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SKEGNESS TOWN COUNCIL
REPORT TO: DIRECTION & STRATEGY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2018 BY: DEPUTY TOWN CLERK SUBJECT: Emergency Plan
PURPOSE: To establish how an emergency plan should be developed and to identify prospective attendees for training. . 1 BACKGROUND
1.1 In June 2017 this committee resolved to develop an emergency plan that is then to be put on the risk register and monitored by the B&R committee. It was also resolved that training on Emergency Planning takes place and following from that the emergency planning team is appointed from full Council.
1.2 Little progress has been made on the plan, LCC has been in contact with an updated template for the emergency plan and re-iterated the need to have this in place in the event of an emergency.
1.3 Training is available from LALC on developing Community Emergency Plans with an aim to support Councils to establish, manage and operate a plan. This training is available 1:30pm till 4pm on 29th November 2018 at Mablethorpe.
1.4 Appendix A contains a copy of the updated Emergency Plan Template. This sets out the information that needs to be collected and how the Council should organise itself. This document is supported by a resource directory Appendix B. Both documents have been recently updated Appendix B is a confidential document.
1.5 The Town Clerk, Deputy Town Clerk and Cllr D Cargill have attended Emergency Planning Training. Cllr T Burnham attended the resilient communities conference in July 2018.
2 TAKING THIS FORWARD
2.1 After training has been well attended the Emergency Planning team can be appointed (providing enough volunteers from Council come forward), the plan can then be completed, approved and submitted.
2.2 The Emergency Plan and associated Resource Directory will need to be reviewed at least annually, ideally at the start of the new Council year.
2.3 This Committee should consider the resources required to prepare and review the plan and whether there is an appetite within Council to attend training and take up the volunteer positions needed for the plan.
3 RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1 To identify availability to attend emergency planning training and consider how to move forward with the Emergency Plan.
FOR DECISION
For information relating to this report please contact The Town Clerk, Town Hall Skegness or email [email protected]
Background papers None
Appendix A
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Skegness Town Council Skegness Town
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Operational
Version with effect from: Review Date:
This plan is a controlled document which contains information to be used during an emergency affecting the community of Skegness & Winthorpe.
To comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 and new General Data Protect Record (GDPR) regulations, the information contained within this document should not be disclosed to any unauthorised person without the express permission from the plan owner and those listed within the plan as having a specified role.
Distribution List Insert community members’ details in the boxes below for those you wish to receive a copy of this plan:
Plan No. Name 1 LCC Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Service 2 Town Mayor 3 Deputy Town Mayor 4 Town Councillors 5 Town Clerk 6 Deputy Town Clerk 7 8 9 10 Insert details of any individuals who have access to a plan including their 11 role in the group 12
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Contents Distribution List ...... 2 Record of Amendments ...... 4 Plan Publication ...... 4 Plan Maintenance Review ...... 5 General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) ...... 5 Training & Skills Record ...... 6 Exercise Record ...... 6 Mission Statement ...... 7 Section 1 ...... 8 Using this Emergency Plan ...... 8 Activation ...... 8 Information Flow ...... 9 Important Telephone Numbers ...... 10 Section 2 ...... 12 Key Actions ...... 12 Volunteer Briefing ...... 13 Local Hazards & Threats ...... 14 Section 3 ...... 15 Emergency Planning Group ...... 15 Community Incident Room ...... 16 Emergency Support Centres ...... 16 Community Emergency Box ...... 17 Vulnerable People ...... 17 Snow Clearance ...... 17 Section 4 ...... 19 Community Map ...... 19 Section 5 ...... 20 Community Flood Warning Area Map ...... 20 Section 6 ...... 21 Community Flood Risk from Rivers and Sea ...... 21 Section 7 ...... 22 Community Surface Water Map 1:30 ...... 22 Appendix 1 ...... 23 Appendix 2 ...... 24
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Record of Amendments Plan History
Record of Amendments / Revision of Plan
Date Details of amendments / revisions Amended / revised by January 2015 Template revision and formulation EPO Steve Eason-Harris January 2015 Comments on revised template EA Rachael McMahon / Melanie Byrne
May 2015 Front Cover design update Boston Borough Council January 2016 Template amended to incorporate EPO Steve Eason-Harris activation flow chart and key contacts list June 2016 Addition of community maps and EPO Steve Eason-Harris incident log sheet June 2017 Additional Community information EPO Steve Eason-Harris added October 2017 Front Cover update Logo change EP&BCO Steve Eason-Harris January 2018 Additional information included in EP&BCO Steve Eason-Harris template – template Version 6 released March 2018 Addition of EP& BC OOH contact EP&BCO Steve Eason-Harris number, Vulnerable peoples record and volunteer briefing sections June 2018 Insertion of GDPR form into plan EP&BCO Steve Eason-Harris template
Plan Publication
It is important that both this operational plan and the Community Resource Directory are kept up-to- date and also that all members of the Emergency Planning Group are reading from the same version. Electronic copies of both documents will be stored by:
The Town Clerk. Town Council Office, Town Hall, Skegness.
