Winter maintenance is an important role for our Streetscene and Housing Service.
We carry out winter maintenance to allow all road users to move about as safely as
possible and to help minimise delays caused by adverse weather conditions.
Our winter maintenance service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is in
place whenever the weather demands.
Get ready for winter
Are you ready for the weather this winter?
Thinking ahead and preparing for what the weather may bring can make a real difference at this time of year.
The Met Office have advice to help you prepare for and cope with severe weather.
Flooding
Emergency flooding number
Gritting updates, routes and bins
Gritting update
We will be doing a grit across our normal gritting network from 6pm. The forecast overnight is subject to change so we will be keeping an eye on things with our night patrol.
Last updated: 17/04/2024 12:07:29
Weather
Weather forecast
This afternoon will see sunny spells, patchy cloud and scattered showers. The showers will tend to ease by the evening. Breezy.
This evening will see any patchy cloud dissipate, leaving the rest of the night dry, clear and chilly. The winds will ease as well.
After a chilly and bright start tomorrow, cloud will move in from the north bringing spells of rain in for the afternoon. Turning breezy again.
Road conditions:
Calderdale: Road Surface Temperatures are expected to fall away tonight, becoming below zero. High confidence. Rest of West Yorkshire: Road Surface Temperatures are expected to fall away tonight, becoming marginal to below zero in places. High confidence.
Last updated: 17/04/2024 12:06:52
Emergency numbers
We will support anyone who is identified as at risk because of adverse weather conditions.
If you can't get to an urgent hospital appointment, and it can't be postponed, ask the hospital to ring this number to ask for our help.
If you are concerned about a vulnerable neighbour who is a council tenant they will arrange for someone to check in on them.
Get involved
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Clear a pavement or public path
Don't be put off from clearing snow or ice from a pavement or other public place because you're afraid someone will be injured.
Remember, people walking on snow and ice are responsible for their own safety. Check the Met Office advice for more information and guidance to help you clear the area safely.
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Check on neighbours or relatives
It's particularly important to check on those who are elderly or unwell to see if they need anything. Offer to clear their paths or, if they cannot leave their homes, pick up some shopping or a prescription for example.
The council and its partners have special arrangements to make sure that vulnerable people are provided with the help they need in severe winter weather.
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Help your local school
Kirklees schools do all they can to stay open during severe weather so they appreciate any offers of help to clear paths and make the school grounds and entrances as safe as possible.
To get involved, please contact your local school now and leave your contact details so they can ask for your help if the need arises.
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Join a local self-help group
Could you spare some time to help clear snow close to the homes of vulnerable people? Or help to clear pavements outside community centres so that support services such as lunch clubs can still be made available?
The council provides grit and guidance for these invaluable groups who help to protect the most vulnerable members in our communities. Get in touch with your local ward councillors to find out more about self-help groups in your area.
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