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THE POWER OF SNOW by Rosie Barker age 13 who lives in The Leys Adolescent population make a stand for what they believe in - playing in the snow! On the 29th January, Chipping Norton was covered in a sheet of snow. There was a blizzard on Wednesday, and on Thursday the schools in Chipping Norton were closed for the day.Many people were complaining that the roads weren’t being gritted fast enough, but down the Leys they were too quick. People stuck on the roads said that there had to be some sort of emergency plan. But residents of the Leys had formed their own plan.The Leys is a very steep hill, and was covered in snow and ice so that none of the cars risked moving because of the risks of crashing. Most of the adolescent population came out to sledge down the hill, and reached great speeds, occasionally taking down unaware viewers and crashing into trees and cars. There were the usual plastic sledges, but also wooden sleighs, and towards the end of the morning, tea trays and planks of wood. Snowballs were flying through the air, missing their targets by great lengths. People came form all ends of Chippy, and even some from outside of it. All ages took part, from toddlers, to some entering their 40’s. At about 11:30, the gritter came to grit the road, to many people’s dismay. Instead of letting it ruin the fun, many people sat on their sledges in the middle of the road, forming a clumsy protest and refusing to move. Their plan worked and the gritter moved away to other parts of Chipping Norton. This was a victory for the sledgers, but not for the OAPs, slipping down the hill in their Nissan Micras, trying dutifully not to run over small bodies. By lunchtime, most of the sledgers had gone in, and the gritter proceeded with what it was sent to do, if a few hours late. So, a day of schoolwork was sacrificed to have fun. Just as well, because it might not happen again for another few years, if global warming increases.