Ten years ago, Kent was hit by some of its heaviest snowfalls in recent memory, as the county faced a prolonged spell of severe weather.
As temperatures fell below zero, snow and ice brought travel chaos for several days in late November and early December.
The snow scene in Aylesham.
Rail services were delayed or cancelled and a number of accidents were reported on the roads, with gritters out in force trying to make major routes safer.
The weather also caused dozens of schools across the county to be closed, with many children making the most of the conditions to build snowmen or go sledging as several inches of snow fell.
The poor conditions, which began on Thursday, November 25, were said to have been caused by icy winds blowing in from Siberia in northern Asia.
Amanda and Luchia Murkstite enjoy the snow in Dartford.
A snow-covered Dartford War Memorial.
Traffic chaos on the A2 near Dartford.
Dartford town centre.
A lorry stuck in Princess Road, Dartford.
Dartford town centre.
A snow plough clearing Nursery Lane, Whitfield, near Dover.
Romy Wells shares her sledge with the shopping as dad Stephen Wells goes for supplies in Dover.
Cars covered in snow at Buckland Avenue, Dover.
Some people decided the only way to work was to walk up Whitfield Hill in Dover.
The A2 in Dover during the morning rush hour.
A snow plough clearing Nursery Lane, Whitfield.
Residents in Whitfield, near Dover, were among those who woke up to snow.
Roads were covered in Whitfield.
Beach Street in Deal.
Lobster nets covered in snow on Deal seafront.
Gritting the pavements at Walmer.
A deserted Deal railway station.
Fowlmead County Park near Deal.
The frozen Royal Military Canal at Hythe.
The seafront at Hythe gets a covering of snow.
The view from Wear Bay Road in Folkestone, looking at the Coastwatch Tower and the Martello Tower with snow falling in the Channel.
Icy pavements around the town centre in Faversham.
Sainsbury's at Pepper Hill, Northfleet.
Cars parked at Ebbsfleet International train station.
Uncollected rubbish in Gravesend.
Brogan Lee and Florence Davis, both 13, make a huge snowball in Gravesend.
A call for assistance in Gravesend.
Jack Sherrin and Georgia Green, both 17, with the igloo they built in Wilberforce Way, Gravesend.
Kirsty and Alicia Fooks enjoying the snow on The Downs, Herne Bay.
A view across town from the Edinburgh Road car park in Ashford.
Willesborough Windmill, Ashford, continues under a blanket of snow.
Operation Stack is put in place on the M20 near Ashford.
Ross Parker sits in the armchair he made in Somerset Road, Ashford.
The sun shines on a snow covered Willesborough Windmill in Ashford.
The Ashford Designer Outlet, still open for business.
A postbox in Church Road, Ashford.
Snow scenes on the downs above Wye.
Swans at Singleton Lakes, Ashford.
Ashford's Debenhams store in Elwick Road.
A high speed train manages to head towards Folkestone from Ashford.
The snow scene in Aylesham.
Battling through snow in the village of Petham, near Canterbury.
Westgate Towers and gardens in Canterbury.
Wintry scenes in Petham, near Canterbury.
A stunning view of Aylesford in the snow.
Outside The Bull pub in West Malling.
Along the A20 at Larkfield.
A 4x4 vehicle, one of the few ways of getting round safely in the snow, pictured on Yew Tree Road, Southborough.
Playing in the snow at Southborough.
The railway line at the Station Road level crossing, Rainham.
Lower Rainham Road, Rainham.
Another day of snow at Fairview Avenue, Wigmore, Rainham.
Treacherous conditions at Wayfield Road, Chatham.
Pupil Mia and George play in the snow at Saxon Way Primary School, Gillingham.
Cars are covered in Alamein Avenue, Chatham.
Burma Way in Chatham.
Magpie Hall Road, Chatham.
Fun in the snow at Jacksons Field, City Way, Rochester.
Wendy Hancock braving the winter conditions with her dog Leo at Patterns Lane, Rochester.
The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway's snow plough clears the track in preparation for the weekend's Santa specials.
A snow plough gets to work on the A259 at Dymchurch.
Going out equipped in Dymchurch.
Sledges for sale at The Smugglers' Chest in Dymchurch.
The Royal Military Canal at Hythe.
Sledging on Dymchurch sea wall.
Drifting snow on the A259 at Dymchurch.
A snow plough at Dymchurch, on Romney Marsh.
Snowy scenes at Dungeness, on Romney Marsh.
A view of the lighthouse at Dungeness.
The A249 by Jade's Crossing at Detling, near Maidstone.
Three-year-old Sonny Jackson with Chanise and Holly Buckingham make the most of the snow in Maidstone.
A row of snow-covered cars in Larkfield.
Snow-covered benches and pavements in Ditton, near Maidstone.
Snow on Deal seafront in a stunning photo taken by Rob Riddle from Walmer.
Debbie Gower, Matthew Gower, Dawn Austin, and Thomas Austin make their way to Minterne Junior School in Sittingbourne.
Homewood Avenue, Sittingbourne.
The play park at Albany Recreation Ground, Sittingbourne.
A squirrel foraging for food in St Michael's churchyard, Sittingbourne.