Paper copies are kept at:
Town Council Office, Town Hall, Skegness.
A sterilised web version of the Community Emergency Plan has been posted on http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/lincolnshire-prepared/
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Plan Maintenance Review
The owners of this plan should make sure that all the people involved in its development are aware of their roles, and know that they might be contacted during an emergency.
This plan will be exercised annually by the Emergency Planning Group and also as part of any wider exercises organised by Lincolnshire County Council’s Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Service.
The Town Clerk and Deputy Town Clerk will have the responsibility for arranging the community exercise.
The plan will be reviewed annually. During the review every section of the plan will be checked for accuracy (e.g. phone numbers, resource list etc).
Any updates or lessons learned from exercises should be approved by Skegness Town Council before changes are made.
General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
A community emergency plan remains the property of the community and therefore any information collected in its creation is the responsibility of the group. Personal is collected on for the use of the following:
• In the event of the plan being triggered, the following people have agreed to share their contact details with the local emergency planning group and LCC Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Service for use in a warning & informing / coordination capacity before, during and after emergency.
• Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) will not use any personal information contained within a community emergency plan for any other means than for mentioned above and in response to emergencies, incidents and disasters.
Where necessary LCC may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
• Healthcare, social and welfare organisations and professionals • Occupational health • Legal services • Regulatory bodies (eg Health and social care council) • Police forces, other law enforcement and prosecuting authorities • Disclosure and Barring Service • Courts and tribunals • Fire & Rescue Service
In order to comply with GDPR all volunteers will be required to sign and return a GDPR form to their community emergency coordinator. By signing this form all volunteers agree to have their details stored and shared as described above.
Volunteer GDPR Forms are available on request from LCC EP&BC Services [email protected]
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Training & Skills Record Date Name of Individual Training Received 12/07/18 Cllr Trevor Burnham Resilient Communities Conference 08/03/18 Cllr Dave Cargill Emergency Planning parts 2 & 3 06/10/18 Steve Larner – Town Clerk Emergency Planning part 2 & 3 06/10/18 Kate Ford – Deputy Town Clerk Emergency Planning part 2 & 3 20/01/16 Steve Larner – Towner Clerk Emergency Planning part 1
Insert details of any training received for the group here
Contact details for this section should be restricted to your resource directory
Exercise Record Date Exercise Outcome
Insert details of any exercises for the group
here (including table top discussions)
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Mission Statement
Disasters or major emergencies can strike suddenly, unexpectedly and anywhere. Making a plan now will reduce the impact of any emergency on our community and help ensure our response is effective and proportionate.
The purpose of this Community Emergency Plan is to help prepare the community to be ready for an emergency, in case the emergency services and/or relevant authority support are delayed due to the scope and nature of the emergency. This will be achieved by building resilience within the community, using our existing resources in the most efficient and successful way. Our aim is to provide expertise and voluntary support that is safe and proportionate within Skegness & Winthorpe boundaries that enhance that of responding agencies
This Community Emergency Plan has been agreed and signed as fit for purpose – acting as a living document - by the Chairperson of the Parish Council, the Community Emergency Team Leader and/or their Assistant.
Signatures
Chairperson of Town/Parish Council
Cllr S Dennis
Date:
Emergency Planning Group Team Leader
Insert name here
Date:
Assistant Emergency Planning Group Team Leader
Insert name here
Date:
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Section 1
Using this Emergency Plan
This plan comes in two parts and has been developed to assist your community in an emergency. It should be used as a tool to focus your response to aiding the welfare of your community. Part 1 is meant as a quick reference guide of tasks the your Emergency Planning Group may wish to undertake in the event of emergency while Part 2, the Community Resource Directory, contains all of your emergency contact details, known risks, resources, volunteers and places that have people who may need more support than others.
