As at Friday lunchtime on 19th February most of us, if we gazed out of the window, would see blue skies and sunshine.
It's unlikely though that many around the North West would be afforded the wintry scenes that greeted Bacup Borough manager Brent Peters when he arrived at the Brian Boys West View Stadium this morning - as demonstrated from the pictures below.
Brent said: "Thankfully we are away on Saturday but with a bad forecast for here in East Lancashire coming in at the beginning of next week, the Saturday 27th February fixture at home to Winsford is in serious doubt already, with the playing surfaces and terracing covered in snow. The pictures - which were taken at 11.15 am this morning - are proof of the problems we are encountering in East Lancashire.
"Bacup Borough have still twenty three matches to play, with only 13 weeks left to the conclusion of the season. Do miracles happen?"
