Christmas & New Year closure information
The Council’s main Eastleigh House offices and customer services telephone lines will be closed from 3pm on Tuesday 24 December and will reopen at 8.30 am on Monday 30 December 2024.
The offices will also be closed on New Year's Day, Wednesday 1 January 2025 and reopen on Thursday 2 January.
Waste and recycling collections
Householders in the Borough are reminded that there will be changes to waste and recycling collections over Christmas and New Year. See details of the collection dates for your home
Garden Waste Collections are suspended after Friday 20 December and will resume on your usual recycling collection day from Monday 6 January 2025.
Housing and Homelessness – If you become homeless or require urgent housing advice over the festive period, please contact our out of hours housing duty service on 023 8068 8000, Freephone 0800 032 0540
Places Leisure Eastleigh
The centre is closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day (24-26 December) and will reopen at 8am on Friday 27 December. For more details of the festive opening times
Itchen Valley and Lakeside Country Parks
Itchen Valley County Park will remain open to vehicles and pedestrians at normal times throughout the Christmas and New Year period. However, on Christmas Day and Boxing Day the café and toilets will be closed. For the rest of the festive period including New Year’s Day the park and facilities will be open at normal times. Please remember that parking charges apply throughout.
Lakeside Country Park will remain open to vehicles and pedestrians throughout the Christmas and New Year period. However, the Lakeside toilets will be closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day, but they will be open on Boxing Day and 27 December. For the rest of the festive period the park and toilets will be open as usual.
The Point, Eastleigh
Find more details of what’s on at the Point
The Berry Theatre, Hedge End
For details of what’s on at the Berry Theatre
Car parking enforcement
Civil enforcement officers will be patrolling over the festive period so please be aware of parking restrictions (this includes bank holidays) and car park charges as detailed on car parks signs.
Out of hours contact
For urgent issues phone the Council’s main number 023 8068 8000 and listen for details of the out of hours number. This is being staffed throughout the festive period for emergencies.