transforming lives through learningdocument title are you ready for winter?

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Are you ready for winter?


Getting ready for winter


Things you can do to get ready at home!

Photo credit SEPA


Make sure you have a torch


Keep a supply of emergency food


Keep a supply of drinking water


Prepare a grab bag…just in case!First aid kit

Radio

Spare keys

Medication


Important telephone numbers Experience loss of power?

Call the company that distributes power in your region.

Scottish Power Energy Networks

Central and Southern Scotland

Hotline number: 0800 092 9290 (landline)

0330 1010 222 (mobile)

http://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/default.asp

http://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/default.asp


Important telephone numbers Experience loss of power?


Scottish and Southern Energy

North of the Central Belt of Scotland

Hotline number: 0800 300 999

http://www.ssepd.co.uk/


Important contact information Experience loss of power?


Scottish Gas Network

Website: www.sgn.co.uk

Tel: 0800 912 1700

https://www.sgn.co.uk/


Keep information safe

Remember to keep mobile phones, laptops or tablets fully charged.

Keep important telephone numbers together.

Download the Ready Scotland smartphone app to help with this.

Visit www.readyscotland.org for more information.

http://www.readyscotland.org/


Keeping safe on the road


Plan ahead for car journeys

Check your route for delays.

Take an emergency kit.

Make sure your mobile phone is fully charged.

Tell someone when you expect to arrive


Plan ahead for car journeys

www.trafficscotland.org

0800 028 1414

www.metoffice.gov.uk


Get your bike ready

• Make sure you wear a jacket and gloves.

• Wear a helmet and hi-visibility clothes.

• Arrange for a general once-over and tune-up. • Tyres with good tread are good for wet roads.

• Make sure you have a good set of lights.


Caring for your bike

• Rinse and wipe-down.

• Pay attention to the chain, gears, brakes and wheel trims.

• Dry it off with an old towel.


Take care when cycling in the winter• After dark you are invisible to motorists.

• Wear hi-visibility clothes.

• Take care on wet roads.

• Watch out for pedestrians.


What you can do in your community


Be prepared for flooding

Is your area at risk of flooding?

http://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/water/flooding/flood-maps/

Sign up to www.floodlinescotland.org.uk/



http://www.floodlinescotland.org.uk/


Be prepared for floodingPut a flood kit together.

Write a family flood plan.

Know how you will contact your family if you get separated due to flooding.


Ready for Emergencies

http://bit.ly/RfEScot


Weather & Climate Change

www.educationscotland.gov.uk/weatherandclimatechange

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/weatherandclimatechange


Schools Global Footprint

www.educationscotland.gov.uk/schoolsglobalfootprint

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/schoolsglobalfootprint


Ready Scotland



SEPA’s floodline kids website

http://www.floodlinescotland.org.uk/floodline-kids


Good luck!


Further resources…Ready for Winter pages on Education Scotland’s Ready for Emergencies website

http://bit.ly/1FO9kxg

Scottish Government’s Ready Scotland website

http://bit.ly/1rXzPZB

British cycling – cycling in winter:

http://bit.ly/1KKjyfn

The Essential Guide to Winter Cycling Survival:

http://bit.ly/1MmjCmD

Follow this link for staying safe activities

http://bit.ly/1M5hp3l










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