Winter in Stockport
-
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.
-
Gritting roads and footpaths
Our decision on where and when to grit is made shortly after each weather forecast and is updated in real time.
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.
-
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.
-
The word ‘winter’ comes from the Germanic word ‘wintar’ which comes from the root ‘wed’ meaning ‘wet’ or ‘water’.