Roxy and Badger, wire-haired Jack Russells at Albany Recreation Ground, Sittingbourne.
Walkers take care in the High Street at Sittingbourne.
Rail replacement buses for the Sittingbourne to Sheerness line.
Murphy the cheetah in the snow at the Wildlife Heritage Foundation sanctuary at Smarden.
Snow-covered machinery waits for the thaw at the St Lawrence Cricket Ground, Canterbury.
Making the most of school closures at Queenborough Drive, Minster, Sheppey.
Minster on Sheppey after a night of snowfall.
Cars struggled on snow-covered roads in Minster, Sheppey.
Icicles in North Road, Queenborough.
A man braves the elements to walk his dog on the beach at Margate.
Treacherous conditions on Fort Hill, Margate.
The Margate lifeboat.
Some roads in Margate were particularly treacherous.
The view from East Farleigh looking toward Maidstone.
Remembrance Day crosses protrude from the snow at the war memorial in East Malling.
The Kent County Showground at Detling.
Moses the Malamut dog enjoying the snow at Mote Park in Maidstone.
A snowman at the Kent County Showground, Detling.
Matthew Smith took this photo of residents in Derringstone Hill, Barham, helping to free a trapped bus.
A motocycle buried in the snow at Marden railway station.
A man on his mobile at Marden train station.
A snowy bicycle at Marden railway station.
In one incident, a woman who was nine months pregnant had to be rescued from her car when it hit an electricity pylon on the road between Wye and Hinxhill, near Ashford.
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She was taken to the William Harvey Hospital, where she was treated for back and neck pain but didn't go into labour.
Matthew Smith took a picture of a bus getting stuck on Derringstone Hill in Barham, saying residents had helped the driver dig his way out.
He said: "Eventually with a bit of community spirit and the assistance of a local farmer with his snow plough, the bus managed to get off of the pavement."
With motorists warned to travel only if absolutely essential, Kent Police said any abandoned vehicles on roads would be towed.
Dartford town centre.
Train operator Southeastern apologised to passengers after a train became trapped on ice - and replacement buses on the way to meet them then got stuck on the roads.
A Southeastern spokesman said: "One of our trains became trapped as a result of ice on the conductor rail in the Borough Green area.
"Buses were ordered to meet the passengers but due to the problematic weather conditions on the roads, these were delayed in arriving."
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Some cases at Maidstone Crown Court - including a murder trial - were disrupted because jurors couldn't get in.
KentOnline court reporter Keith Hunt said at the time: "Police are trying to collect a missing juror, who apparently can't get off the drive."
"By all means have fun with snowballs but not if it means you hurt or frighten people or damage their property."
A number of incidents prompted police to alert people to the dangers of throwing snowballs.
One officer warned: "By all means have fun with snowballs but not if it means you hurt or frighten people or damage their property.
"Do not throw snowballs at people, vehicles, or people's homes."
Kent Police control centre experienced a high number of calls from people with snow-related emergencies.
The switchboard at its headquarters in Maidstone answered 3,419 calls in one 24-hour period.
A snow plough clearing Nursery Lane, Whitfield, near Dover.
Kent was not alone as many other parts of the country battled deep snow and bitter cold.
The Met Office said temperatures struggled to rise above freezing during the day and widely fell below -10°C on several nights. On one occasion it fell below -20°C in northern Scotland.
A statement from the UK's national weather service said: "From Thursday, November 25, the UK came under the influence of a prolonged north-easterly airstream drawing bitterly cold air from northern Europe and Siberia.
"Eastern Scotland and north-east England were most exposed and saw persistent and at times heavy snowfalls - the snow resulting from moisture picked up as this airstream passed over the North Sea.
"With the persistent north-easterly winds and freezing conditions, very significant accumulations developed, particularly across the high ground with level depths of 50cm or more.
"This spell of snow and freezing temperatures occurred unusually early in the winter, with the snowfalls judged as the most significant and widespread in late November and early December since late November 1965".
What else was happening in the world?
Days before the country was hit by snow, the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton had been announced by Clarence House.
The couple would marry the following year, becoming the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Prince William and Kate Middleton at a photocall to mark their engagement in November 2010. Picture: UK Press/Press Association Images.
The country's Prime Minister at the time was Conservative leader David Cameron, whose party had come to power in coalition with the Liberal Democrats earlier that year, following the defeat of the Labour government led by Gordon Brown. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg took the role of Deputy Prime Minister. The US President was Barack Obama, who had been elected two years earlier.
In the week of the snowfall, thousands of students had protested in London in the latest demonstration against funding cuts and proposals to increase university tuition fees.
There was also trouble in other cities including Manchester, Oxford, Brighton, Cambridge and Sheffield.
The film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh in the series based on JK Rowling's bestselling books, had been released in cinemas the week before the bad weather hit.
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. Picture: Warner Bros Entertainment.
On December 2, England lost their bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with the tournament being controversially awarded to Russia.
Singer Matt Cardle won the latest series of TV's X Factor in early December - with boy band One Direction placed third - while I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! was won by Stacey Solomon, a former contestant on the talent show.