The Dorset area has been on the receiving end of some bitter and icy weather. Here are some pictures from the local community.
![Large Ice Block pictured with hand for size comparison](https://buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Ice-Block--225x300.jpeg)
Giant ice blocks have been seen falling off of Weymouth House at Bournemouth University. The ice caused by the freezing weather has been falling from a high distance and could pose a safety threat to students walking in the area. The Estates team in charge of ground keeping at the university said: “We are aware of the issue and there is a job on for it.”
A lorry has slipped off the road in Winterbourne near Dorchester. This is a result of frozen flood water on the road forming black ice.
![Snow in Dorchester from outside a house.](https://buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Dorchester-snow-image-225x300.jpeg)
There was a snow shower in Dorchester today!
A video from of the snow shower.
Dorchester snow! @DorsetSnow @WessexWeather Rather unexpected! #uksnow pic.twitter.com/JAVoXjEH55
— Tim Ennion (@TimEnnion) January 18, 2023
Credit: Tim Ennion
![Banana Plant at Dorset House shrivelled up because of frost](https://buzz.bournemouth.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Banana-plant-1-225x300.jpeg)
A banana plant at Dorset House at Bournemouth University has been damaged by the frost.