Preparing for winter with GBC
As we approach winter, and with Storm Austen hitting parts of the UK this week, I wanted to share some useful information and resources to help our community prepare for severe weather and other emergencies.
General advice on preparing for emergencies is available from Surrey Local Resilience Forum: Prepare for emergencies – Surrey County Council
- Supporting vulnerable people
If you are aware of any vulnerable people in your community, please encourage them to sign up to their utility company’s priority services register. This service provides additional support during an incident.
Priority Services Register easy read – Surrey County Council
- Flooding
Residents living in areas at risk of flooding are encouraged to sign up to the Environment Agency flood warnings online at Get flood warnings by text, phone or email – GOV.UK , check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hour service). The type talk number for this service is 0345 602 6340.
The Met Office also provide helpful guidance on flood alerts and warnings:
Flood alerts and warnings explained by the Met Office.
Receiving an early warning can help people respond more quickly in an emergency.
Further information on flooding, community safety, and how to report flooding can be found here: Flooding – Surrey County Council
Further advice is available on the Guildford Borough Council website including the locations of community sandbag supplies:
Emergencies – Guildford Borough Council
- Severe weather warnings
Residents can sign up to weather warnings and Met Office alerts:
UK weather warnings – Met Office
Additional seasonal advice and guidance is available here:
- Highways issues
To report an issue on a public highway, such as a fallen tree, please use: Surrey County Council FixMyStreet
If you have any questions or would like to discuss any of the above information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
We are also available for emergency incidents outside of normal office hours.
You can find our emergency contact telephone numbers on our website:
Useful tool to view GBC planning applications
The link below can be sued to access a GBC interactive map to view planning applications in your area. It also shows property boundary lines.
There lots of filters that can be applied including:-
TPO’s – Current and New
Planning Applications – Current, Since 2000, 1948 to 1999
Search by Address
Volunteers needed to re-open Ash Youth Centre
Are you interested in shaping the future of Ash Youth Centre? Find out how you can help in the opening of the Youth Centre. The Community Wellbeing Team from Guildford Borough Council (GBC), working with local Councillors, are seeking to re-open the Youth Centre. To find out how to volunteer please contact Jo Packman from the GBC community Wellbeing team via email or Phone. 01483 444150 | 07901513652 | community.wellbeing@guildford.gov.uk
By joining the team you will get the chance to:
- have your say on launching an open-access youth club at Ash Youth Centre
- hear more about plans, work with volunteers to open the Ash Youth Centre, get involved
- be a part of putting together a management committee that will make important decisions about the youth club and shape the club’s constitution
Reporting a crime
Support at St Paul's Church Tongham
Food Shed
St Paul’s Church have a store of long life food – please contact them for a food parcel or to arrange a time to come and choose some items. No questions asked.
Donations welcome too!
Message via St Paul’s Church on Facebook or text Claire (the Vicar) 07900 583403
Warm Hub
St Paul’s Church are opening up The Old School every Tuesday as a Warm Hub 12.30 – 4pm until end February.
Come for a cup of tea, to meet friends, to warm up, for soup or to access the food shed!