All Swindon Libraries will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. For full details of individual Library opening hours over the festive period visit their individual pages on the Council’s website.
The opening hours for the Council’s Customer Services will be affected between Friday, 21 December and Wednesday, 2 January.
On Friday, 21 December, Thursday, 27 December, Friday, 28 December and Wednesday, 2 January the services will be available from 9am until 5pm. On Christmas Eve (Monday, 24 December) and New Year’s Eve (Monday, 31 December) Customer Services will be open from 9am until 3pm. Customer Services will be shut on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day (Tuesday, 1 January).
Residents are reminded that online services will be available 24/7 over the Christmas and New Year period.
Shopmobility will be operating on reduced opening hours over the Christmas period. On Christmas Eve the service will be available from 9am until 2pm. Shopmobility will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Thursday, 27 December, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day and Wednesday, 2 January. However, the service will be available from 9am until 3pm on Friday, 28 December and Saturday, 29 December.
Lydiard Park is open daily throughout the festive period, excluding Christmas Day. For more information on the park’s opening hours over Christmas visit the Lydiard Park website.
Coate Water will remain open over Christmas with limited facilities. Barbury Castle and Stanton Park will both be open daily from 8am until 4pm including Christmas Day.
In the event of severe weather, the Council will be posting updates to service changes on social media.
Residents are advised to sign up to the Your Swindon newsletter for regular updates and alerts on service changes throughout the festive period.