In view of the Government's recent warnings of possible power cuts over the Winter, Snape's Community Emergency Planning (CEP) team is reiterating the preparation guidance contained in their "Snape Community Emergency Plan" concertina leaflet, issued to all addresses in Snape village around October 2020. You can download a fresh six-page leaflet by visiting http://snapevillage.info/cep/what2do/, but the most relevant advice for power cuts appears at the top of the leaflet's page 4 (two email addresses are updated below) —
You can download just the advice above by clicking upon it.
For technical reasons, its links here won't work, but are repeated at the foot of this blog.
However, the links WILL work from the PDF file should you download it.
You should also be aware of the "Ease the Squeeze" Warm Rooms already offered at Snape Maltings — for now on Thursdays and Fridays.
During widespread power cuts, UKPN may be able to update you by text if you text the word "POWER", a space and your postcode to them at ☏ 80876, for example "POWER IP17 1XX".
Further local advice will be offered by Snape's CEP team of Co-ordinators when power cuts are imminent or have just occurred. The individuals' names and contact details are listed at https://snapevillage.info/cep/co/.
Assistance will also be available, as ever, from Snape Good Neighbours (SGNS) on ☏ 0754 1754 426, by leaving a voice message DAY OR NIGHT, and one of our Volunteers will respond as soon as possible (but in case of serious emergency ring 999 instead). In the meantime, if you are (or consider yourself) a particularly vulnerable person, you're also welcome to self-register with us (on the same number), as GDPR regulations (quite rightly) prevent the various local emergency, governmental, medical and utility authorities from warning us locally of individuals: we'll ring you back to agree your particular needs. Although the area in/around Snape Maltings is in Tunstall Parish, SGNS operates there too.
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https://snapevillage.info/cep/hep
https://snapevillage.info/cep/ukpn105
https://snapevillage.info/cep/w3w
email webmaster@snapevillage.info
https://www.suffolkresilience.com/
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This article also appears on page 5 of December's "Ebb and Flow".