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 need to monitor conditions overnight so we’ll have several gritters out to keep an eye on things, and grit any hazards.
Last updated: 25/04/2024 11:41:31
Weather
Weather forecast
This afternoon will see a mix of sunshine and patchy cloud with a chance of the odd shower in places. Prolonged spells of sunshine are expected especially towards the evening. A cool day.
Tonight will see clear spells and patchy cloud moving in from the north, still with the chance of one or two light showers in places. Another cool night.
Tomorrow will continue similarly with variable cloud and scattered showers moving in from the northeast. Some will fall heavy and they could be wintry over the hills.
Road conditions:
Calderdale: Road Surface Temperatures will drop below zero tonight under largely clear skies. High confidence. Rest of West Yorkshire: Road Surface Temperatures are expected to fall away tonight under largely clear skies, becoming marginal for some routes at higher elevations, but remain above zero elsewhere. High confidence.
Last updated: 25/04/2024 11:41:41
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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