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Things you can do to get ready at home!
Photo credit SEPA
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Prepare a grab bag…just in case!First aid kit
Radio
Spare keys
Medication
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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)
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Important telephone numbers Experience loss of power?
Call the company that distributes power in your region.
Scottish and Southern Energy
North of the Central Belt of Scotland
Hotline number: 0800 300 999
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Important contact information Experience loss of power?
Call the company that distributes power in your region.
Scottish Gas Network
Website: www.sgn.co.uk
Tel: 0800 912 1700
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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.
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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
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Plan ahead for car journeys
www.trafficscotland.org
0800 028 1414
www.metoffice.gov.uk
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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/
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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.
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Weather & Climate Change
www.educationscotland.gov.uk/weatherandclimatechange
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Schools Global Footprint
www.educationscotland.gov.uk/schoolsglobalfootprint
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SEPA’s floodline kids website
http://www.floodlinescotland.org.uk/floodline-kids
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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