Delegated Services Risk Warning: Weather; Snow and Ice

Hello all,

We don't usually warn at yellow but snow brings a level of extra challenge!

The Met Office has issued a YELLOW warning for the above between 18:00 (UTC) on Tue 17 Jan 2023 and 12:00 (UTC) on Wed 18 Jan 2023.

What to expect
* Some roads and railways likely to be affected with longer journey times by road, bus and train services
* Some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
* Probably some icy patches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths

Further details
A few snow showers will affect defined areas overnight and into Wednesday morning. Accumulations of a couple of centimetres are likely at low levels, with some of the higher ground seeing as much as 5-10 cm. In addition, icy stretches are likely to form following showers.

To see the extent of the warning area which covers most of the DS working patch and travel to work areas please see:

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2023-01-17&id=7fa31753-119f-4322-8a76-e30457ad483c

We refreshed our winter guidance and distributed it in term 2. Ask if you can't find it? Of course, in addition to all the advice in that document, you have all your preparedness for the most vulnerable and/or critical work pupils and, if needed, the ability to activate home schooling.

All the best.

Bill

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