OPENING times for services – and bin collection dates – in Wiltshire over the Christmas and New Year period have been published.

All council services and facilities will be closed on Christmas Day (Monday, December 25), Boxing Day (Tuesday, December 26) and New Year’s Day (Monday, January 1).

Opening times for Wiltshire services over Christmas and the new year are:

Customer services/hub buildings:
All customer service desks and hub buildings will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
December 27 to December 29: 9am to 5pm.
Although the main reception desks will be staffed during this period, hub staffing is likely to be limited.
Normal opening hours will resume from Tuesday, January 2.

Waste and recycling collections:
There will be no household waste or recycling collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Full details and dates can be found on the council website’s household waste and kerbside recycling pages at www.wiltshire.gov.uk/household-waste; and www.wiltshire.gov.uk/recycling.
Garden waste collections will cease for two weeks over Christmas, with the last collections taking place on Friday, December 22.
The service will resume from Tuesday, January 9, when collection will be a day later
than normal, starting with collections that would normally have taken place on Monday, January 8.
For full details and collection dates, see the garden waste collections page – www.wiltshire.gov.uk/gardenwaste.
People who pay to have their garden waste collected can put out their real Christmas tree alongside their garden waste bin, on their first collection in January.
Residents can check all their waste, recycling, and garden waste collection days on the
council’s Waste collection calendar – ilforms.wiltshire.gov.uk/WasteCollectionDays/index.

Household recycling centres:
Household Recycling Centres (HRC) will operate reduced hours over the Christmas period, from Sunday, December 24, resuming normal opening hours on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

Leisure centres:
All council operated leisure centres will be closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New
Year’s Day.
For opening times for leisure centres in Salisbury, Tidworth and Tisbury over the Christmas period, see www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-leisure-and-sport-centres.
Normal opening times will resume from Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

Libraries:
All libraries, including the mobile libraries, will be closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Between December 27 and December 30 they will open as normal, with the exception that libraries that would normally be open in the evening will close at 5pm, or as usual if due to close earlier.
Information, including the variations for individual libraries, can be found at
Library locations and opening times – apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/librariesinformation.
Normal opening times will resume from Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

Salisbury registration office:
This will be open on Friday, December 22 for ceremonies and by appointment only. It will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Between December 27 and 29, the registration office will be open as normal. No appointments will be available on December 30 and 31, but ceremonies will take place as scheduled.