Photo gallery: How Leeds found time to enjoy The Beast from the East
As the so-called Beast from the East snowstorms flurried into Leeds and the surrounding areas, families took to the region’s beauty spots for sledging, snowfights and some unexpected time away from their desks.
Rothwell Park proved a popular spot for those seeking the slopes, while dog walkers enjoyed ambling down the Leeds and Liverpool canal stretch of Bingley.
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Hide AdVisitors to the grounds of Lotherton Hall in Aberford were lucky enough to catch of glimpse of the deer and their snow-topped antlers.
The majority of schools across the city closed for a number of days, but Chapel Allerton Primary was made of sterner stuff – and its Year 5 and pupils were even allowed to take part in a mass snowball battle.