Christmas and New Year opening hours and bin day changes
2021-22
Changes to bin collection days:
Opening hours for offices and other council services:
Parking:
Leisure:
Schools:
Main Council offices
Portland House, 44 Richmond Road, Worthing
Council offices opening/closing times:
Bold text shows days closed or with different hours to normal:
- Thursday, 23rd December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday, 24th December 2021: Christmas Eve: 9:00am to 1:00pm (closing early)
- Saturday, 25th December 2021: Christmas Day: Closed
- Sunday, 26th December 2021: Boxing Day: Closed
- Monday, 27th December 2021: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Tuesday, 28th December 2021: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Wednesday, 29th December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Thursday, 30th December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday, 31st December 2021: New Year's Eve: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Saturday, 1st January 2022: New Year's Day: Closed
- Sunday, 2nd January 2022: Closed (weekend)
- Monday, 3rd January 2022: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Tuesday, 4th January 2022: 9:00am to 5:00pm
See also: making payments
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The Shoreham Centre, Pond Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5WU
Council services at The Shoreham Centre:
Bold text shows days closed or with different hours to normal:
- Thursday, 23rd December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday, 24th December 2021: Christmas Eve: 9:00am to 1:00pm (closing early)
- Saturday, 25th December 2021: Christmas Day: Closed
- Sunday, 26th December 2021: Boxing Day: Closed
- Monday, 27th December 2021: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Tuesday, 28th December 2021: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Wednesday, 29th December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Thursday, 30th December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday, 31st December 2021: New Year's Eve: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Saturday, 1st January 2022: New Year's Day: Closed
- Sunday, 2nd January 2022: Closed (weekend)
- Monday, 3rd January 2022: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Tuesday, 4th January 2022: 9:00am to 5:00pm
See also: making payments
Shoreham Centre's normal community events and functions:
- For full details of their opening please see the Shoreham Centre's website
CAB (Citizens Advice Bureau) at the Shoreham Centre :
- For full details of their opening please see the CAB at the Shoreham Centre - on the CAB website
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Worthing Town Hall, Chapel Road, Worthing
Council Offices, Worthing Town Hall:
Bold text shows days closed or with different hours to normal:
- Thursday, 23rd December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday, 24th December 2021: Christmas Eve: 9:00am to 1:00pm (closing early)
- Saturday, 25th December 2021: Christmas Day: Closed
- Sunday, 26th December 2021: Boxing Day: Closed
- Monday, 27th December 2021: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Tuesday, 28th December 2021: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Wednesday, 29th December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Thursday, 30th December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday, 31st December 2021: New Year's Eve: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Saturday, 1st January 2022: New Year's Day: Closed
- Sunday, 2nd January 2022: Closed (weekend)
- Monday, 3rd January 2022: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Tuesday, 4th January 2022: 9:00am to 5:00pm
See also: making payments
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), Worthing Town Hall:
- For opening times see: Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) at Worthing Town Hall - on the CAB website
Community Works, Worthing Town Hall:
- For opening times see: Community Works website
Turning Tides, Worthing Town Hall:
- For opening times see: Turning Tides website
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Making payments
You can make payments using your barcoded bill or invoice at the Post Office or any PayPoint outlet
Alternatively you can:
- use Direct Debit
- or pay online on our website
- or pay by phone on 0300 123 6002
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Telephone contact centre
Main Council offices opening/closing times:
Bold text shows days closed or with different hours to normal:
- Thursday, 23rd December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday, 24th December 2021: Christmas Eve: 9:00am to 1:00pm (closing early)
- Saturday, 25th December 2021: Christmas Day: Closed
- Sunday, 26th December 2021: Boxing Day: Closed
- Monday, 27th December 2021: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Tuesday, 28th December 2021: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Wednesday, 29th December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Thursday, 30th December 2021: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Friday, 31st December 2021: New Year's Eve: 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Saturday, 1st January 2022: New Year's Day: Closed
- Sunday, 2nd January 2022: Closed (weekend)
- Monday, 3rd January 2022: Bank Holiday: Closed
- Tuesday, 4th January 2022: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Out of hours - emergencies
The emergency phone number(s) are for use during evenings, weekends, bank holidays, etc ONLY when the offices are closed
If it is not an emergency situation then please wait until the offices are next open and use the office hours numbers shown in the contact details at the end of the page.
