With winter well underway, it is important that you keep your homes, businesses, families, neighbours and yourself prepared for what else is to come. Winter often brings snow, ice and adverse weather (including flooding and strong winds) so it’s always good to plan for the worst!

There a lots of useful resources for keeping yourself safe and prepared for winter. Check them out below:

Keeping Warm and Well: Staying Safe in Cold Weather – GOV.UK

WeatherReady

The Met Office is helping people get WeatherReady with a series of handy tips to help prepare for cold, snow and storms. The campaign, which is supported by the Cabinet Office, is a key method that helps the public stay informed on severe weather and what can be done to prepare.

Some pages include:

• Top Tips to be WeatherReady
• Winter #WeatherHacks
• How to Get Your Home and Property Winter Ready
• Vehicle Checks to Make Before Long Journeys

Weather Health Alerts

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provides a Weather Health Alerting System  which provides early warnings when adverse temperatures are likely to impact on the health and wellbeing of the population. The Weather-Health Alerting System is made up of the Heat-Health Alerts (HHA) and the Cold-Health Alerts (CHA).

Alerts are categorised into No Alert, Yellow Alert, Amber Alert & Red Alert. You can view the current alerting situation here:  Weather Health Alerts | UKHSA Data Dashboard

Weather-Health Alerts are distributed via email to all those who have registered to receive them. If you would like to receive the alerts, please register and share the link with anyone you feel should be receiving them: Weather Health Alerting System Registration Form

Flood Alerts

The following website contains a lot of useful information about how to prepare yourself for flooding as well as what to do during or after a flood :Flooding – GOV.UK

You can sign up to receive flood warnings are issued by text, phone or email. Messages about flooding from rivers, the sea or groundwater, depending on your area are shared but not for surface water flooding (sometimes known as ‘flash flooding’). To register for flood alerts please see: Get Flood Warnings

Check for flood warnings here: Flooding In England

Check the long term flood risk for an area here:  Long Term Flood Risks