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.
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Winter maintenance
Find information about gritting in Stockport, reporting winter issues and how to stay safe during the cold winter months.
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Energy Efficiency
Find out how to keep make your home energy efficient and find help if you are having trouble keeping up with the costs of the fuel bills.
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Did you know?
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The first day of winter 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere will be on Sunday 22 December, and the last day of winter will be on Friday 20 March 2020.
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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.
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The winter of 1963 is one of the coldest on record where temperatures consistently reached lower than -20°C. On 29 and 30 December, a blizzard struck the UK with snow reaching up to 6 metres deep.
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The word ‘winter’ comes from the Germanic word ‘wintar’ which comes from the root ‘wed’ meaning ‘wet’ or ‘water’.