REMEMBER the cold snap in 2010? We do.

So with weather experts' predictions pointing towards something similar from this weekend onwards, we thought we would dig out some of our photographers' pictures from that cold, cold December. 

Halstead Gazette:

Fun - two girls walk through Colchester Castle Park

Tom Defty, of the Essex Weather Centre said: "The nearer you are to the North Sea the worst it will be and all of Essex is 20 miles from the North Sea.

Halstead Gazette:

Cold - the only suitable attire was hats, coats, scarves and gloves 

"This could be a three to four week cold spell and something we have not seen since December 2010.

"They, at the Met Office, are saying this is going to be a severe event.

Halstead Gazette:

Down we go! - two girls make the most of the sub-zero temperatures 

"We could get to low temperatures we have not seen for a very long time."

READ MORE: Expert predicts cold snap could be as bad as 2010

Mr Defty believes, if the weather behaves as the Met Office has predicted then we will have a combination of conditions which could cause mayhem.

Halstead Gazette:

Loaded! - two boys prepare for a snowball fight in Witham

Halstead Gazette:

Getting around - a mum finds an innovative way to transport her daughter

Halstead Gazette:

Careful, now - Colchester High Street became a bit slippery 

Halstead Gazette:

Uphill - a couple attempt to walk through Castle Park 

Halstead Gazette:

Picturesque - Jumbo, snapped from the roof of the former home of the Gazette, in North Hill