You will be aware that there are weather warnings in place for tomorrow, Friday 24 January, with high winds and snow forecast in Scotland.
The areas currently affected by a red weather warning for high winds are: Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, Fife, Stirling, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders, West Lothian, Argyll and Bute, East/North/South Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire.
However, the impact of this is likely to reach across the whole of Scotland with amber warnings in place for most areas.
The safety of those attending our services/supports and of our staff is paramount, and as such we are making the necessary decision to close all of our Day Services and Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centres on Friday 24 January.
If you need to contact us:
Our 24 hour Freephone Dementia Helpline on 0808 808 3000 offers a listening ear and emotional support and can provide information and signposting onto other services. You can also email [email protected]
Our Dementia Advisors can help with a wide range of issues such as accessing health and social care support, help with complaints, power of attorney, guardianship and money and legal matters. You can contact them between 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday . Call 0300 373 5774 (calls charged at local rate) or email [email protected]
Please stay safe during this time and follow the advice below from the Met Office.
- Keep yourself and others safe; avoid travelling by road during potentially dangerous conditions. It is not safe to drive in these conditions.
- Being outside in high winds makes you vulnerable to injury. Stay indoors if you can.
- People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It’s easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.
- Stay up to date with the weather forecast for your area and follow advice from emergency services and local authorities.