Cold day. After lunch snow fell for an hour & lay, but about 3 the sun came out. I went down to Limes Cottages to see Mrs Sly, on my return I found Father sweeping the snow from the front door step. He had actually swept a path from there to the east gate of the churchyard.

The great event of the week has been the new War Loan which was started on Friday. Mr Lloyd George made a great speech on Thursday at the Guild Hall explaining it. He wants more money. I had hoped to put in some but these days all ones spare money is taken up with subscriptions &c.

Clogg was in distress this morning because he had just heard from the War Office that Bert is severely wounded. We see in the paper that there has been fighting on the Ancre. We think that Bob is there.