Home Emergency Plan – in pdf format
We have had requests for a Pdf version of our popular Home Emergency Plan, so here it is! PP Home Emergency Plan
Community Resilience Awards – make your nominations now
Help us celebrate the people and groups from across the county who make our communities safer and more resilient. We would love to receive nominations that demonstrate both the big and the little things that people do for their parish, town or city and get the chance to recognise and thank the people involved. Find…
Somerset Prepared Community Resilience Day 2024
6 November 2024 9.45am – 4pm, Bridgwater & Albion Rugby Football Club, Bath Road, Bridgwater, TA6 4TZ Parish, Town and City Council and Community Group representatives are invited to attend this resilience and emergency planning-focused event. The day features Mary Long-Dhonau OBE, known as ‘Flood Mary’, along with her mini Floodmobile. There will also be a…
Somerset Prepared – coming to a village hall near you!
Somerset Prepared Resilience Roadshows and Flood Warden Sessions This year the Somerset Prepared partnership is excited to announce that there will be four community resilience events in addition to the annual conference. With one event in each old district, we hope that we can support Parish, Town and City councils, flood wardens and residents at…
Are you Weather Ready
Are you prepared for any type of weather? From staying well in the heat to driving safely in stormy weather, Met Office advice pages provide guidance on things we can do to be prepared for the British weather. Learn more about being ready for weather, whatever the season
Somerset Council
As of 1st of April the district councils of South Somerset, Somerset West & Taunton, Mendip and Sedgemoor will be merging with Somerset County Council to form the New Somerset Council. From then on Somerset Prepared will be managed by the New Somerset Council. Please contact us with any queries regarding this change.
Village Halls Week 2023: Monday 23 January – Sunday 29 January 2023
Village halls are often at the heart of village life, from children and infant activities, places of safety, recreation classes and much more beyond. At Somerset Prepared we especially know the important role village and community halls play during emergencies, serving as places of safety, rest centre and community hubs to support those in need….
Somerset Prepared Event: 2022
We held our Somerset Prepared Event this October at the West Monkton Village Hall. After two years of online events our in-person event was very well attended and it was great to see you all there. We were able to offer workshops on Line throwing, Food Resilience, Climate Adaptation and many more from a range…
September is Preparedness Month!
When people talk about risks and emergencies, you may think of recent events such as UK storms and flooding, the COVID-19 pandemic, the refugee crisis or global disasters. What if we told you that being prepared is not just for those head-line grabbing incidents? Power cuts, water main bursts, gas leaks, fires, transport strikes and…
Are You Weather Ready?
With the amazing weather we have been having recently, it is important to make sure you are weather ready. In the summer there is a risk of heatwaves. If there is an average temperature of 30°C during the day and 15°C at night, forecast or happening for two days and a night, it will trigger a…
Can You Help Us?
We are on the look out for people who own/manage Hotels,B&Bs and Holiday Parks who would be willing to open their doors if we needed to provide emergency overnight accommodation to individuals needing to evacuate during an emergency. As well as having our registered rest centres and places of safety this would provide us with…
Offering Help? Covid 19
If you are keen to get involved there is a platform called Corona Helpers , each group (volunteer group, town or parish council etc.) can register their organisation on this platform which Spark oversee as looking for volunteers. Spark also have volunteers who register on the same platform and they are linked together. Here is…
Covid 19 – What You Need To Know
What is Covid 19? A coronavirus is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to a severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. Generally, coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune…
Time to get prepared with the latest advice and guidance
Although winter weather and snow can be fun for some, it can be hazardous to our health and well-being as well as disrupting to our daily lives. Being prepared at home and in our communities will help to minimise those impacts and keep you well this winter. Top Tips! Whether you’re at home, work or…
Community Resilience Day 2019 Feedback
Somerset Prepared Community Resilience Day Thursday the 24th October 2019 Junction 24 Conference Centre, Bridgwater, TA6 6DF Thank you to all of those who were able to attend the Community Resilience Day, we hope you found it insightful and useful. Please fill out the feedback form below so we are able to provide the most…
September is Preparedness Month!
