Services over Christmas
Public bank holidays for Christmas 2025 fall on the following days:
- Thursday 25 December 2025 - Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December 2025 - Boxing Day
- Thursday 1 January 2026 - New Year's Day
Customer Centre
Council offices will be closed on Thursday 25 December, Friday 26 December, and Thursday 1 January.
The reception and corporate contact centre will close at 2pm on Wednesday 24 December and Wednesday 31 December. Doors will close to new customers in reception at 1.30pm on both days.
Don't forget you can report, apply or pay online.
Emergencies
Outside of our normal opening hours you can contact us in an emergency by calling 020 8871 8999.
Waste and recycling collections
We will be running a revised collection schedule from Thursday 25 December 2025 to Saturday 3 January 2026.
|
Normal collection day |
Revised collection day |
|---|---|
| Thursday 25 December | Friday 26 December |
| Friday 26 December | Saturday 27 December |
| Monday 29 December | No change |
| Tuesday 30 December | No change |
| Wednesday 31 December | No change |
| Thursday 1 January | Friday 2 January |
| Friday 2 January | Saturday 3 January |
Find out more about how to put your rubbish and recycling out.
Waste and recycling centres
Smugglers Way household waste and recycling centre will be open as normal over Christmas.
Christmas tree recycling
Our Christmas tree collection service will start from Monday 5 January 2026 and will run throughout the month. Trees will be collected on the garden waste collection day for your street.
Find out more about Christmas tree recycling.
Parking
Find out about bank holiday parking arrangements in the borough.
Libraries
Find out about changes to library opening times over Easter:
- Balham Library
- Battersea Library
- Battersea Park Library
- Earlsfield Library
- Northcote Library
- Putney Library
- Roehampton Library
- Southfields Library
- Tooting Library
- Wandsworth Heritage Service
- Wandsworth Town Library
- York Gardens Library
Sports facilities
Find out about changes to opening times of sports facilities.
- Barn Elms Sports Centre
- Barn Elms Boathouse
- Furzedown Recreation Centre
- Tooting Bec Athletics Track & Gym
- Battersea Park Millennium Arena
- Battersea Park All Weather Sports Ground
- Battersea Sports Centre
- Falcon Park Community Sports Centre
Leisure centres
Opening times for leisure centres:
- Putney Leisure Centre
- Latchmere Leisure Centre, Battersea
- Roehampton Sports and Fitness Centre
- Tooting Leisure Centre
- Tooting Bec Lido
- Wandle Recreation Centre, Wandsworth
Registration Services
Opening hours for Registration Services.
| Date | Operating hours |
| Thursday 25 December | Closed |
| Friday 26 December | Closed |
| Monday 29 December | By appointment only |
| Tuesday 30 December | By appointment only |
| Wednesday 31 December | By appointment only |
| Thursday 1 January | Closed |
| Friday 2 January | Open 9am to 4pm |
An on-call service is available on 25 December, 26 December and 2 January between 9 and 11am.
This service is for the issue of burial certificates required for a funeral that is to take place within 24 hours.
The on-call registrar will issue the burial certificate if:
- You can provide confirmation that the burial is to take place within 24 hours
- We have received a correctly completed medical certificate of cause of death from the Medical Examiner or Coroner
- You are qualified to register the death
Council switchboard emergency line: 020 8871 6000.
Community spaces
Find out about Community Spaces that are open for all residents.
Children's centres and family hubs
Find out about children's centres and family hubs that are open.
Urgent support and advice
Our pages covering domestic abuse and urgent mental health help are here to support you.