One of the longest and severest snow events that Britain had ever experienced fizzled out down Falmouth way, with no more falls reported during the rest of that historic seven-week period.*
In fact, there was nothing more at all in the Packet about it apart from two brief references.
In its issue of Friday, March 26, 1947, the lead story was all about the formal opening by Queen Marie of Yugoslavia, two days earlier, of Falmouth Spring Flower Show, organised by the town’s Chamber of Commerce.
President Major Maurice Petherick said they were “a month to six weeks late” and if the weather had been normal it would have been a much better show. He described March as having “come in like a polar bear but was now like a grampus, wet and blowing.”
In the Packet of March 14, Messrs Boase, Sons & Company issued a statement concerning the potato shortage.
They expressed the hope that the shortage would ease, adding: “As to the quantities available, this will be extremely difficult to assess until the effect of the prolonged period of frost and the keeping qualities of farm stock can be more accurately estimated.”
All in all, then, and by comparison with what the rest of the country suffered, it would seem that Falmouth maintained the truth of what used to be its regular tourism sales line: WINTER IN FALMOUTH – IT’S WARMER!
* See also blog posts, Jan 20, Feb 02, 09 and 16.
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