Winter Conditions
WHEN icy blasts gripped Notts last year, it left some communities struggling to keep day-to-day life on track.
To avoid a repeat this winter, Notts County Council decided to ask the people on the ground for help.
The result is that 65 farmers and 88 other representatives of town and parish councils across the county have agreed to become “snow wardens”.
With the authority busy clearing the county’s main A and B-roads of snow and ice, the volunteers will be paid £45 an hour when called upon to clear any minor roads that …
There has been a news article on the team published today in the Nottingham Evening Post:
Scout team prepared for any emergency in harsh winter weather
FROM hanging up the baubles to cooking a turkey and writing stacks of cards, Christmas preparations can mean different things to different people.
But for the Nottinghamshire Emergency Scout Support Team (Nesst), being ready for Christmas involves food packages, first aid and a four-by-four vehicle.
The team, which consists of around 30 volunteers who are adult members of the Scout and Guide Associations in Notts, works to support …
NESST team members were out once again this morning helping Notts County Council deliver around 1,800 meals at home to the elderly across the county.
Team members are out again this evening helping take carers to patients houses.
Dear Alistair,
In my role as Head of Emergency Management with Nottinghamshire County Council, I wanted to express my thanks for to you and all your NESST colleagues for all the help you are providing during the current severe snow and ice incident.
As you will have seen, the work you have done has provided an absolutely vital life-line and brought much needed aid to many vulnerable people.
I know the County Council will want to thank you more formally once this emergency is over, but in the …
Team members have been out in 2 vehicles helping the County Council’s Meals at Home service deliver hot meals to the elderly during this cold & snowy period we have had. We have now been out delivering meals for the County Council for 4 days & we have been asked to help again on Monday.
NESST team members have been out again today delivering meals across the county. We have 2 vehicles out & have delivered around 50 meals to elderly people.
We will be out again on Sunday doing the same work again.
NESST have a news article published on the Evening Posts website abour all the hard work we are putting in during this winter weather…
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Scout-volunteers-help-stranded-snow/article-1688838-detail/article.html
NESST have been put on standby to cover Friday, Saturday & Sunday evenings for the Local Resiliences Forum in Nottingham http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/prepared/index.aspx?articleid=6529
Team members are ready to react to any call we recieve.
NESST team members have been interviewed live on BBC Radio Nottingham this morning. They were talking about all the hard work the team members have been putting in over the last few days in the wintery conditions. So far team members have put in over 100 volunteer hours helping out.
More team members are off out again today delivering hot meals to the elderly in the Worksop area.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/nottingham/hi/tv_and_radio/ listen back via BBC iplayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/p00cd8sd/
Today team members have been out since 9am this morning delivering meals to the elderly around the Worksop area, they delivered 43 meals each at different houses. Team members also helped by clearing drive ways so the carers and council meal teams could get to the houses, in most places the snow was over knee deep!
This evening other team members are out taking home carers around the north of the county.
