- Food that can be stored at room temperature
- Gas barbecue grill, cooker or camping stove
- Warm clothes, blankets, duvets and sleeping bags
- Matches and candles
- Firewood, if you have a wood-burning stove or a fireplace
- Gas heater or paraffin stove intended for indoor use as an alternative to wood-burning
- Arrangements for accommodation if you do not have an alternative heating source
- Flashlights/torches or headlamps that use batteries, cranks or solar power to operate
- A DAB radio that operates using batteries, cranks or solar power
- Medication and first-aid equipment
- Iodine tablets (applies to children, adults under the age of 40, and those pregnant or breastfeeding)
- Personal hygiene items, such as wet wipes, hand sanitiser, diapers/nappies and menstruation products
- Batteries and fully charged power bank(s)
- Some cash and multiple payment cards
- Food and water for any pets
- List (hard copy) of important phone numbers, such as emergency numbers, urgent care, veterinarians, family members, friends and neighbours
- Clean drinking water stored in kegs or bottles
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