Hello all, Thermals on! The Met office have issued a:  Yellow warning of snow and ice Here's the  Chief Forecaster's assessment During winter weather which brings snow showers, it is not uncommon for snow amounts to vary considerably across short distances. On Friday and Saturday, the snow showers could lead to snow accumulations which vary markedly across the warning area. Strong northwest winds may cause drifting of the snow in places with blizzard conditions possible across northern Scotland. The warning area is shown below as skirting Weston-super-Mare and lies to the west of that. It does cover travel to work and home areas in S. Wales and the Mendips to be aware of. Please note our travel to work and home areas are affected at the lower end of the warning severity but take into account the chief forecasters words. From: 0005 on Fri 8 December To: 1800 on Sat 9 December During Friday, increasingly frequent snow showers alread

Hello all, In this very interconnected country and world we think it necessary to bring this to your attention, suggest vigilance and perhaps some action to communicate with staff and parent/carers about it and provide them with signposts to help and support? Public Health England (PHE) have issued advice for the public to ensure they have had the MMR vaccine after outbreaks of measles are confirmed in 3 areas of England. As of 29 November 2017, there were 16 confirmed cases in Leeds, 11 confirmed cases in Liverpool and 9 confirmed cases in Birmingham. All of the cases have been reported in children and adults who have not received 2 doses of the MMR vaccine. Measles is a highly infectious viral illness that can be very unpleasant and can sometimes lead to serious complications. Children and young people who have not received 2 doses of MMR vaccine are at risk. Unvaccinated people travelling to Romania and Italy, where there are currently large outbreaks of measle