A Snowy Night in Byker

Shakespere would have struggled to decide whether this was a comedy or a tragedy. It started to snow at midday and by the time we arrived at the Cumberland Arms it was deep enough for kids to be sledging. We struggled upstairs with all our gear and the outside temperature fell below zero as a real blizzard kicked in. Not surprisingly hardly anyone turned up. Thanks to those hardy souls who made it and the bar staff who kept us all suipplied with drinks