I remember being in a church in Perth WA (1980) & there was the most amazing thunderstorm going on outside, which was lighting up the stained glass windows! I was shaking & crying, even though my husband & daughters were trying to reassure me that all would be ok. Then it happened - the lightening struck the roof spire! The noise was terrifying & it took me ages before I would venture outside again! The hailstones were more like golf balls, rather than marbles!
Bigmamma - My sister used to live in Morecambe, Cleethorpes, then Grimsby, Lincs (but has lived in Perth WA for 25 yrs now). She's 12 years older than me & I remember spending many a school holiday with her & having fun on the beach, riding on donkeys! :o}
My nephew lives in Nth Hykeham, Lincoln.
Sorry Skreechboy for going off track!