It's a bit cold here.Not the sort of cold they have been getting in Siberia or Moscow. Not even the sort of cold they have been getting in Scotland or Wales. More like a low of -6C and a high of about zero (32F).
And boy, do we have snow!
The main road through the dale (A689) was blocked last night. Up here on the hillside overlooking the valley, it’s currently a little over knee-deep and drifting to 7 foot.
Bonnie, one of the ponies, had a bad case of icicles on her tummy this morning. She jingled when she walked.
The water troughs are frozen over and need the ice breaking twice a day. But we have plenty of animal (and human) food in, and lots of bedding to keep them cosy. I am currently caring for well over 200 animals at the moment – and it’s not easy on my own. My staff can't get in for work, so I am having to do everyone else’s jobs as well as my own.
But we have had it worse. So far we still have a working water supply. We have lots of fuel. And (hopefully) we don’t have to go out anywhere for a while. It will take quite a while to dig out the Farplace rescue car, even if the roads are passable.
Here’s a few pics from the Frozen North.
Jan Edwards, Head of Animal Care
Farplace Animal Rescue - the no-kill animal sanctuary
Farplace, Sidehead, Westgate, County Durham, D
L13 1LEwww.farplace.org.uk
tel: 01388 517397 mobile 07860 523434
Registered Charity number 1126812
Registered Company number 4397258
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