Who, how and what

Yorkshire Ready Together is an accessible, free, real-time conversational tool that helps users prepare for major risks in their own time, in their own space.  

In October 2023 the four Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) that cover Yorkshire and the Humber joined together and bid for some funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) 

We wanted to create a way for businesses, communities and individuals to talk to an expert about any of the major risks and emergencies that might affect them.   

We knew that being prepared can reduce the mental health impacts, economic impacts and recovery time after a major emergency.  

We also knew that finding the right information easily can sometimes be hard work, but speaking to an expert face to face isn’t always possible.  

And because lots of other people knew this too, our funding bid was successful. 

We started working with Hello Lamp Post, an expert in new technology to create Yorkshire Ready Together.