Activation
This Plan will be activated when at least two members from the below list of people drawn from the Emergency Planning Group consider it necessary to take action in response to an incident, and when action cannot be taken effectively without triggering the arrangements outlined in this document. If it is activated, then the key actions in Section 2 should be followed. It should also be noted that this operational plan should be read and used in conjunction with the Community Resource Directory, stored within the following locations:
• Skegness Town Council Office
Emergency Planning Group members who can activate the Plan:
Insert Details Emergency Planning Group Team Leader
Insert Details Assistant Emergency Planning Group Team Leader
Cllr S Dennis, Chairperson of Parish Council
Cllr M Gray Deputy Chairperson of Parish Council
Mr Steve Larner, Clerk to Parish Council
Mrs Kate Ford, Deputy Clerk to Parish Council
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Information Flow
KEY Large Scale incidents EPO will make contact with you
❶ Life threatening situation call 999 immediately Typical Single Point of Contact Model ❷ Once your plan is activated: inform and maintain contact with the Emergency Planning ❶ Emergency Services & BC Service 999 For river/sea flooding ❸ information contact EA ❹ For surface water issues contact LCC Lead Local Flood ❷ Lincolnshire Emergency Planning & BC Authority Service 01522 582220 Out of hours 01522 888111 Emergency Planning Group Ask for Emergency Planning Duty Officer
❸ Environment Agency Wider Emergency Planning Group 0800 80 70 60
❹ Lead Local Flood Authority 01522 782070 Community Out of hours 01522 782082
In an emergency, getting the right information is critical to a well-co-ordinated response. Use this flowchart as a reference.
Whether you activate your plan or the on-call Emergency Planning Duty Officer (EPO) requests you to activate your community plan – please ensure you maintain contact with the EPO. Additional resources and voluntary groups cannot be activated to support you unless you keep EP informed.
The EPO will liaise directly with the emergency services Incident Commander (IC) within the inner cordon of the incident – and can relay your concern, identified vulnerable people and your groups actions to date.
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Important Telephone Numbers
East Lindsey District Council
(1) Working Hours 01507 601111
(2) Outside Normal Hours 01507 601111
Lincolnshire Police (1) Emergency Calls 999 (2) Non-Emergency Calls 101 (3) general Enquires 01529 302420
Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue
(1) Emergency Calls 999 (2) General Enquiries 01522 582222
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS)
(1) Emergency Calls 999 (2) General Enquiries 08450 450222
Lincolnshire County Council Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Service
(1) Working Hours 01522 582220 (2) Outside Normal Hours* 01522 888111 *Ask for Emergency Planning Duty Officer
Environment Agency
(1) General Enquires (Mon – 03708 506 506 Fri: 8am – 6pm (2) Incident Hotline (24 hours) 0800 80 70 60 (3) Floodline (24 hours) 0345 988 1188
Lead Local Flood Authority
(1) Working Hours - Flood 01522 782070 Reporting Line* (2) Outside Normal Hours* 01522 782082 *for reporting flooding issues
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Important Telephone Numbers
Neighbouring Parish Council contacts
(1) Croft 07790041287 (2) Ingoldmells 01754 873394 (3) Burgh 01754 811218
Utility Companies
(1) Electricity – Central 0800 056 8090 Networks (2) Gas – National Grid 0800 111999 (4) Anglian Water 08457 145145 (5) Severn Trent Water 0800 7834444
Internal Drainage Boards
(1) Black Sluice IDB 01205 821440
Maritime Coast Guard
(1) Emergency calls 999 (2) Humber Coastguard 01262 672317 Operations Centre RNLI (1) RNLI Skegness 01752 763011 (2) RNLI Mablethorpe 01507 447848
Coastwatch
(1) Skegness Coastwatch 07902 076605 Station (NCI) (2) Mablethorpe Coastwatch As above
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Section 2 Key Actions Priorities will be given to emergency shelter, food and water.
1. Gather as much information about the situation as possible following the ETHANE Principle (See initial call taking log – Appendix 1)
o Exact location of emergency o Type of incident o Hazards that are present or anticipated o Access routes for the emergency services o Number of people and/or properties involved (estimate) o Emergency services or other organisations already in attendance or required ▪ e.g. Police, Fire, Ambulance, Utilities
IF THE SITUATION IS LIFE-THREATENING: DIAL 999 WITHOUT DELAY
2. Make contact with the emergency services and Lincolnshire Emergency Planning Unit. Inform them of the contact number and location of the Emergency Planning Group
3. Take control until the emergency services arrive, if they are able to attend
Contact additional members of Skegness Town Council’s wider Emergency Planning Group
4. Instruct everyone to follow any advice from the emergency services
5. At all times, be aware of your own safety and the safety of those around you
6. Consider whether you can work safely and effectively from your current location or whether you need to move to an alternative location
7. Arrange for local residents to be warned of any dangers
8. Liaise with the EPO to consider if it is necessary to open an emergency shelter? The EPO will request whether this is required from the Incident Commander. The IC may identify a location or the EPO. You may be asked to establish the centre prior to voluntary groups arriving.