When people talk about emergencies you may think of recent tragic events such as the attacks on London and Manchester, recent UK storms and flooding, the Nepal earthquake, the Indonesian tsunami or other global disasters. What if we told you that being prepared is not just for those head-line grabbing incidents? Power cuts, water main…
Get Ready for Summer! Tips for Staying Safe in the Sun
With the forecast suggesting warmer temperatures and while we look forward to summer, it’s important to remember that the effects of long spells of hot weather can be hazardous to health. This is especially the case with vulnerable groups, such as the very young, the elderly and the seriously ill. If there is an average…
Are You Resilient? Business Continuity Awareness Week 2019
Business Continuity Management is the process of creating arrangements to deal with potential threats to the smooth running of an organisation. It identifies critical functions and services along with steps to take in the event of disruptions. This years Business Continuity Awareness Week’s theme is ‘investing in resilience’. Each day from the 13th – 17th…
Have you been impacted by flooding?
SWIM is a straightforward, web-based system which allows Members of the Public, Flood Wardens and Flood Risk Management Authorities to enter details about property flooding in one place. The system can be a used to aid multiple agencies in their combined response to flooding both during an event and after. Information about flooding can provide…
Malicious Threats
Following an incident that occurred on the 5th of March regarding three improvised explosive devices which were sent by mail to transport hubs in London. Although it is highly unlikely that suspicious mail will be sent to residential houses, it is important that we all stay vigilant. Delivered items can include letters, packets and parcels…
Business in the Community: Would You Be Ready?
This week is Would You Be Ready? Week – an initiative led by Business in the Community (BITC) to help businesses prevent potentially devastating consequences due to a lack of effective cyber security. BITC is challenging businesses from every sector to take its free five-minute Readiness Test to help you gauge how at risk your…
Become a Community Reserve Volunteer today!
The British Red Cross have launched a new initiative to help you support the response to emergencies in your local community. A Community Reserve Volunteer is anyone who wants to help their local community if a large incident should occur, but is perhaps unable to commit time to regular volunteering. No specialist skills are required…
Avian influenza (bird flu) prevention zone in place
From 18 January 2018, an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone applies to everyone who keeps poultry or captive birds in England. If you keep poultry or birds, you must follow detailed requirements on strict biosecurity, whether you have commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock. These measures have been taken because bird flu has been…
Somerset Emergency Community Contacts – Are You Signed Up?
Somerset Emergency Community Contacts are individuals identified by their local Parish or Town Council to be a point of contact in an emergency. Past incidents identified that some communities were unsure who to contact for help and that responding agencies would have benefited from some valuable local knowledge. To address this the Somerset Local Authorities’…
Celebrating National Volunteers Week 2017
Volunteers’ Week is an annual event taking place at the start of June and celebrates the contribution made by millions of volunteers across the UK. It’s run by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations in partnership with Volunteer Development Scotland, Volunteer Now(Northern Ireland) and Wales Council for Voluntary Action. In Somerset, voluntary sector organisations come together…
Updated Community Risk Register published
Under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, Local Resilience Forums have a statutory duty to produce a Community Risk Register to enable the community to be better prepared to cope during an emergency and to recover more quickly. The Avon and Somerset Local Resilience Forum has now published the 2017 risk register which can be found…
Dunster Community Flood Group established
Members of Dunster Parish Council have come together with volunteers and support from the Community Resilience in Somerset Partnership to establish the Dunster Community Flood Group. The group now has a Sand Store, an Equipment Store plus enough equipment to help the group to tackle flooding problems in the future and protect vulnerable parishioners. For more…
New! Map of emergency shelter & support facilities in Somerset
The Somerset Local Authorities maintain a database of large facilities and trained staff across the County suitable for providing shelter and support in the event of an emergency. In addition to this we recognise that not all emergencies affect large populations and in some cases, by the time we activate our staff and resources the…
Spontaneous volunteer conference to be held in Somerset
Ignore or Enable? The Somerset Local Authorities’ Civil Contingencies Partnership is hosting a conference on May 9th at the Westlands Entertainment Venue in Yeovil to explore the role of spontaneous volunteers in an emergency. With addresses from local, national and international perspectives in both practice and academia, this will be an excellent opportunity share lessons…
Terrorism ‘first-aid training needed’ advise medics
People need to learn lifesaving skills in case they are caught up in a terror attack in the UK, a team of senior military and civilian medics has said. They say people need to know how to help each other because it could take some time before it is deemed safe for paramedics to arrive…