{"id":2916,"date":"2015-12-15T21:03:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T20:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/?p=2916"},"modified":"2015-12-15T21:04:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T20:04:26","slug":"winter-ready-west-lothian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/2015\/12\/15\/winter-ready-west-lothian\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Ready West Lothian"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.deanscommunityhighschool.com\/image_uploads\/news_images\/thumb_132125289656696fd6af4d1_10-12-2015-Winter%20ready%20square.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/h1>\n<p>West Lothian Council has launched its public information campaign Winter Ready West Lothian 2015\/16.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign highlights the council&#8217;s preparations for possible severe weather and encourages local people to prepare now. Severe winter weather can include snow, frost and low temperatures, high winds and flooding.<\/p>\n<p>More information is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlothian.gov.uk\/winter\">www.westlothian.gov.uk\/winter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>As with previous years the council has<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintained salt stocks.<\/li>\n<li>Set up contracts with local suppliers for severe weather support.<\/li>\n<li>Provided an email alert service so that regular information can be sent direct to your inbox.<\/li>\n<li>Delivered refresher training to staff on all severe weather equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Published a Winter Ready supplement in the winter issue of Bulletin, the council newspaper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The council is also asking residents and local businesses to help:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Park sensibly \u2013 abandoned vehicles can cause serious issues.<\/li>\n<li>Share information with friends and neighbours, and spare a moment for vulnerable neighbours.<\/li>\n<li>Stay informed. Sign up for the email alert on the council\u2019s website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlothian.gov.uk\/email\">www.westlothian.gov.uk\/email<\/a>, like the council Facebook page at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/westlothiancouncil\">www.facebook.com\/westlothiancouncil<\/a> or follow us on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/lovewestlothian\">www.twitter.com\/lovewestlothian<\/a> for updates.<\/li>\n<li>If you are able, clear the path and pavement in front of your home.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare your car and home ahead of the winter.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the winter issue of Bulletin handy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Parents and carers should also ensure that their child\u2019s school has up to date contact information.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Should severe weather hit, Groupcall is the way that schools will inform parents and carers about closures.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Lothian Council has launched its public information campaign Winter Ready West Lothian 2015\/16. The campaign highlights the council&#8217;s preparations for possible severe weather and encourages local people to prepare now. Severe winter weather can include snow, frost and low &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/2015\/12\/15\/winter-ready-west-lothian\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13614,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-whole-school"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13614"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2916"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2918,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2916\/revisions\/2918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/MeldrumPrimarySchoolBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}