Out of office hours emergencies only:
- Adur and Worthing - emergencies only: 07713 889 128
Use of this out of hours service:
- It will connect you to a duty supervisor who will be able to assist you further
- Do not use the emergency phone number(s) during office hours - please use the office hours number in the contact details at the end of the page.
Recycling and waste collections
Question: Why do I have to wait longer for my recycling and waste collections at this time of year?
Answer: The Councils have adopted a 'rollover day system' as waste facilities are not open for tipping or processing on bank/public holidays. Moving collection days to compensate for bank/public holidays ensures that a single group of residents are not always inconvenienced.
For more information see:
See also:
Recycling and waste collections
Recycling and waste collection days will change over the Christmas and New Year period.
We collect all additional recycling that is outside of your recycling wheelie bin or box at any time of year. If you are regularly doing this every fortnight, have you considered an additional recycling bin?
There will be no recycling and waste collections on:
- Christmas Day: Saturday, 25th December 2021
- Boxing Day: Sunday, 26th December 2021
- Bank holiday: Monday, 27th December 2021
- Bank holiday: Tuesday, 28th December 2021
- New Year's Day: Saturday, 1st January 2022
- Bank holiday: Monday, 3rd January 2022
- or at weekends
- Your normal collection day will then slip on to the next day (after each of the days above)
Note: To check your refuse and recycling collections over the Christmas and New Year period to ensure you place the correct bin out for collection please check carefully your online calendar or print a copy using the bin day look up tool below:
Town Centre collections:
- Thursday, 23rd December 2021: collections unchanged
- Friday, 24th December 2021: Christmas Eve: collections unchanged
- Saturday, 25th December 2021: Christmas Day
no collections (weekend) - Sunday, 26th December 2021: Boxing Day
no collections (weekend)
- Monday, 27th December 2021: Bank Holiday
collections to be made on Wednesday, 29th December 2021 - Tuesday, 28th December 2021: Bank Holiday
collections to be made on Wednesday, 29th December 2021 - Wednesday, 29th December 2021:
collections unchanged - Thursday, 30th December 2021:
collections unchanged - Friday, 31st December 2021: New Year's Eve:
collections unchanged
- Saturday, 1st January 2022: New Year's Day
no collections (weekend) - Sunday, 2nd January 2022: weekend
no collections (weekend)
- Monday, 3rd January 2022: Bank Holiday
collections to be made on Tuesday, 4th January 2022 - Tuesday, 4th January 2022:
Back to normal collections
Questions:
- What happens if I have excess waste (side waste) over the festive period?
We will be taking all excess waste up to, and including, Wednesday, 12th January 2022.
- Food waste: Ideally black sacks containing food waste should be placed in the bins if possible to deter vermin.
- Non-food waste: Other non-food excess waste can be placed in bags or black sacks on the ground next to the bins.
- In all cases: Please ensure anything placed out for collection is as secure as possible to ensure it doesn't get wet and blow around.
- Can I recycle cards and wrapping paper?
Yes, but please remove sellotape, plastic bows and any other non-paper decorations where possible. - Do you recycle shiny wrapping paper?
We only take shiny wrapping for recycling if it is actually paper (some shiny wrap is plastic). Unfortunately non-paper shiny wrap will have to go in with your other general household waste. - I have too much paper and card to go in my recycling bin, what do I do?
Please try to securely contain paper and card for recycling wherever possible to ensure it doesn't get wet and blow around, put it in a larger cardboard box or a tied sack (marked for recycling) if possible. - Can I recycle foil baking trays?
Yes, please ensure they are clean, dry and loose. - Can I recycle Christmas pudding bowls and cream pots?
Yes, please ensure they are clean, dry and loose. - Can I recycle my biscuit tin or plastic and metal sweet containers, etc?
Yes, cardboard, metal and plastic biscuit or sweet 'tins' can all be recycled, please ensure they are clean, dry and loose.
For more details on what we can recycle please see our:
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Garden waste collections
The last last garden waste collections at Christmas will take place on:
- Friday, 24th December 2021
Collections will then resume as normal from:
- Thursday, 13th January 2022
Note: To check your refuse and recycling collections over the Christmas and New Year period to ensure you place the correct bin out for collection please check carefully your online calendar or print a copy using the bin day look up tool below:
See also real Christmas trees information in the section below.
Have you got a garden waste bin?
