So, are you all ready? I'm heading out to salt my drive and the pavement in front of my house now. I also have my snow shovel ready for the morning should I need it. I'll throw a blanket over the car so I can remove the snow from the roof easily.

I notice that the streets of Beckenham are heavily salted - including the footpaths, but I can barely see the grit on our roads and pavements. As far as I can tell, there is no grit yet on the pavement round the back of Forest Hill station where it gets particularly icy. After the past two years, I though Lewisham would be better prepared than this. Crampons at the ready!