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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.
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.