Updates

A public record of what we publish and change.

• 29 October 2026 — New: every product page now shows every page as a thumbnail, a free 3-page sample PDF (no sign-up), who it's for, what you'll be able to do, and an honest comparison with the free GOV.UK Be Ready checklist. The plan builder now links to official flood risk, flood warning and council pages for your nation from your postcode. Free Be Ready wall poster (A4 and A3). Readiness quiz, plan chooser and kit list progress bar. Shorter, clearer opening answers on 20 guides. New guides: keeping warm without heating, cash at home, snow and ice, after a flood, and five county emergency planning pages.
• 28 October 2026 (evening) — New: emergency supplies calculator, free Power Cut Card, gift page, Build your Be Ready kit list, printed editions (register interest) and organisation licences. Shop reorganised so it's easier to compare plans and bundles. New guides: flood alerts and warnings explained, checking your flood risk, broadband and phone outages, hosepipe bans, what NESO says about blackouts this winter, and what to do with no water supply.
• 27 October 2026 (later) — New: Extended Disruption Plan (£3.99), Prepared Not Panicked bundle (£9.99), US edition ($7.99) and Europe edition (€7.99) of the Household Emergency Plan. New guides for world events: war worries, radiation emergencies, Europe's 72-hour advice, long blackouts and cyber attacks, two weeks of supplies, extreme weather, and a USA section.
• 27 October 2026 — New lower prices: Plan Pack £6.99; add-ons from £2.99. New: Life Admin File (£4.99), Family Starter bundle (£9.99), Complete Household bundle now £14.99 with every product.
• 26 October 2026 (evening) — New: Pet Emergency Plan, Care & Support Emergency Plan, Our Family Plan kids' pack, Home Kit & Food Tracker, free car emergency kit checklist. New guides: power cuts by network operator (7 operators), power cut compensation, Cold Weather Payment, Winter Fuel Payment, Warm Home Discount, carbon monoxide, car emergency kit, grab bag, pet emergency plan, planning for older people and carers. Bundle now includes every product.
• 26 October 2026 — Site rebuilt. New guides on power cuts, water, food, communication, household plans, the Priority Services Register, UK Emergency Alerts, boil water notices, storms and floods, wind-up radios, contacts lists, documents and prepping in the UK. Kit guide and checklist re-checked against GOV.UK Be Ready; corrected the date of the Hayes substation fire to 20 March 2025; removed advice that loft or hot-water tanks can be used as drinking water.
• 26 October 2026 — Handbook page corrected to describe the current file accurately: Reference Edition 1.0, 21 pages.
• 26 October 2026 — New: Household Emergency Plan Pack v1.0 (26 pages). New: free household emergency card (no sign-up). 72-hour checklist PDF rebuilt (7 pages).
• 12 May 2026 — 72-hour kit guide and printable checklist published.