Bath and North East Somerset Council will close from 4 pm on 23rd December and 4 pm on 31st December for the Christmas and New Year break.

Bath Central Library, Keynsham Library and Information Centre and Midsomer Norton Library and Information Centre will be closed on Thursday, 24th December to Tuesday, 28th December and on

Friday, 1st January to Monday, 4th January.

Council buildings, Council Connect and Switchboard will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The Guildhall will remain open for registrations of births, death and notices and for marriage and civil partnership ceremonies, please visit: https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/births-marriages-and-deaths

Recycling and rubbish collection dates across Bath and North East Somerset will be revised over Christmas and New Year. There will be no collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.

Residents can also check collection dates for specific addresses at: www.bathnes.gov.uk/checkcollection

Recycling Centres will be open as usual apart from Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Check website for opening times: https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling

The Community Wellbeing Hub will be closed from 25th – 28th December and 1st – 3rd January. Please note these closure dates are for weekends and public holidays only and the service will be open on normal working days.

Bath Mind’s Breathing Space will be open seven days a week and there will be no closures over the Christmas period – the service will remain open.