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Christmas and New Year 2014-2015 services

Saturday, 13 December 2014 15:46

Over the Christmas and New Year period Council services will operate as follows:

 

Borough Treasurer’s Payments Counter

 

2014

Wednesday 24 December – closed from 3pm

Thursday and Friday 25-26  December – closed

Monday - Tuesday 29-30 and December – normal hours

Wednesday December 31 - closed from 3pm

 

2015

Thursday-Friday 1-2 January – closed

Monday 5 January onwards – normal hours

Normal opening hours are 9am - 4pm Monday – Friday.  Closed Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

 

Douglas Town Hall Reception (including Housing Office in John Street)

 

2014

Wednesday 24 December – closed from 4pm

Thursday-Friday 29-30 December – normal hours

Wednesday 31 December – closed from 4pm

 

2015

Thursday - Friday 1-2 January – closed

Monday 5 January onwards – normal hours

Normal opening hours are 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday – Friday.  Closed Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

 

Domestic Refuse Collection

 

There will be no collections on 25 December – these will now be collected on the following Saturday, 27 December.

There will be no collections on Thursday 1 January 2015 – these will now be collected on the following Saturday, 3 January 2015. 

Bins should be placed out at their normal collection point ready for emptying from 6am onwards.

All other collection days will be unaffected.

 

 

Eastern District Civic Amenity Site

 

The site will be closed on 25 December 2014, 26 December 2014 and 1 January 2015. On all other days it will operate as normal between 8am and 3.45pm.

 

Kerbside collection timetable

 

Calendar Number
1 2 3 4 5
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Round Derby Square Braddan and Union Mills Cronk y Berry No Round
 Port e Chee

Anagh Coar

Ballaquark

Willaston

Little Switzerland

Cronk Dreen

 Willaston  Hutchinson Square
 22 December  23 December  24 December  24 December  29 December
 05 January  06 January  07 January  08 January  09 January
Calendar Number
6 7 8 9 10
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Governors Hill Mount Murray/Pulrose Woodbourne Road

Allan Street

Hillside Westmoreland Road

Hawarden Avenue
 Vicarage Park

Farmhill

Tromode

Devonshire Road  Ballakermeen, St Catherines, Westbourne
 29 December  30 December  31 December  06 January  06 January
 Refer to Calendar  13 January  14 January  15 January  16 January

 

 Henry Bloom Noble Library

 

2014

Wednesday 24 December – 09.15am - 4.00pm

Thursday - Saturday, 25-27 December - closed

Monday - Tuesday, 29-30 - normal hours

Wednesday 31 December – 09.15am - 4.00pm 

 

2015

Thursday-Friday, 1-2 January - closed

Saturday 3 January onwards – normal hours.

Normal opening hours are:

Monday 9.15am - 5.30pm

Tuesday 9.15am - 5.30pm

Wednesday 10am – 5.30pm

Thursday 9.15am – 7.30pm

Friday 9.15am – 5.30pm

Saturday. 9.15am –4pm

Closed Sundays and public holidays.

 

Cemeteries

 

The Book of Remembrance, Borough Cemetery, Glencrutchery Road:

 

Open daily throughout the Christmas and New Year period, 8am - 3.50pm.

 

Cemetery access: Borough Cemetery, Glencrutchery Road:

 

2014:

Wednesday 24 December - close at 3.50pm.

Thursday - Friday, 25-26 December - closed

Saturday 27 December from 9am to 11am

Monday - Tuesday, 29-30 December - normal hours

Wednesday 31 December - close at 3.50pm

 

2015

Thursday - Friday, 1-2 January - closed

Saturday 3 January - 9am to to 11am

Monday 5 January onwards - normal hours

 

Housing Service

 

The housing service will operate normal office hours throughout the 2014- 2015 Christmas and New Year holidays, in line with the Town Hall reception. (see section above). Out of normal hours, in cases of serious emergency only, tenants may call 671100

 

Normal hours are 8.45am - 5.15pm Monday – Friday.  Closed Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

 

Douglas Development Partnership Office

 

2014

Wednesday 24 December – closed from 4pm

Thursday - Friday, 25-26 December - closed

Monday-Tuesday, 29-30 December - normal hours

Wednesday 31 December – closed from 4pm

 

2015

Thursday - Friday, 1-2 January - closed

Monday 5 January onwards – normal hours

Normal opening hours are 8.45am – 5.15pm Monday – Friday.  Closed Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

 

 Disposal of natural Christmas trees (Douglas ratepayers only)

 

Please don't bin or dump your natural Christmas trees. 

 

Douglas Borough Council will collect FREE OF CHARGE natural Christmas trees from Douglas households at the following times and locations. 

 

Location

Saturday

January 10 2015

Noble's Park (Grandstand car park)  09:00 - 09:45
Governor's Hill (adjacent to play area)  10:00 - 10:45
 Willaston (Snaefell Road - opposite shops)  11:00 - 11:45
 Farmhill (Stevenson's Way shop)  12 noon - 12:45
 Anagh Coar (shops car park)  13:00 - 13:45
 Pulrose (outside Council workshop)  14:00 - 14.45 
Central Promenade (footway opposite casino)  15:00 - 15:45
Lord Street car park (Adjacent to Albert Hotel)  16:00 - 16:45

 

Douglas Borough Council will re-use the chipped material on its parks and gardens and in Summerhill Glen.