Wiltshire Council services and opening times will vary over the Christmas and New Year period, All council services and facilities will be closed on Monday 25 December, Tuesday 26 December and Monday 1 January.
Customer Services/hub buildings:
All customer service desks and hub buildings will be closed on Monday 25 December, Tuesday 26 December and Monday 1 January.
Opening times for Wednesday 27 December - Friday 29 December will be 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 2 January.
Waste collections:
There will be no household waste or recycling collections on Monday 25 December, Tuesday 26 December, or Monday 1 January, after which normal service will resume. See full details and dates on our household waste and kerbside recycling pages.
Garden waste collections will cease for two weeks over Christmas, with the last collections will take place on Friday 22 December. The service will resume from Tuesday 9 January, where the collection day will be a day later than normal,starting with collections which would normally have taken place on Monday 8 January. For full details and collection dates, see our garden waste collections page.
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 our Waste collection calendar(opens new window).
Household Recycling Centres:
Household Recycling Centres (HRC) will operate reduced hours over the Christmas period, from Sunday 24 December, resuming normal opening hours on Tuesday 2 January.
See our Household recycling centre locations and opening times page for your local HRC details and dates.
Leisure centres:
All council operated leisure centres will be closed Monday 25 December to Tuesday 26 December, plus Monday 1 January.For opening times for each individual leisure centre over the Christmas period, please visit the centre webpage: Leisure and sport centres - Wiltshire Council.
Normal opening times will resume from Tuesday 2 January.
Libraries:
All libraries, including the mobiles libraries, will be closed Monday 25 December to Tuesday 26 December, and Monday 1 January.
Between 27 December - 30 December 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 - Wiltshire Council(opens new window)
Normal opening times will resume from Tuesday 2 January.
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre:
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre is closed between Monday 4 December - Monday 8 January due to building works, it will reopen Tuesday 9 January.
Full details and normal operating hours can be found at www.wshc.org.uk(opens new window)
Registration offices in Chippenham, Salisbury and Trowbridge:
Registration offices in Chippenham, Salisbury and Trowbridge will be open on Friday 22 December for ceremonies and by appointment only.
All registration offices will be closed Monday 25 December to Tuesday 26 December, and Monday 1 January.
Between Wednesday 27 December to Friday 29 December registration offices will be open as normal. No appointments will be available Saturday 30 December and Sunday 31 December, but ceremonies will take place as scheduled.
Emergency contact numbers:
If you require urgent support during the Christmas and New Year period, please use our emergency contact numbers.