9. Arrange for contact to be made with those who may need more support as identified in Section 3 of the Community Resource Directory to offer advice and assistance
10. Arrange for community resources/organisations identified in Section 4 of the Community Resource Directory to be available as necessary
11. Tune into your local radio station (BBC Radio Lincolnshire/Radio Humberside) and advise the community to do the same. A list of local radio stations is given in Section 5 of the Community Resource Directory
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Volunteer Briefing
Before deploying volunteers all should receive briefings as to the current and expected situation and advised as to what is expected of them before they are mobilised. All volunteers have the legal responsibility to take reasonable care for their own Health and Safety and that of others that may be affected by their actions. Any incidents or hazards should be immediately reported back to the community emergency planning coordinator, recorded and then forwarded onto the LCC EP&BC duty officer.
Briefings Template
• Situation Awareness – following the ETHANE Framework (page 11) brief all volunteers on the current situation. Frequency of updating – agree a frequency of updating volunteers.
• Expectations - what are your expectations as a coordinating group of your volunteers and when, how will this be relayed to them? If being directed by LCC EP&BC what is expected for the entire group; for example, the setting up and managing of a place of safety. As a coordinating group do you know the expectations of your volunteers?
• Tasks - brief volunteers on specific tasks that they will be allocated, for example, door knocking, meet and greet etc
• Times – how long will volunteers be expected to undergo tasking? Is there a rota system in place?
• Welfare – what provisions are available to volunteers undertaking tasks , for example, refreshments, meals, breaks etc. what other support is available to them, e.g mentoring, physiological support etc.
• Communication - how will volunteers communicate with the coordinating group, each other and those people who they are supporting?
• Safeguarding – Safeguarding is the action of protecting people’s health, welfare and human rights, enabling them to live free from abuse, harm and neglect. Everyone has a role to play in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of any child, young person or adult at risk that they may come into contact with. If a volunteer has concerns surrounding safeguarding issues they should report it immediately to their coordinator who in turn will notify LCC EP & BC. Safeguarding is there to protect you as well – please adhere to best practice. A copy of the LCC safeguarding brief for volunteers is held within the place of safety pack.
• Reporting incidents & Accidents – how this is achieved and who is responsible for it? an accident form is held within the place of safety pack.
• Stand down – who will make this decision and how will this be communicated to all volunteers?
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Local Hazards & Threats Assessed in Risk for Skegness & Winthorpe
Pandemic Flu Assessed Nationally and Regionally as our Highest Threat.
Inland Flooding Both inland and coastal flooding is a threat and likely in the future. Threat level assessed by Environment Agency.
Severe Weather In recent time’s heavy rain, strong winds, snow and ice have become more frequent, possibly due to the effect of global warming. An effective Snow & Ice Clearance plan is required. There was a drought, as well as flooding, in 2012. More are likely in the future.
Transport Accidents Train station and Bus station in area, increased threat in busy tourist season.
Industrial Accidents Small industrial area with potential for incident.
Loss of Critical Damage caused by fire, storms or accidents may have a potential Infrastructure impact on energy supplies, water or deprive the community of its important facilities including the school.
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Section 3
Emergency Planning Group
IMPORTANT: In the event of the plan being triggered, the following people have agreed to share their contact details with the local emergency planning group and LCC Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Service for use in a warning & informing / coordination capacity before, during and after emergency. LCC will not use any personal information contained within this plan for any other means than for mentioned above and in a response to emergencies, incidents and disasters. The following people will form the Emergency Planning coordination Group to help to mitigate the effects of the emergency on the community:
Insert Details Emergency Planning Group Team Leader Insert address here Insert address here Insert address here Insert address here
Mobile: Insert contacts here Email: Insert Email Address here or (in their absence)
Insert Details Deputy Emergency Planning Group Team Leader Insert address here Insert address here Insert address here Insert address here
Mobile: Insert contacts here Email: Insert Email Address here or (in their absence)
Insert Details Insert Key Role Insert address here Insert address here Insert address here Insert address here
Mobile: Insert contacts here Email: Insert Email Address here
The Emergency Planning Group Team Leader and their Assistant(s) will have the current contact numbers for the following additional members of the Emergency Planning Group held within the Community Resource Directory
Insert Details
Personal Contact details are not listed within this plan but stored within the Community Resource Directory held by the Emergency Planning Group Team Leader, Assistant Emergency Planning Group Team Leader and Town/Parish Clerk with the express permissions of all members
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Community Incident Room
If the Emergency Planning Group is brought together to discuss the community response, it has been agreed that they will meet at:
The Council Chamber The Town Hall North Parade Skegness PE25 1DA
The main key holder for this building is: Town Clerk and Deputy Town Clerk. Alternatively in an emergency contact East Lindsey District Council. These People will enable access to premises.
