When snow buried Penarth and CBC radio saved the day
IT was a time before the terms ‘global warming’ and ‘climate change’ were on everybody’s lips and snow brought south Wales, and Penarth in particular, to a standstill.
Those Penarthians old enough to remember several harsh winters and heavy snowfalls during the late 1970s and early 1980s may well recall staying glued to their radios as the fledgling station CBC (Cardiff Broadcasting Company) came to the fore with its up-to-the-minute community bulletins in near lockdown conditions.
Snippets of local information about how and where to pick up a pint of milk or a loaf of bread were a godsend for listeners, some of whom were then brave enough to struggle through streets buried under several feet of snow to grab meagre provisions.
Penarth went through days, even weeks of disruption, with shops and schools closed, businesses and transport grinding to a halt and many roads completely impassable, as seen in our dramatic pictures.
Do ewe have any photographs of such severe wintry conditions in Penarth? If so, why not send us a copy via email at ewegottalove.online@gmail.com and we’ll share our favourites here on Total Penarth.