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Council services during bank holidays

Many council services are available online 24/7. Find online services

Services may have different hours or offer a reduced service. Please see below for more details

Cost of living support and advice

If you're struggling with the costs of living, then you're not alone.

Help is at hand, dealing with money related matters can be off-putting, but there is lots of support for you.

Get support with money and wellbeing

Changes to services

Waste and recycling

Household waste/recycling collections

See the list below for changes, or check our collection day finder, where you can also download a list of collection days for the year.

Usual collection day Will now be
Thursday 25th December Saturday 20th December
Friday 26th December Saturday 27th December
Thursday 1st January  Friday 2nd January
Friday 2nd January  Saturday 3rd January

All other collection days remain unchanged.

Clinical waste collections

Clinical collections will operate the same changed days as waste and recycling collections.

Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)

Closed on 25th and 26th December 2025 and 1st January 2026

HWRC opening days have changed, alternative sites are available when others are closed:

  • Brighouse & Sowerby Bridge: Closed Mondays & Tuesdays
  • Halifax: Closed Wednesdays
  • Elland & Todmorden: Closed Thursdays & Fridays

Remember to bring your resident permit.

For your nearest HWRC and opening times, see: Waste and recycling locations.

Victoria Theatre box office

You can find all box office hours on the Victoria Theatre website.

 

Libraries

All libraries will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2025 and 1st January 2026.

Sports centres and swimming pools

Please see individual sports centres for information.

Registrars service

Offices will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2025 and 1st January 2026.

Markets

All Markets are closed 25th and 26th December and 1st January.

The Brighouse, Borough Market and Todmorden market will be open Christmas eve.

Museums

Bankfield Museum will close at 3pm on Wednesday 24th December 2025 and will re-open at 10am Friday 2nd January 2026.

For Smith Art Gallery opening times over the Christmas period, please check Brighouse Library opening times.

Shibden Hall is closed until 1st March 2026.

Park Wood Crematorium

The crematorium grounds will be open over the Christmas and New Year Period.

Grounds open from 9am until 5pm on 25th and 26th December as well as 1st January. The office and Book of Remembrance will be closed on these days.

Customer First

Customer First offices will closed on the 25th December 2025 until 2nd January 2026.


 

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