Parts of Buckinghamshire have been gritted after the county was hit by a sudden snowstorm.

Many residents woke up on Tuesday morning [November 19] to see the white stuff settle as temperatures reached below freezing.

Only one school was forced to shut [Grendon Underwood Combined], whilst roads in High Wycombe were badly impacted by the icy conditions on top of roadworks.

To combat this, Buckinghamshire Council has confirmed that several roads will be gritted, but drivers ‘should take extra care’ when on the roads.

Steven Broadbent, Buckinghamshire Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Transport, said: “Snow can fall this early in the year and it did surprise some this morning, but as ever, we are prepared for what the weather brings.

“We keep road temperatures under constant observation and will grit when the surface temperature is forecast to drop below 0.5c, which can be several degrees lower than the air temperature.

 “I do urge people to take great care out on Buckinghamshire’s roads today, tonight and for the rest of the week while we experience these colder conditions.

“The roads are clearly very wet today and we then expect freezing temperatures to follow; while our gritters will be out, we cannot grit every route in the county and there is potential for ice to form on roads and pavements.

“I thank our teams who will be out in the cold conditions at all hours keeping the roads safe and please give our gritters a wave if you see them go past, if, of course, it is safe to do so.”