Walsall Council – Civic Centre Office (for resident enquiries):
If you require urgent help or advice from Walsall Council throughout the Christmas period, please see relevant contact details below:
Service Out of hours contact Adult Social Care Call anytime when offices are closed: 0300 555 2836 Children and Young People Call anytime when offices are closed: 0300 555 2922 Highways and public land in Walsall If you need to report any urgent issues whilst the council is closed, please call 01922 650 000 and you will be transferred to the out of hours team. Homelessness Call anytime when offices are closed: 0300 555 2836Household waste and recycling centres:
Around 35,000 households will see their bins emptied on a different day to their normal scheduled day over the festive period.
There will be no bin collections on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2025, and Thursday 1 January 2026. Collections due on other days will be made as normal.
Revised dates are as follows:
If regular collection is due on Your bins will be emptied on Your regular collections will resume on Thursday 25 December Saturday 20 December Thursday 8 January 2026 – A maximum of TWO extra bags of waste will be taken from these households only. Friday 26 December Saturday 27 December – A maximum of ONE extra bag of waste will be taken from these households only. Friday 9 January 2026 Thursday 1 January 2026 Saturday 3 January 2026 – A maximum of ONE extra bag of waste will be taken from these households only. Thursday 15 January 2026Fryers Road and Merchants Way Household Waste and Recycling Centres are closed on Christmas Day (25 December), Boxing Day (26 December) and New Year’s Day (1 January).
Bin collection dates and recycling centre opening times can be checked online, visit: go.walsall.gov.uk/christmas-waste-collections
Leisure centres and facilities:
All Walsall leisure centres are closed on Christmas eve (24 December), Christmas Day (25 December), Boxing Day (26 December) and New Year’s Day (1 January). See individual centres for further details on changes to opening hours on other days. Centres | Walsall Council
Date Bloxwich Oak Park Darlaston Monday 22 December Normal opening hours Normal opening hours Normal opening hours Tuesday 23 December Normal opening hours Normal opening hours Normal opening hours Wednesday 24 December Closed Closed Closed Thursday 25 December Closed Closed Closed Friday 26 December Closed Closed Closed Saturday 27 December 8am–3.30pm Normal opening hours Normal opening hours Sunday 28 December 8am–3.30pm Normal opening hours 8am–3pm Monday 29 December Normal opening hours Normal opening hours 7.30am–2.30pm Tuesday 30 December Normal opening hours Normal opening hours 6.30am–2.30pm Wednesday 31 December 7am–3.30pm 7am–3.30pm 6.30am–2.30pm Thursday 1 January 2026 Closed Closed Closed Friday 2 January 2026 Normal opening hours resume at all leisure centres.Walsall Swim Academy closes for two weeks over Christmas. The last lesson of 2025 is Sunday 21 December 2025, and the first lesson back is Monday 5 January 2026.
Family Hubs:
Walsall Council’s four family hubs – North, South and Central, East and West – will also be closed on some dates during the Christmas break.
Normal hours will resume at all four family hubs on Friday 2 January 2026.
Walsall Markets:
Please see summary of Bloxwich, Willenhall and Walsall markets trading hours during the festive period.
Date Bloxwich Willenhall Monday 22 December Open Open Tuesday 23 December Open Open Wednesday 24 December Open Open Thursday 25 December Closed Closed Friday 26 December Closed Closed Saturday 27 December Closed Closed Sunday 28 December Closed Closed Monday 29 December Closed Closed Tuesday 30 December Open Closed Wednesday 31 December Closed Closed Thursday 1 January 2026 Closed Closed Friday 2 January 2026 Normal opening hours resume at all three markets.Libraries:
Please see summary of festive opening times for Lichfield Street Hub and all other community libraries within Walsall.
Date Aldridge, Bloxwich, Darlaston, Streetly Brownhills Lichfield Street Hub (Central & Archives) Willenhall Monday 22 December 8.30am-6pm 8.30am-6pm 8.30am-6pm 8.30am-6pm Tuesday 23 December 8.30am-6pm Closed 8.30am-6pm 8.30am-6pm Wednesday 24 December Closed Closed Closed Closed Thursday 25 December Closed Closed Closed Closed Friday 26 December Closed Closed Closed Closed Saturday 27 December 9am-5pm Closed 8.30am-5pm Closed Sunday 28 December Closed Closed Closed Closed Monday 29 December Closed Closed 8.30am-6pm Closed Tuesday 30 December 8.30am-6pm Closed 8.30am-6pm 8.30am-6pm Wednesday 31 December 8.30am-2pm Closed 8.30am-2pm 8.30am-2pm Thursday 1 January 2026 Closed Closed Closed Closed Friday 2 January 2026 8.30am-6pm Closed 8.30am-6pm 8.30am-6pm Saturday 3 January 2026 9am-5pm Closed 8.30am-5pm 9am-5pm Sunday 4 January 2026 Closed Closed Closed Closed Monday 5 January 2026 Normal opening hours resume for all library services.Mobile libraries:
The Mobile Library service is closed on Christmas eve (24 December), Christmas Day (25 December), Boxing Day (26 December) and New Year’s Day (1 January). All other dates and times remain unchanged.
*Reduced service schedule for mobile library service on Wednesday 31 December:
Location Start Finish Westfield Drive, Aldridge WS9 8ZA 9.30am 10am Camden Street, Palfrey WS1 4HF 11.15am 11.45am LAST STOP: Liskeard Road, Park Hall WS5 3EY (outside shops) 12pm 12.45pmVisitor attractions:
Date The New Art Gallery Walsall Walsall Leather Museum Walsall Arena & Arts Centre Box Office Monday 22 December Closed Closed Closed Tuesday 23 December 10am–5pm 10am–4pm 10am-2pm Wednesday 24 December Closed Closed Closed Thursday 25 December Closed Closed Closed Friday 26 December Closed Closed Closed Saturday 27 December 10am–5pm Closed Closed Sunday 28 December Closed Closed Closed Monday 29 December Closed Closed Closed Tuesday 30 December 10am–5pm 10am–4pm 10am-2pm Wednesday 31 December 10am–5pm 10am–4pm 10am-2pm Thursday 1 January 2026 Closed Closed Closed Friday 2 January 2026 Normal opening hours resume for all Walsall visitor attractions.Walsall Arboretum Café and visitor centre:
The café and visitor centre will be open every day of the festive period except Christmas Day and Boxing Day (Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December), and New Year’s Day (Thursday 1 January 2026). Please be advised that facilities will not be available for these three dates. Café opening hours are: 9am–3pm.
