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Walsall Council’s festive opening times

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Council services are closed for parts of the festive period.

Close up Christmas tree

Please see opening times:

  • Wednesday 25 December – closed
  • Thursday 26 December – closed
  • Friday 27 December – closed
  • Monday 30 December – open 08:45-17:15
  • Tuesday 31 December – open 08:45-17:15
  • Wednesday 1 January – closed 
  • Thursday 2 January - open 08:45-17:15
  • Friday 3 January - open 08:45-16:45

If you require urgent help or advice in relation to children and young people you can contact 0300 555 2922.

For adult social care or homelessness support, you can contact 0300 555 2836

Please call at any time when our main offices are closed.

If you need to report any urgent issues on public land or highways within Walsall whilst the council is closed, please call 01922 650000 and you will be transferred to our out of hours team.

Household waste and recycling centres

Around 35,000 households will see their bins emptied on a different day to their normal scheduled day over the festive period.

There will be no bin collections on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December 2024, and 1 January 2025. Collections due on other days will be made as normal.

Revised dates are as follows:

If your regular collection is due onYour bins will be emptied onYour next regular collection is on
Wednesday 25 DecemberSaturday 21 DecemberWednesday 8 January – on this collection we will accept 1 additional bag of rubbish from these households only.
Thursday 26 DecemberSaturday 28 December  – on this collection we will accept 1 additional bag of rubbish from these households only.Thursday 9 January
Wednesday 1 January Saturday 4 January – on this collection we will accept 1 additional bag of rubbish from these households only.Wednesday 15 January


Fryers Road and Merchants Way Household Waste and Recycling Centres are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

More information about Christmas waste collections can be found on: Christmas waste collections | Walsall Council

You can report a missed bin collection on our website: https://go.walsall.gov.uk/apply/myaccount-online-services/report-missed-bin-collection  

Walsall Markets

Please see summary of Walsall, Bloxwich and Willenhall markets trading hours during the festive period.

  • Monday 23 December – open
  • Tuesday 24 December – open
  • Wednesday 25, Thursday 26 and Friday 27 December - closed
  • Saturday 28 December – open
  • Monday 30 December – only Walsall open
  • Tuesday 31 December – Walsall and Bloxwich open
  • Wednesday 1 January - closed

The Walsall Arboretum café and visitor centre will be open every day of the festive period except Christmas Day and New Years Day (please note, facilities will not be available for these two days). Café opening hours are 
09.00 – 15:00.

Walsall Libraries

Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston, Streetly and Willenhall community libraries 

  • Monday 23 December – closed
  • Tuesday 24 December –  closed
  • Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December - closed
  • Friday 27 December - open 8.30am - 6pm
  • Saturday 28 December - open 9am - 5pm
  • Sunday 29 December - closed
  • Monday 30 December – closed
  • Tuesday 31 December – 8.30am - 2pm
  • Wednesday 1 January - closed
  • Thursday 2 January* - open 8.30am - 6pm
  • Friday 3 January - open 8.30am - 6pm 
  • Normal hours will resume at all sites after Friday 3 January

*Streetly Community Library will be closed as per normal opening hours on Thursday 2 January 

Lichfield Street Hub

  • Monday 23 December – closed
  • Tuesday 24 December – open 10am - 2pm
  • Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December - closed
  • Friday 27 December - closed
  • Saturday 28 December - closed
  • Sunday 29 December - closed
  • Monday 30 December – closed
  • Tuesday 31 December – open 10am - 2pm
  • Wednesday 1 January - closed
  • Thursday 2 January* - open 10am - 4pm

Mobile Libraries

  • Monday 23 December – normal service
  • Tuesday 24 December – 8.30am - 2pm revised service (see below)
  • Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December - closed
  • Friday 27 December - closed
  • Saturday 28 December - closed
  • Sunday 29 December - closed
  • Monday 30 December – normal service
  • Tuesday 31 December – 8.30am - 2pm revised service (see below)
  • Wednesday 1 January - closed
  • Thursday 2 January - normal service

 

Mobile library revised service

LocationStartFinish
Pool Hayes Lane, Willenhall (outside shops)9.3010.00
Dale Street, Palfrey (outside Palfrey Junior School)10.3011.00
Daffodil Road, Orchard Hills (outside the Church)11.3011.55
Deepmore Avenue, Reedswood (junction to Friezland Road)12.1512.45
LAST STOP Furzebank Way, Short Heath (opposite Birch Coppice Gardens)13.0013.30

Leisure facilities

 BloxwichOak ParkDarlastonWalsall Gala
Monday 23 DecemberOpen as usualOpen as usualOpen as usualOpen as usual
Tuesday 24 DecemberClosedClosedClosedClosed
Wednesday 25 DecemberClosedClosedClosedClosed
Thursday 26 DecemberClosedClosedClosedClosed
Friday 27 December7am-8pm7am-8pm7.30am-2.30pmClosed
Saturday 28 December8am-6pm8am-6pm8am-2.30pmClosed
Sunday 29 December8am-8pm8am-8pm8am-2:30pmClosed
Monday 30 December7am-8pm7am-8pm7.30am-2.30pmClosed
Tuesday 31 December7am-3.30pm7am-3.30pm8am-2.30pmClosed
Wednesday 1 JanuaryClosedClosedClosedClosed
Thursday 2 JanuaryOpen as usualOpen as usualOpen as usualOpen as usual

Walsall Swim Academy closes for 2 weeks over Christmas. The last lesson of 2024 is Friday 20 December, and the first lesson back is Saturday 4 January 2025.

From 24th - 29th December, food banks will not be available. If you will need food support over this time, please apply now.

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