Weather conditions update

Winter preparations

We’ll keep this page updated with any services that are affected by the winter weather, including the latest news on school openings.  More information about our winter maintenance plan and gritting.

Latest updates

Schools

School closures and opening information

Waste and recycling collections

View Recycling, rubbish and waste for information and advice.

Roads and gritting

We have 765 tonnes of salt in stock with another 200 tonnes due by the end of the week. A usual grit run uses 27 tonnes, however in extreme weather we double the spread rate to 54 tonnes.

There are also 750 grit bins strategically placed around the city on minor routes and hills.

• Find your nearest grit bin.
• View map of grit bin locations. (pdf, 5.5 MB)
• View map of priority gritting routes. (pdf, 1.3 MB)

For more information see Winter maintenance for roads, highways and pavements

Travel

Bus services

• First Bristol, Bath, Weston and the West - See the Winter Weather Disruptions on First website
• For Bristol City Council supported Services 501, 502, 505, 506, 507, 508, 511, 512, 513, 514 Ulink Services U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U6, U7, U7A, U8 and Night Bus services N1 to N6, can be found on Wessex Connects Twitter Feed.
• For all other services please contact the relevant operator, contact details can be found on www.travelbristol.org. 

Park & Ride

All three sites open and operating as usual.

View the Park & Ride pages on the Travel Bristol website for more information.

Coach services

See the National Express website.

Community transport

Please contact the relevant operator from our Community transport services page. 

Ferry services

• Bristol Ferry Boat Company - telephone 0117 9273416
• Number Seven Boat Trips - telephone 0117 9293659

Trains

Check the timetable information on the First Great Western website. 

Homeless

The emergency number for the homeless is 0117 353 4007.

Vulnerable and elderly people

If you're concerned about anybody in your area please contact Care Direct - telephone 0117 9222700.

See the following advice on the DirectGov website to help you and your family keep warm, stay healthy and make the best use of your heating at home:

• Get ready for winter.
• Staying warm in winter.

Children and young people

Contact one of our Social Work Assessment Teams, details can be found on our Child protection pages. 

Customer service points

You can visit one of our Customer Service Points for the latest information.

Libraries

This section will be updated with information about Library services affected by the weather.

Parks

See our Parks page for more information

Bristol Museums, Galleries and Achives

See our Museums and Galleries pages for more information.