Please see the following information. It is self explanatory but comes with a caution that it is a couple of days old so protestor plans may have changed. We are keeping an eye out for any updates and will let you know if they appear. If you spot something before we do, shoot it through to us please. National Day of Action: Cost of Fuel   Protest 1: Monday 4 th July 0700hrs +, Severn Bridges Gwent Police leading. M4 J23 Magor Services 0530 meet Block bridge(s) from 0700hrs Yet to be confirmed if it’s just the newer bridge, or both.   Protest 2: Slow Moving Blockade of M5 0800hrs + Muster at M5 Jct24 and head Northbound (across all 3 lanes) to Jct 19 M4/M32 Bristol to turn around* and then head Southbound on M5 back to Jct24 *will need to go down to Jct 1 of the M32 and use A4174 roundabout to do this – route to be clarified with organiser Slow moving - 30/40mph – rolling road block   Protest 3: Proposed human blockade at Tesco Fuel Station in Shepton Mallet, 10...

  Hello all, Building on Jo's earlier update that a Red Warning regarding the wind now covers some of our area, where the boundary shown to the wider Amber Warning area should be considered as a flexible and moving beast, please see the following information regarding the declaration of a Major Incident.  Please note as well that some of you may be vulnerable to a storm surge with the tide, wind, rain and full rivers combining to cause potential problems. More below: Storm Eunice has been declared a major incident by the Avon and Somerset Local Resilience Forum due to the potential for severe disruption. A red weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for extremely strong winds between 7am and midday on Friday 18 February. The storm has the potential to cause significant disruption and dangerous conditions along the length of the west coast of Somerset through the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary into Gloucestershire. The Environment Agency has issued a flood wa...

  Hi all,   Bill has asked me to contact you urgently as the Met Office have raised their weather warning to RED tomorrow morning in parts of our area.     red Red warning Wind   The warning timing is between 07:00 and 12:00 tomorrow, Friday 18th February   Bill has highlighted that it is very rare to get a RED weather warning for wind and on balance it would be advisable if you are in the RED area to consider closing your school.  Obviously this is not something that we normally suggest, however with regard to duty of care we believe this is appropriate   Please check the weather information and map on the Met Office to see if you are in the RED area, and I would advise schools that are on the boundary to consider carefully the action to take.   https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ weather/warnings-and-advice/ uk-warnings#?date=2022-02-18& id=f3167677-9b5e-464a-b11b- a9d00f9d392b   Storm Eunice causing significant disruption and dange...

  Hello all, Storm Eunice has now prompted the Met Office, from their updated analysis, to issue an: Amber warning for South West England ​ The warning timing is between 03:00 and ​21:00 on Fri 18 Feb 2022 ​You will see from their following headline and what to expect list that there are a number of things to think about and discuss with your teams, not only in terms of high levels of vigilance on the day and battening down the hatches on site -  bringing inside as much as possible of the easily blown about items in advance and keeping away from trees and other items that may be toppled, but also travel to work and home issues too. Storm Eunice may cause significant disruption due to extremely strong winds on Friday. What to expect There is a good chance that flying debris could result in a danger to life Damage to buildings and homes is likely, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down Roads, bridges and railway lines are likely to close, with delays and cancellations...

  Hello all, As this is an amber warning we bring it to your special attention. It covers all of our operational area and beyond. Please Note: High temperatures both by day and night will continue this week leading to public health impacts. The warning is in place from 16:05 (UTC+1) on Mon 19 Jul 2021 and 23:59 (UTC+1) on Thu 22 Jul 2021 You should expect:  * Adverse health effects are likely to be experienced by those vulnerable to extreme heat * The wider population are likely to experience some adverse health effects including sunburn or heat exhaustion (dehydration, nausea, fatigue) and other heat related illnesses * More people are likely to visit coastal areas, lakes and rivers leading to an increased risk of water safety incidents * Some changes in working practices and daily routines likely to be required * An increased chance that some heat-sensitive systems and equipment may fail, leading to power cuts and the loss of other services to some homes and b...

  DS Risk Warning: Weather AND Mass asymptomatic testing: schools and colleges Hoping you've had a good festive break. Sorry to be making contact now, but it is necessitated by a Met Office Weather warning and the government's testing programme. We note special schools will be the next focus and then primaries for the testing roll out. Yellow warning of snow affecting South West England We don't usually send out our email warnings unless an Amber or Red is issued. However, we make an exception for snow as it can pose additional challenges to normal operations. The headline is: Snow arriving from the north between 18:00 (UTC) on Wed 30 Dec 2020 and 14:00 (UTC) on Thu 31 Dec 2020. Area projected to be impacted: South West England: Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire. Although the supporting map includes all of our operational area. It can be found here: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2020-12-30 Further details...

  DS Risk Warning: Weather The Met Office has issued an Amber warning for part of our operating area and a Yellow warning for more rain. The latest anti-cyclone has been named Storm Bella - details below. The Amber warning relates to: Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Storm Bella will bring disruption to travel and utilities over parts of south and southeast England and south Wales between Saturday 26th at 22.00 hrs and Sunday 27th at 09:00 hrs. As usual our advice is to ensure all drains, downpipes, gullies, etc, are clear of debris for free draining and any outdoor equipment brought in where possible or very securely weighted down. It may be opportune to also factor in timely pre and post inspections to check and double check afterwards that nothing requires urgent remedial attention. We should expect: Longer journey times and cancellations likely, as road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected Some roads and bridges likely to close Pr...