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Real Christmas tree collections
Real Christmas trees will be collected from:
- Thursday 13th January 2022
- Trees should be placed out next to your wheelie bins ready for collection by 6:30am on the morning of your next bin collection day (either recycling or refuse) after this date
- Please cut big trees into smaller pieces if possible
- Please remember to remove all decorations, baubles, tinsel and the lights before putting your trees out for collection
- If you live in a flat and have a communal bin area then please put your Christmas tree out at the end of your entrance path near to, but not on, the pavement in a visible location so that they can be collected. Please do not put them in a location that will cause an obstruction or leave them in your communal bin area.
- If your real Christmas tree still has its roots then why not try planting it out in your garden to enjoy all year round?
Artificial Christmas trees:
- If you have an artificial tree then please package it away carefully and save it for re-use next Christmas along with all your decorations, tinsel and lights
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Clinical waste collections
Most clinical waste collections will remain the same except for the few changes as follows over the Christmas and New Year period:
Changed collection dates:
- Monday 23rd to Friday 24th December 2021:
collections unchanged
- Saturday, 25th December 2021: Christmas Day
no collections (weekend) - Sunday, 26th December 2021: Boxing Day
no collections (weekend)
- Monday, 27th December 2021: Bank Holiday
collections to be made on Wednesday, 29th December 2021 - Tuesday, 28th December 2021: Bank Holiday
collections to be made on Wednesday, 29th December 2021 - Wednesday, 29th December 2021:
collections to be made on Thursday, 30th December 2021 - Thursday, 30th December 2021:
collections to be made on Friday, 31st December 2021 - Friday, 31st December 2021: New Year's Eve:
collections unchanged
- Saturday, 1st January 2022: New Year's Day
no collections (weekend) - Sunday, 2nd January 2022: weekend
no collections (weekend)
- Monday, 3rd January 2022: Bank Holiday
collections to be made on 4th January 2022 - Tuesday, 4th January 2022:
collections unchanged - Wednesday 5th January 2022:
Normal collections resume
In all cases: Please ensure your waste bag is available from 6:30am on the revised collection days above and is securely tied to avoid non-collection.
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Bulky waste collections
Bulky waste collections will be suspended between Christmas and New Year.
Last collection will be: Friday, 24th December 2021.
Collections will resume on: Tuesday, 4th January 2022 and will be by appointment only.
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Commercial/trade waste collections
The commercial waste service will operate on all non-bank holiday days and individual businesses will be contacted about any changes to their service.
Collection dates:
- Thursday, 23rd December 2021:
collections unchanged - Friday, 24th December 2021: Christmas Eve:
collections unchanged
- Saturday, 25th December 2021: Christmas Day
collections to be made on Sunday 26th December 2021 - Sunday, 26th December 2021: Boxing Day
(collecting those that were due on Saturday, 25th December 2021) - Monday, 27th December 2021: Bank Holiday
collections to be made on Wednesday 29th December 2021 - Tuesday, 28th December 2021: Bank Holiday
collections to be made on Thursday 30th December 2021 - Wednesday, 29th December 2021:
collections unchanged - Thursday, 30th December 2021:
collections unchanged - Friday, 31st December 2021: New Year's Eve:
collections unchanged
- Saturday, 1st January 2022: New Year's Day
collections to be made on Monday 3rd January 2022 - Sunday, 2nd January 2022: Weekend
no collections
- Monday, 3rd January 2022: Bank Holiday
collections to be made on Friday 31st December 2021 - Tuesday, 4th January 2022:
Back to normal collections
- For all other collection days: please contact the commercial waste department who can inform you of when your collection day will be
For enquiries please contact 01273 263050.
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Emergency recycling and waste collection updates
Emergency recycling and waste collection updates (eg in the event of snow and ice) will be posted on our:
See also:
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Rubbish dumps/tips - Household Waste Recycling Sites
Household Waste Recycling Sites are run by West Sussex County Council (WSCC), not Adur & Worthing Councils.
For opening times and more information about the Christmas and New Year period please refer to their website using the relevant link below:
If you have problems trying to book a slot at a tip: you will need to:
- either contact the tip using the contact details for the site using the relevant link above
- or contact WSCC via their website
See also our:
Leisure centres
South Downs Leisure run the leisure centres in Adur and Worthing - select the leisure centre you are interested on our:
Libraries
Libraries are run by West Sussex County Council (WSCC).
You can select the library you are interested in by using the link below to take you to the WSCC website:
See also our: Libraries webpages
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Page last updated: 17 December 2021