Christmas and New Year arrangements 2019/20

All council offices closed:
Tuesday 24 December at 3pm until Friday 3 January at 8.45am

Emergency council services
Over the holiday period the emergency out-of-hours service will operate as normal on 03457 565656 for all council services, including matters of child protection.

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Buckie Swimming Pool & Fitness Centre; Forres Swimming Pool & Fitness Centre, Keith Sports &
Community Centre, Lossiemouth Sports & Community Centre

Closed: Tuesday 24 at 4pm to Thursday 26 December inclusive. Tuesday 31 December to Thursday 2 January inclusive.
Holiday timetable: Friday 27 to Monday 30 December inclusive.
Normal timetable: From Friday 3 January. Swimming lessons resume Monday 6 January.

Speyside Sports & Community Centre

Closed: Tuesday 24 at 4pm to Thursday 26 December inclusive. Tuesday 31 December to Thursday 2 January inclusive.
Holiday timetable: Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Monday 30 December inclusive
Normal timetable: From Friday 3 January. Swimming lessons resume Monday 6 January

Elgin Sports & Community Centre, Football pitches and pavilions:

Closed: Saturday 21 December to Sunday 5 January inclusive
Normal timetable: From Monday 6 January

Forres House Community Centre

Closed: Sunday 22 December to Sunday 5 January inclusive
Normal timetable: From Monday 6 January

Milne’s Fitness Suite, Fochabers, and Elgin High Sports Centre

Closed: Sunday 22 December to Thursday 2 January inclusive
Normal timetable: From Friday 3 January

 

Refuse and recycling

Household collections of residual waste (green bin) will continue three-weekly, with household collections of garden/
food waste (brown bin) and recycling containers continuing fortnightly, over the festive period, as shown on your
collection calendar. The exception to these collections is those which would be undertaken on 25 and 26 December,
and 1 and 2 January. Revised dates are set out below.

Collections may be carried out earlier than normal, containers should be presented at their usual collection point for 7.30am.

 

The special collection and waste hotline will be closed from 3pm on Tuesday 24 December until 9am Friday 3 January.
Recycling centres will be closed on 22, 25, 26, 29 December, and 1, 2 and 5 January.

Public conveniences

Closed: Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December. Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 January

Car parks

St Giles and Batchen Lane multi-storey car parks

Closed: Tuesday 24 December at 7pm to Thursday 26 December at 9am. Tuesday 31 December at 7pm to Thursday 2 January at 9am

Alternative street level parking is available.

Libraries

24 December: 

Buckie, Elgin, Forres and Keith libraries will close at 3pm
Dufftown library will be open between 10am and noon
Lossiemouth library will be open between 10am and 1pm
Aberlour, Burghead, Cullen, Fochabers and Tomintoul libraries will be closed

Normal opening hours: Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Monday 30 December, and Friday 3 and Saturday 4 January.

Closed: Wednesday 25 – Thursday 26 December. Tuesday 31 December – Thursday 2 January

The mobile library service will not operate from Monday 23 December to Friday 3 January inclusive.

Registrars

Elgin office closed: Tuesday 24 at 3pm until Friday 27 December at 9am. Monday 20  December at 4.30pm until Friday 3 January 2019 at 9am

Open: Strictly by appointment, Friday 27 and Monday 30 December for death registration purposes only.

Should a registrar require to be contacted urgently, call 07400 024342 or 07541 295181

Scottish Welfare Fund

Crisis grants under the Scottish Welfare Fund offers a service on Friday 27, Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 December.
Applications can be made online (www.moray.gov.uk/scottishwelfarefund) or by calling 03457 565656.

Closed: Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December. Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 January

Community care

Care at home service will operate:

Tuesday 24 December 8.45am – 3pm
Friday 27 December 8.45am – 5pm
Monday 30 December 8.45am – 5pm
Tuesday 31 December 8.45am – 3pm

Existing care at home users will be provided with their normal level of service on 25 and 26 December, and 1 and 2
January.

You can make payments, report non-emergency faults and submit certain requests at www.moray.gov.uk