How the bank holiday will affect council services

civic centreThe council has put out a list of services affected given the approaching bank holiday for the day of the Queen’s funeral on Monday (September 19).

 

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This from Southampton City Council in their own words:

Affected services as follows:

  • There will be no bin collections on Monday 19 September, with all collections taking place a day later than normal following the Bank Holiday. A catch-up collection for general waste bins that would have been collected on Friday 23 September will take place on Saturday 24 September. Recycling, Glass and Garden Waste collections that would have been made on Friday 23 will not be made until the next scheduled calendar collection date. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
  • The Household Waste & Recycling Centre in Millbrook will be closed, as will all other HWRCs in Hampshire.
  • All council run libraries will be closed (Books of Condolence are available to sign at Central Library, Bitterne Library, and Shirley Library during opening hours until closing on Tuesday 20 September).
  • The Civic centre reception will be closed (but will be open 9am-5pm Saturday 17 September and Sunday 18 September for visitors to sign the Book of Condolence. There is also a digital Book of Condolence which you can sign by visiting the Royal Family website).
  • Gateway will be closed and Customer Services call centre will not be available (apart from emergency telephone lines, as usual).
  • Housing Benefit payments will be sent on 15 September (please allow extra time if payment is made by cheque)
  • All Museums and the Art Gallery will be closed.
  • All schools will be closed.
  • Emergency Housing repairs will continue as normal.
  • The Golf course will remain open, but Active Nation leisure venues will close.
  • The Crematorium will remain open.
  • Both First and Bluestar buses will run a Sunday timetable on the Bank Holiday. Some local bus operators' drivers will be given the opportunity to watch the proceedings, with a pause in services between 10am and 1pm and further disruption expected to services in some areas until 2pm. Please visit the My Journey website for the latest timetable updates.
  • Southampton International Boat Show will be closed to visitors on Monday 19 September.

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