Emergency equipment to help during adverse weather conditions has been made available to local community groups across North Lanarkshire.The resilience packs will be available for community groups and organisations to distribute whenever required during wintery or adverse weather, thanks to funding provided through North Lanarkshire Council’s Recover NL fund.The special bags contain items including, hi-viz vests, head torches, cold weather gloves, emergency blankets, snow shovels, a compact megaphone, first aid kits and other support equipment.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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