Festive Arrangements
01/12/2017
Council offices (all)
Closed from:
Friday 22 December at 3pm
Re-opens:
Wednesday 3 January at 8.45am
Car parks:
The St Giles and Batchen Lane multi-storey car parks in Elgin
Closed from:
Sunday 24 December at 6pm and Sunday 31 December at 6pm
Re-opens:
Tuesday 26 December at 9am and Tuesday 2 January at 9am
Alternative street level parking is available
Community care
Care at home service will operate:
Wednesday 27 until Friday 29 December from 8.45am and 5pm
Out-of-hours care at home service will operate:
December Saturday 23 until Tuesday 26 December & Saturday 30 December until Tuesday 2 January and 31 from 7am to 10pm
Dial M bus service
Closed:
Monday 25 to Tuesday 26 December
Monday 1 to Tuesday 2 January
Reduced service:
Wednesday 27 to Saturday 30 December
Emergency council services
Over the holiday period the emergency out-of-hours service will operate as normal on 03457 565656 for all council services, including matters of child protection
Football pitches and pavilions
Closed:
Saturday 23 December to Tuesday 2 January inclusive
Libraries (all)
Normal Operating Hours:
Saturday 23 December
Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 December
Closed:
Monday 25 & Tuesday 26 December
Friday 30 & Saturday 30 December
Monday 1 & Tuesday 2 January
The mobile library service will not operate from Monday 25 December to Friday 5 January - inclusive.
Licensing
More information regarding festive season arrangements can be found here
Public conveniences
Closed:
Sunday 24 to Tuesday 26 December
Sunday 31 December to Tuesday 2 January
Refuse and recycling
Household collections of residual waste (green bin) and garden/food waste (brown bin) will continue to alternate weekly and recycling containers will continue to be serviced fortnightly over the festive period. Collections may be carried out earlier than normal and containers should be presented for 7.30am.
Normal Collection Date | Temporary Collection Date |
Monday 25 December | Saturday 23 December |
Monday 1 January | Saturday 30 December |
Tuesday 26 December | Sunday 24 December |
Tuesday 2 January | Sunday 31 December |
Special collections and waste hotline:
Closed from:
Friday 22 December at 3pm
Re-opens:
Wednesday 3 January at 9am
Recycling centres:
Closed:
Sunday 24th to Tuesday 26th December
Sunday 31st December to Tuesday 2nd January
Reopens:
Wednesday 27 December
Wednesday 3 January
Excess waste, including old Christmas trees, can be taken to the recycling centres at Chanonry in Elgin, Gollachy at Buckie, Waterford in Forres and Balloch Road, Keith.
Registrars
The Elgin office
Closed from:
Friday 22 December at 3pm
Re-opens:
Wednesday 3 January at 8.45am
The Elgin Office will open, strictly by appointment, on Wednesday 27. Thursday 28 December for death registration purposes only.
Should a registrar require to be contacted urgently, call 07891 721414 or 07400 024342.
Scottish Welfare Fund
A limited service will operate for Crisis Grants:
Open:
Wednesday 27 to Friday 29 December
Applications can be made online or by phoning 03457 565656.
Swimming pools, fitness centres and community centres
Buckie, Forres, Keith and Lossiemouth swimming pools, fitness and community centres:
Closed:
Sunday 24 at 1pm to Tuesday 26 December inclusive
Sunday 31 December to Tuesday 2 January inclusive
Holiday timetable:
Wednesday 27 to Saturday 30 December inclusive
Normal timetable:
From Wednesday 3 January.
Swimming lessons resume Monday 8 January.
Speyside Sports & Community Centre:
Closed:
Sunday 24 to Tuesday 26 December inclusive
Saturday 30 December 2017 to Tuesday 2 January inclusive
Holiday timetable:
Wednesday 27 to Friday 29 December
Normal timetable:
From Wednesday 3 January.
Swimming lessons resume Monday 8 January.
Cullen Community & Residential Centre:
Closed:
Wednesday 20 December at 1pm to Tuesday 2 January inclusive
Normal timetable:
From Wednesday 3 January.
Forres House Community Centre & Milne’s Fitness Suite:
Closed:
Saturday 23 December to Tuesday 2 January inclusive
Normal timetable:
From Wednesday 3 January
Elgin Sports & Community Centre:
Closed:
Saturday 23 December to Sunday 7 January inclusive
Normal timetable:
From Monday 8 January