Useful Christmas Information

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During office opening hours you can contact the Council on 01264 368000. When the office is closed this number is connected to the Council’s emergency service line.

The Council’s Beech Hurst office will be closed from 5pm on Thursday 24 December 2020 and will re-open at 8.30am on Monday 4 January 2021.

Please be aware Covid restrictions will still be in place. For more information visit www.testvalley.gov.uk/coronavirus

Beech Hurst, Andover

Former Magistrates Court, Romsey

The Christmas and New Year 2020/21 revised waste and recycling collection days are:

Excess Recyclables
Recyclable materials in cardboard boxes left beside the brown bin on recycling weeks will be collected throughout the year.

Do not put gift wrap in the brown recycling bin. Most gift wrap is plastic film, foil or heavily over-printed, low grade paper. Used gift wrap is also often scrunched up and covered with sticky tape. Overall it has very little, if any, material benefit for recycling.

During the festive period, the Local Recycling Centres will be monitored and emptied regularly.

The Household Waste Recycling Centres will be open 9am - 4pm except on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Garden waste collections will not take place between Monday 21 December 2020 and Friday 1 January 2021.

Excess Recyclables

Recyclable materials in cardboard boxes left beside the brown bin on recycling weeks will be collected throughout the year.

Do not put gift wrap in the brown recycling bin. Most gift wrap is plastic film, foil or heavily over-printed, low grade paper. Used gift wrap is also often scrunched up and covered with sticky tape. Overall it has very little, if any, material benefit for recycling.

During the festive period, the Local Recycling Centres will be monitored and emptied regularly.

The Household Waste Recycling Centres will be open except on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

Christmas Trees

Once the festive season is over, you can dispose of your real Christmas tree in a number of ways:

Take it to one of the Council's temporary disposal sites:

• Enham Arch Retail Park, Andover
• Dobbies Garden Centre, Salisbury Road, Andover
• Rosebourne, Amesbury Road, Weyhill
• Augusta Park Community Centre, East Anton Farm Road, Andover
• Alma Road Car Park, Near Waitrose, Romsey
• Knightwood Leisure Centre, Valley Park
• B&Q, Nursling
• Village Hall, West Wellow
• Hilliers Garden Centre Braishfield, Jermyns Lane, Braishfield (from 4 January only)

These sites are provided for real Christmas trees only and will be in operation from Tuesday 29 December 2020 to Monday 11 January 2021. Please follow the site instructions and place your tree in the area provided.

• Take it to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre
• Put it out for collection by the Council's Garden Waste Collection Service - this is a chargeable service

All of the collected trees will be composted to produce Pro-Grow. Pro-Grow is a high-quality organic soil conditioner produced within Hampshire by Project Integra and can be bought at any HWRC.

Download a copy of our Christmas tree recycling leaflet (pdf, 754kb)

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The latest information on the road can be found on the Highways Agency website

Please check with service providers before commencing your journey. Some useful websites are:

• Stagecoach South
• South Western Railway
• National rail

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