Snow much fun in the park as Redditch receives a blast of winter

THERE are some benefits from bad weather like heavy snowfall.

From sledging through to snowball fights, the snow on Friday sparked a race to the park to have fun once news filtered through that school was cancelled.

Here birthday girl Sophie Reynolds, aged 12, celebrates with a day off and a walk in the snow in Morton Stanley Park with pooch Frank and Sarah Etheridge and Lucie Etheridge, aged 11. Photo by Marcus Mingins 5017004MMR