Amber weather warning
There’s an amber weather warning in place across the country Tuesday 23 – Thursday 25 June due to the extreme heat.
To protect our colleagues, we’ll be reducing our cleaning, caretaking and fly-tipping services. Outdoor jobs such as roofing and loft works will be rescheduled during this period. We’ll contact customers to re-book these appointments. In addition, we’ll be postponing our estate inspections on Thursday 25 June in Teston, Barming, East Barming, Allington and Stockbury. This has been rescheduled for Friday 3 July – Neighbourhood Action Days. We’ll be monitoring the weather during the week and may need to reschedule appointments, but we’ll be in touch to let you know if you’re affected – thank you for your patience.
Supervisors will be out checking in with our colleagues to make sure they’re ok and have plenty of water and we’ll be making welfare calls to all our OPAL customers.
Please make sure you protect yourself and others to avoid becoming unwell:
- Drink plenty of water and take it with you if travelling
- Avoid the sun between 11am-3pm
- Stay indoors or in the shade as much as possible and keep babies and children out of the sun
- Apply sunscreen regularly if you do need to go outside
- Close your curtains or blinds to keep rooms cooler
- Check in on any elderly or vulnerable neighbours
- Don’t leave anyone in a closed, parked vehicle, especially children and animals
If you need medical assistance, call 111 unless it’s an emergency. Dial 999 only in an emergency.
For more information, see NHS advice
We'll be keeping a close eye on weather conditions this week and will update here and on our social media if there are any changes to our services.