Hello there,
Welcome to this week's edition of the Your Life Doncaster newsletter. This week we're highlighting the support available to you this winter.
In this newsletter you can find:
- Preparing for Winter
- Your Money
- Support for You this Winter
As the weeks are getting colder, we are once again sharing information about all the support available this winter. All the information in today's newsletter and more can also be found on our winter webpage:
 Top tips on preparing for Winter!
As we all know, temperatures are starting to drop and it feels Winter has arrived! Here are some of our top tips for keeping yourself and others around you warm and well this winter:
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Winter vaccinations like the flu jab and Covid-19 are a great way to protect against nasty illnesses during the colder months
- Help to keep the heat in your home by closing doors and using draft excluders or move furniture away from radiators to let heat circulate
- Have medication in the house for coughs and colds, these can be bought from supermarkets or pharmacies
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Check in with neighbours around you, a simple hello or ask if they need any essentials can make a big difference
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Choose the right NHS service for your illness or injury, this way you will be seen quicker by the correct professional
Gritting and Highways
With colder temperatures and a sprinkling of snow in Doncaster, it’s safe to say that winter is now upon us.
Rest assured that we are well-prepared for this situation and that our teams have been out gritting the roads since the beginning of this week. To ensure that we can keep everyone safe and moving, we are stocked with approximately 6,000 tonnes of rock salt, 190 grit bins, and a fleet of 13 gritting vehicles.
While we are on top of the situation, please do take extra precautions when traveling during these colder months and when we are experiencing freezing conditions of this kind. Remember to leave extra time for your journeys, to defrost your car, and to always drive carefully.
 Financial Support to Stay Warm and Well
We have lots of schemes and support available to help you run your home this winter.
From national support like the household support fund and pension credit, to a variety of energy specific savings. For more information on our energy saving grants, please complete the energy support webform or visit the energy savings tips webpage.
Our Healthy Homes webpage also has lots of information on how to make our homes safe to protect our health and wellbeing.
For more information on managing money, energy advice, food banks, and lots of other support visit:
 A Warm, Welcome Space
With the winter weather starting to get cooler - many of us may be looking for somewhere that we can stay warm, have a chat and find local information and support.
Welcoming Spaces across Doncaster provide a warm, safe, local space for anybody who may need it over the winter period without the expectation of having to spend money.
To find out more about Welcoming Spaces, visit our Your Life Doncaster webpage.
Syphilis…the gift nobody wants this Christmas
If you have plans to celebrate the festive period, remember Syphilis cases are still around in Doncaster.
Make sure to keep yourself and other’s safe, use protection and get tested regularly.
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