Winter Weather Advice and Information
This page will be updated as and when winter weather is encountered in Warwickshire.
General Information
Volunteers Need - 4x4 Drivers
We are asking if anyone with a four wheel drive is willing to offer some time across Christmas and New Year including Christmas Day and Boxing Day to assist our Adult Social Care staff. We are asking for support throughout the day but the main times are for shift changes at 7 am, 2 pm and 10pm.
If you are willing to offer your time or can help, please contact Adult, Health and Community Services on (01926) 742950.
School Closures
Regularly updated information is available at:
Latest school transport (School Links) information
Roads - Gritting and Driving
Please be aware that during winter weather, extreme care should be taken even when roads have been gritted as even this will not ensure that they are entirely free of ice.
Schools
Schools are only gritted if they are already on the agreed gritting routes.
Adding new roads
To have a road added to the gritting route and application should be made in writing to the area office and it will have to show some connectivity to the existing route.
(Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick District)
South Area Office
Old Budbrooke Road
Warwick
CV35 7DP
Telephone: 01926 412515
Fax: 01926 738917
Email: countyhighways@warwickshire.gov.uk | (North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, and Rugby Boroughs)
North Area Office
Coleshill Heath Road
Coleshill
B46 3HL
Telephone: 01926 412515
Fax: 01675 463058
Email: countyhighways@warwickshire.gov.uk |
Safe driving
Please ensure that your car's windows, number plates and lights are clear of snow before starting your journey. Please also ensure you clear snow from the roof of your car, as this could be a hazard to drivers behind you.
More winter driving advice
Potholes and road faults
We appreciate you reporting any serious potholes which could pose a safety hazard to cyclists, motorcyclists and car users during times of severe winter weather, and all year around.
It is the larger potholes, typically bigger than a dinner plate and greater than 50mm deep, that we will prioritise to fix when temperatures are above freezing. We have a large highway network of more than 3820km so we will tackle the problem in a systematic manner across the county.
Useful Links
Grit Bins
Warwickshire County Council is responsible for ensuring the roads are gritted but does not provide grit bins.
Rural Areas
Parish Councils can provide grit bins in locations which have been agreed with the County Council as highway authority and the County Council will replenish these as and when resources are available after the primary routes have been gritted.
Urban Areas
Similarly in urban areas Residents Associations and Town Councils have provided grit bins which the County Council will replenish.
Private Purchase
Members of the public can purchase grit bins but must get permission from the County Council as highway authority for their location.
What about replenishing these?
The location of bins is strictly controlled and they tend to be authorised on estate roads, mainly cul-de-sacs, where drivers have no other way of exiting the road, which are away from precautionary gritted routes and have a steep incline.
Buses and Public Transport
Bad weather, ice and snow sometimes makes it difficult for bus services to maintain scheduled timetables. Updates on any public transport disruptions during winter weather will appear here.
Social Care
Social Care Services are currently operating as normal.
Libraries
Libraries - latest status
Mobile Libraries - latest status
Renew and request books online
Household Waste and Recycling Centres
No disruption or abnormal closures reported. All relevant HWRCs are open and operating to their standard hours for the time of year.
Please check the opening times by clicking on the relevant site below.
Latest information on household waste and recycling centre opening times
Kerbside collections
During winter weather, please contact your district or borough council directly with questions you may have:
Country Parks
Warning! Please do not attempt to walk out onto the frozen lakes and keep dogs on leads when passing by all water areas - be sensible, be safe!
Latest information on Country Parks and opening times
Music Centres
Latest status of all music centres
Training Courses
Updates on any changes to courses, because of winter weather, will appear here.
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