wakefield in December 1978.

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Teachers from Outwood Grange school work to free a car which has been trapped in snow in the 1980s.

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Teachers from Outwood Grange school work to free a car which has been trapped in snow in the 1980s.

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Winter scenes in Wakefield Park in 1985.

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Winter scenes in Wakefield Park in 1985.

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