Local MP Steve Webb has sent out the following useful round-up of local Christmas opening times
:
Constituency Office of Steve Webb MP - Opening Hours
The office will be open as usual over the holiday period, with the
exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and 2nd January.
You can contact me on 01454 322100 or
steve@stevewebb.org.uk.
Christmas Posting Dates
The last posting dates for Christmas are as follows:
Thursday 18 December - 2nd Class and Royal Mail Signed For®
Saturday 20 December - 1st Class and Royal Mail Signed For®
Monday 22 December - Parcelforce Worldwide 48 hours delivery
Tuesday 23 December - Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed®
South Glos Council Services
One Stop Shops
One Stop Shops will be closed from Christmas eve afternoon (from 1pm)
and on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and 2 January.
Recycling and waste collections
Recycling centres
All sites are open as usual, apart from 25 December to 28 December and 1 January.
Christmas collections
Bin collections will continue as normal, with the exception of Christmas
Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. You will still have the usual amount
of collections over Christmas, but the days might change. You can also
check the dates using the Council’s
collection date checker.
Recycling your real Christmas tree
There are several options to dispose of your real Christmas tree.
a) Using the garden waste service
If you have subscribed to the garden waste service you can put it in
your green bin, or alternatively you can purchase a garden waste sack
for £2 from your nearest library or Country Stores at 48 High Street
Marshfield SN14 8LP. You don’t need to worry about the cutting the tree
to fit it in the sack.
b) Taking it to a recycling centre
You can recycle your tree at one of the four Sort It centres
Train times over the holiday period
Network Rail will be conducting essential engineering works over the
Christmas period. Details of changes to the usual schedule are as
follows:
Christmas Eve
Timings of trains will start to change from 1700 across the network, and
from 1500 in the London and Thames Valley area. The last train will
leave Paddington before 2130.
Christmas Day and Boxing Day
No scheduled train services.
Saturday 27 December
Local services into London will start from around 1100 because of work
in the Hayes and Harlington area, and long distance services into and
out of London will be limited. We are advising customers to use other
routes where possible, or to travel after 1100. Tickets will be valid
on other routes.
Saturday 27 December – Sunday 4 January
A reduced timetable will operate and diversions will be in place. Journey times may take longer than normal.
First Great Western have set out the changes in detail for each route on their website:
www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Christmas2014
Emergency Pharmacy Opening Times in South Gloucestershire
Pharmacy opening times for the December and January Bank Holidays 2014/15.
Asda Pharmacy, Craven Way, Longwell Green, BS30 7DY
Tel: 0117 3012810
Thursday 25th December: closed
Friday 26th December: 09:00 - 18:00
Thursday 1st January: 10:00 - 16:00
*Asda Pharmacy, Highwood Lane, Patchway, BS34 5TL
Tel: 0117 3172410
Thursday 25th December: closed
Friday 26th December: 09:00 - 18:00
Thursday 1st January: 10:00 - 16:00
Boots Pharmacy, Unit 1, Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke Way, Bradley Stoke, BS32 8EF
Tel: 01454 202327
Thursday 25th December: closed
Friday 26th December: 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 1st January: closed
Boots Pharmacy, 116, The Mall, Cribbs Causeway, Patchway, BS34 5UP
Tel: 0117 9509744
Thursday 25th December: closed
Friday 26th December: 08:30 - 18:00
Thursday 1st January: closed
Boots Pharmacy, Unit 1a, Emersons Green Retail Centre, Emerson’s Green, BS16 7AE
Tel: 0117 9575893
Thursday 25th December: closed
Friday 26th December: 09:00 - 18:00
Thursday 1st January: 10:00 - 17:00
*Boots Pharmacy, Unit D, Gallagher Retail Park, Longwell Green, BS30 7DY
Tel: 0117 9678963
Thursday 25th December: closed
Friday 26th December: 07:30 - 11:30 and 12:00 - 00:00
Thursday 1st January: 07:30 - 11:30 and 12:00 - 00:00
Boots Pharmacy, 15-17, North Walk, Yate, BS37 4AP
Tel: 01454 312589
Thursday 25th December: closed
Friday 26th December: 08:30 - 17:30
Thursday 1st January: closed
Bradley Stoke Pharmacy, Brook Way, Bradley Stoke, BS32 9DS
Tel: 01454 612855
Thursday 25th December: 10:00 - 12:00
Friday 26th December: closed
Thursday 1st January: closed
Frome Valley Pharmacy, Frome Valley Medical Centre, 2 Court Road, Frampton Cotterell BS36 2DE
Tel: 01454 773755
Thursday 25th December: 12:00 - 14:00
Friday 26th December: closed
Thursday 1st January: 12:00 - 14:00
Sainsbury's Pharmacy, Emersons Way, Emerson’s Green, BS16 7AE
Tel: 0117 9569849
Thursday 25th December: closed
Friday 26th December: 10:00 - 17:00
Thursday 1st January: 10:00 - 17:00
Sainsbury's Pharmacy, Fox Den Road, Filton, Stoke Gifford, BS34 8SS
Tel: 0117 9793412
Thursday 25th December: closed
Friday 26th December: 10:00 - 17:00
Thursday 1st January: 10:00 - 15:00
Westbourne Road Pharmacy, 26, Westbourne Road, Downend, BS16 6RX
Tel: 0117 9565836
Thursday 25th December: 14:00 - 16:00
Friday 26th December: closed
Thursday 1st January: closed
*These pharmacies have a specialist medicines service.