SNOW DAY: On the roads, school closures '“ Updated Friday, January 8
On the roads
West Sussex County Council gritters are in action throughout the day and night to keep major roads ice-free.
Worthing Borough Council workers have been clearing pavements working from the town centre, outwards.
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Hide AdThere are now national protocols in force to ensure that local authorities share supplies of salt, so the county cannot immediately re-fill the hippo bags distributed around the county because there may be heavy demands on its stock over the next few days.
Derek Whittington, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Transport, said: "The major road network simply has to have priority because of the need to keep vital services moving including deliveries to supermarkets and hospitals.
"We have sufficient salt for our roads to last into next week, and are dependant on a delivery after that.
"In the meantime we are working with districts and boroughs to try and obtain coarse sand to use on problem areas such as shopping precincts, which will work equally as well as salt."
School closures
At 8.30am
Arun Vale Infant School
Boundstone Nursery School
Chatsmore Catholic High School
Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School
Connaught Junior School
Downsbrook Middle School
East Preston Infant School
East Preston Junior School
Elm Grove First School, Worthing
Elm Grove Infant School; Littlehampton
Ferring CofE Primary School
Field Place First School
Georgian Gardens Community Primary School
Glebe Primary School; The
Hawthorns First School, Durrington
Herons Dale School
Lyminster Infant School
North Lancing Primary School
Orchards Middle School, The
Rustington Community Primary School
Rydon Community College
Slindon CofE Primary School
Sompting Village Primary School
St Andrew's C of E High School for Boys
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton
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Hide AdSt Nicolas and St Mary CE (aided) Primary School, Shoreham-by-Sea
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Shoreham-by-Sea
Steyning Grammar School - exams running as normal even though the school is closed
Swiss Gardens Primary School
Thomas A Becket Middle School
Upper Beeding Primary School
Worthing High School
Yapton CofE Primary School
Confirmed closures for Friday at 7pm on Thursday
Amberley CofE First School
Arundel CofE Primary School
Cornfield School; Littlehampton
Durrington First School
Durrington High School
Durrington Middle School
Eastbrook Primary
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School; Worthing
Hawthorns First School; Durrington
Heene CofE First School
Laurels First School; Worthing;
Oak Grove College
Palatine School
Rydon Community College
St Margaret's CofE Primary School; Angmering
St Mary's Catholic Primary School; Worthing
St Mary's CofE First School; Washington
St Mary's CofE Primary School; Clymping
St Philip Howard Catholic High School;
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School; Angmering
Steyning Grammar School
Storrington First School
The Littlehampton Academy
Vale First and Middle School; Worthing
West Chiltington Community First School
A school closure website has also been set up at www.westsussex.gov.uk
Railway information
For Worthing railway station live departures click here.
Travellers can check live train departure times from Littlehampton railway station, by clicking here.
Have you taken pictures of the snow?
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