Community Emergency Store Scheme


The following message is sent on behalf of our local Resilience Partnership. It contains details of the Partnership’s Community Emergency Store Scheme and upcoming Community Response Planning Workshops.

AWARE AND PREPARED COMMUNITY EMERGENCY STORE SCHEME

£600 of selected items for use in emergencies

AWARE AND PREPARED is all about being ready for emergencies and prepared to take action.  Funding is now available to provide communities which develop an Aware and Prepared Community Response Plan with items to the value of £600 to create a Community Emergency Store.  This can include road signage, hi viz clothing, sandbags, tools and equipment plus other items.

For a copy of the terms and conditions of the scheme please email llrprepared@leics.gov.uk

COMMUNITY RESPONSE PLANNING WORKSHOPS

We are running the following half day workshops during February 2017.  These will provide an opportunity to think about and discuss the steps involved in putting together a Community Response Plan.

Wednesday 8th Feb         13.30 – 16.30      Loughborough

Monday 13th Feb              10.00 – 13.00      Blaby

Tuesday 28th Feb              10.00 – 13.00      Melton

Please email llrprepared@leics.gov.uk to book a place.

For more information on either of these items please phone the Resilience Partnership Team on 0116 305 6101.

Mat Waik | Strategic Communications Advisor
Rutland County Council, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland. LE15 6HP
t: 01572 758 328 | m: 07973 855 469 | e: mwaik@rutland.gov.uk
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