Council service opening times over Christmas and New Year

Wiltshire Council services and opening times will vary over the Christmas and New Year period 2021/2022.

On Friday 24 December many council services will be closed. All council services and facilities will be closed on Saturday 25 December 2021 and Sunday 26 December.

Most council services and facilities will be closed on Monday 27 December, Tuesday 28 December 2021, Saturday 1 January 2022, Sunday 2 January, and Monday 3 January.

Waste and recycling collections

Waste and recycling collection dates will not change over the Christmas and New Year period, as waste collection crews will be working as normal on Monday 27 December, Tuesday 28 December, and Monday 3 January.

Garden waste collections will stop for two weeks over the Christmas and New Year period, as normal. The last collections will take place on Friday 24 December 2021 and they will restart on Monday 10 January 2022.

Check your waste, recycling and garden waste collection days: Waste collection calendar (opens new window)

Household recycling centres

The opening times of our household recycling centre (HRC) will change over the Christmas and New Year period and residents are advised to check the opening hours before visiting a HRC.

HRCs that normally open on Fridays will be open on Friday 24 December between 10am to 1pm. All HRCs will be closed on Saturday 25 December, Sunday 26 December, and Saturday 1 January 2022. Other than on these dates, the centres will open as normal on their specified opening days. Open Open

Customer services opening hours

Leisure centres

There will be changes to leisure centres opening hours over the Christmas period, check these on our leisure centre pages.

Wiltshire libraries

All libraries due to open on Friday 24 December will close at 1pm, or as usual if due to close earlier.

All libraries will be closed from Saturday 25 December to Tuesday 28 December and Saturday 1 January to Monday 3 January.

There will be no late-night opening between Christmas and New Year. Libraries will close at 5pm or as usual if due to close earlier.

The mobile libraries will not be on the road from Friday 24 December to Tuesday 28 December and Saturday 1 January to Monday 3 January.

View library opening hours over the Christmas period

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

All visits must be booked in advance (opens new window) and all documents must be pre-ordered.

Registration offices in Chippenham, Salisbury and Trowbridge 9am to 4pm

Emergency contact numbers

If you require urgent support during the Christmas and New Year period, please use our ;emergency contact numbers.