Winter in Stockport

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Stay well this winter

Find information about the flu jab, who is eligible for a free vaccination and how to arrange a vaccination.

Winter maintenance

Find information about gritting in Stockport, reporting winter issues and how to stay safe during the cold winter months.

Christmas

Find information about the the Christmas in Stockport and the Christmas lights and trees programme.

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Christmas in Stockport town centre

Christmas in Stockport town centre

Winter Wonderland

Working in partnership, Totally Stockport, Merseyway and Stockport Council have a fun packed agenda for the next few weeks before Santa gets in his sleigh on Christmas Eve.

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28 November 2018

Residents aged 65 and over urged to get flu jab

Stockport Council and the local NHS are making an urgent plea for Stockport’s 65 year olds and over to get their flu vaccination as soon as possible.
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Did you know?

The first day of winter 2018 in the Northern Hemisphere will be on Friday 21st December, and the last day of winter will be on Wednesday 20th March 2019.
A real Christmas tree has a much lower carbon footprint than an artificial tree, especially if you recycle it when Christmas is over.
In Stockport, at Christmas, we have 423 pole mounted festive motifs, 37 cut Christmas trees, 26 live Christmas trees, over 40,000 individual pea lights and festive displays in over separate 24 locations borough-wide.
The winter of 1963 is one of the coldest on record where temperatures consistently reached lower than -20°C. On the 29th and 30th December, a blizzard struck the UK with snow reaching up to 6 metres deep.

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