MP MANUELA Perteghella is encouraging residents across the district to get winter ready.
The Stratford MP urges her constituents to sign up to receive additional support in the event of bad weather.
With the British winter under way, she is backing the Get Winter Ready campaign, run by Energy Networks Association (ENA) on behalf of the energy industry.
This year’s campaign aims to help people understand the steps they can take to prepare for potential weather-related disruptions to their power. As part of the energy industry’s campaign, Dr Perteghella is raising awareness of the campaign’s three key messages – prepare, care, and share, and highlighting the importance of the Priority Services Register, which is a free service that allows people with additional needs to receive extra help and support if there is a power cut.
The support includes advanced notice of planned power cuts, priority support in an emergency, and identification schemes to reassure residents that the people who are helping them are genuine.
Residents can sign up to the register by contacting their local energy network provider or supplier, and they can also register someone else on the Priority Services Register, such as a friend or family members.
To identify their energy supplier, customers can look at their latest energy bill for contact details, and they can find out who their local energy network operator is by inputting their postcode through the Energy Network Association’s website.
Dr Perteghella said: “As Storm Amy recently showed, storms and seasonal weather can still cause disruption over the winter period, so I’m pleased to support the “Get Winter Ready” campaign, and to encourage residents across Stratford-on-Avon to plan for bad weather which might disrupt energy supplies.
“If you’re a household with young children, with elderly or disabled people, or with anybody else who may have additional needs, you can register for extra support in the event of disruption to your power supply by signing up to the Priority Services Register. This includes advanced notice of planned power cuts and priority supply in an emergency.
“I would encourage anybody who thinks they may be eligible to visit Energy Networks Association’s website for more information.”
