15 photos of 'snow days' around Newtownabbey from our photographic archives

By Russell Keers

Published 8th Jan 2025, 11:35 GMT

As wintry weather continues to impact on driving conditions across the region, we’ve had a look back through the Newtownabbey Times archive to find pictures from ‘snow days’ over recent years.

Check out these photos from snowy days around the borough in 2013.

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'Harry the Snowman' with sisters, Claire and Andrea Pierce, pictured during snowy weather in Newtownabbey in January 2013.

1. Retro snow days

'Harry the Snowman' with sisters, Claire and Andrea Pierce, pictured during snowy weather in Newtownabbey in January 2013. Photo: Freddie Parkinson

Sporting fixtures were called off in March 2013, including at Dixon Park in Ballyclare.

2. Retro snow days

Sporting fixtures were called off in March 2013, including at Dixon Park in Ballyclare. Photo: Freddie Parkinson

Snow at Ballyclare's Foundry Lane pitches in March 2013.

3. Retro snow days

Snow at Ballyclare's Foundry Lane pitches in March 2013. Photo: Freddie Parkinson

A wintry scene in Straid in November 2013.

4. Retro snow days

A wintry scene in Straid in November 2013. Photo: Freddie Parkinson