If this location cannot be used, the following will be utilised:
Location to be allocated on Emergency by LCC or ELDC, list of possible locations below but permission from building owner/occupier would need to be sought first. The Storehouse, Skegness Tel 01754 763362 The Embassy Centre, Skegness Tel 01507 601111 Aura Business Park, Tel 01754 896900 The Suncastle, Tel
The Emergency Planning Group Team Leader and/or Assistant will organise access.
Emergency Support Centres
In an emergency the following location has been designated as a potential Temporary Emergency Shelter. This is in addition to those already identified by Lincolnshire County Council Emergency Planning Unit
The Town Hall North Parade Skegness PE25 1DA
Key Holders: Town Clerk Deputy Town Clerk East Lindsey District Council
Capacity of emergency shelter: 70
Cooking facilities: Microwave and Kettle only
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Car parking arrangements: Car Park Available
Other facilities Toilets
WIFI access: Not available
Location 2. No further location identified, or permission given. To be allocated by LCC in event of emergency.
Community Emergency Box
An Emergency Box is located at Insert Details
It contains: • A copy of the Community Emergency Plan • A copy of the Community Resource Directory • Ordinance Survey Map of the community & immediate environment • Flood Maps (including surface water) • Torches & batteries/wind up radio • Reflective tabards • Tea, coffee, sugar, cups • 1st Aid Kit • Blankets • Children’s books
Vulnerable People
Please list known locations of vulnerable people or places here. Only list locations not names and contact details unless already within the public domain. For example, a nursing home etc.
Please insert details here
Snow Clearance
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The full snow clearance plan can be found at Appendix Please insert details here. Equipment required to clear snow and ice is stored at the following locations:
Please insert details here
Grid bin locations in the community are as follows:
Please insert details here
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Section 4 Community Map
These will be provided on submission of
your first draft
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Section 5 Community Flood Warning Area Map
These will be provided on submission of your first draft
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Section 6 Community Flood Risk from Rivers and Sea
These will be provided on submission of your first draft
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Section 7 Community Surface Water Map 1:30
These will be provided on submission of your first draft
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Appendix 1
Initial Call Log following the “ETHANE” format This form is intended to be used as an aide memoire / prompt when responding to an incident and should be completed along with an incident log.
DETAILS OF INCIDENT Exact Location
Type of Incident
Hazards Present – Details
Access
Number and nature of casualties/fatalities
Emergency Services involved
Name of Emergency Planning Officer notified Activation of Community plan and staff notified
Date of Initial Call Time: Time of Call to EP: If fatalities are suspected and the Emergency Services are not at the scene, please contact the Police in the first instance on 999 to report the situation. Please take advice from the Police on what further action to take. Issues to consider are tampering with forensic evidence and the contamination of a potential crime scene.
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Appendix 2
INCIDENT ………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………
DATE………….……………………………
PAGE………1……………OF……………15……….
PERSON COMPLETING LOG –……………………………………………….
Was a rest centre set up? Yes/No
What location, date and time? Also note the time of the decision to open a rest centre…………………………......
What date and time was it activated? Also note the time of this decision......
SER DATE/TIME DETAIL NO.
If you require further space please make copies of this form making sure you number and sign each page in sequence
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6.
We are about to start trialling a new government backed emergency text alerting system which is primary designed to alert strategic and tactical commanders that an incident has occurred and requires their attention. As usual we in Lincolnshire think it can be used for a lot more than just that so are extending it out to all voluntary sector groups and now town/parish councils and community emergency groups.
The way the system works is that we will be able to notify communities when the county emergency centre is activated and again when it is stood down following an incident. Information can be sent out very quickly using CVS files to all those registered with us and will give out information such as activation type, incident involving, important contact numbers for emergency planning etc. For Town/parish councils and community emergency planning groups this will be directed towards those communities affected by incident rather than the blanket approach currently used meaning these communities will get the right information at the right time.
