YESTERDAY, as the town was hit by heavy snow, The Gazette launched a competition to find the best snowman in the borough.

Dozens of readers have since sent in pictures of their creations, some of which can now be viewed in our online snow gallery at http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/photographs/snowpictures/

The snow gallery includes your pictures, and those taken by Gazette photographers who were out and about in Basingstoke yesterday.

More pictures will be added soon.

There is still time to email in your snowy pictures. Send them to emily.roberts@basingstokegazette.co.uk.