I remember 1979 but only just. By 1987 I had a paper round in the morning, and evening......and it was proper cold. Whilst the winter of 1994/95 was generally mild, I remember a Friday in late January when it started snowing around lunch time, and carried on for most of the afternoon; I was working in Wigan at the time, and it would normally take 15 mins to get to the M58 - that day it took 2 hours.
I recall cold spells in 1996, 1997, but since then only 2010 & 2013 had significant cold/snowfalls.......