In order for this to happen though I will need the following information from you in the following format
• Name of community (town or parish council) Skegness Town Council • District ELDC • Primary emergency contact name and mobile telephone number for council contact • Secondary emergency name and mobile telephone number for council contact • Written permission for these details to be used for the purpose of alerting the community to when the county emergency centre is activated.
I must stress that no information will be made public or used for any other purpose than that described above and will be stored securely on our emergency servers. the first test of this system will take place on Tuesday during our Exercise Faraday really appreciate the help
Steve
Steve Eason-Harris Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Officer Lincolnshire County Council 7.
Dear Parish Council
WINTER SELF-HELP AND MUTUAL AID
As the County Council has now started to deliver Winter Maintenance Service this year, we write to you with respect to the above.
The County Council's physical and financial resources are fully committed to provide the agreed service as published within the Winter Service Plan, which can be accessed (under documents) at the following location: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/transport-and-roads/strategy-and-policy/
Gritting routes and Frequently Asked Questions are also available on the County Council's website at: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/transport-and-roads/highways-maintenance/gritting- routes/27053.article
Currently, supplies of salt/grit are distributed around local communities by way of some 1900 grit bins at set locations.
The County Council's Winter Maintenance Service resources are primarily used for treating the priority routes (about 1/3 of the entire highway network) to ensure that they remain open to traffic. There is very little spare capacity to deal with the remaining highway network. Any additional local treatment requirements need to be delivered by self-help and mutual aid from within the local communities. In order to facilitate this, the County Council is offering 1 tonne pre-packed salt bags, available for treating key local highway routes not covered by our Winter Maintenance Service.
During the winter (October-April), the Council will make available these 1 tonne pre- packed salt bags to participating Parish or Town Councils for use on the public highway within their areas. The supply will be limited to 2 bags per Parish/Town Council per winter. If you wish to consider participation in this programme, it is desirable to achieve a co-ordinated response, in order that information can be relayed to the multi-agency Emergency Control Centre. This will help to ensure that there is no duplication of effort when deploying emergency services, highways and other resources, and members of the local communities know what to expect in this situation. It is therefore advised that your community devise a priority network of footways and / or carriageways that it is intended to clear and treat in the event of severe weather. We would also request that you nominate a “Snow Warden” to be the principal point of contact for Highways Officers in the preparation of your local priorities and for the dissemination of information such as advanced forecasts of severe weather. If you wish to participate in this scheme, please respond to this email by 31/10/2018 with the following:
• Contact Details of "Snow Warden" to act as principal point of contact • Delivery location point for 1 tonne bag (marked on a map) • Proposed priority network of carriageways/footways to be treated with the salt provided (marked on a map)
Advice giving some basic guidance to everyone engaged in snow clearance can be found here: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/residents/community-and-living/trading- standards/trading-standards-in-the-media/the-law-on-clearing-snow-and-ice-from- public-spaces/118071.article
Kind Regards,
The Network Resilience Team 8.
Mayor’s Statement – presented to Council on 1st August 2018
As you all know, there is a small number of people who use Facebook and other social media to criticise the Council and other organisations that operate in the town. We all know who they are and the positions they previously held. It seems to lead them to believe they have a special insight or right to comment about things they clearly have little or no knowledge about. Comments about organisational decisions or policies are fine, but these comments are becoming increasingly nasty and personal, directed at individuals rather than organisations.
In the last few weeks there have been comments about the Council, Councillors and others including employees and those managing or leading other organisations in the town. Some of these comments are at best insulting and malicious and may be libellous and damaging to people’s reputations. It is difficult for those targeted, in their official capacity, to easily defend themselves. The people who make these comments seem to spend a disproportionate amount of their time on Facebook and often make these comments in closed groups where the target is not a member.
I think these people are damaging Skegness. Why would anyone want to invest money, time or effort to improve Skegness, when the result is constant personal criticism from a loud, nasty (albeit small) group. One way forward would be for the public to challenge the authors to ask what their source of information is or why they are saying it. They need to be held to account, but without giving them the spotlight they crave. I know that some of those targeted are now considering taking further action. Although I am not making any formal proposal today, I feel that Council needs to be vigilant and ready to act if necessary.
And to finish I would like to add we are an open and transparent Council. All our meetings are open and transparent and we welcome the public to come along and see democracy at work. As you can see I’ve put a copy of Statement in front of you all and would ask to post on your relative social media site”
Cllr Sid Dennis - Mayor