Bank Holiday for the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Changes to some council services

Buckinghamshire Council will close its operations on Monday 19 September in recognition of the Special Bank Holiday introduced for the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This is to allow staff across the organisation the opportunity to pay their respects and observe Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.

While most council services will not be in operation, please be aware that the Council’s registrars and crematoria and cemeteries services will honour the commitments to ceremonies and services that are already booked. In addition to this, members of the public will still be able to access council buildings hosting books of condolence between 9am – 5pm. These include:

· Reception of the council offices in Walton Street, Aylesbury

· Reception of the council offices at The Gateway, Aylesbury

· Reception of the council offices in Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe

· Reception of the council offices at King George V House, Amersham

· Chesham and Buckingham libraries

For more information on the impact to Buckinghamshire Council services including school closures, postponements to Adult Learning classes and Children’s Services centres, please visit:www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/news/special-bank-holiday-impacts-to-services

All emergency arrangements will remain in place to ensure support is continuously available for vulnerable residents.

Please also be advised that bin collections across Buckinghamshire will be operating to a revised timetable. All collections theweek commencing Monday 19 September will take place one day later than usual.Please check the revised schedule and present any bins or containers by 6:30am on the revised collection day.

Respectfully, Buckinghamshire’s nine household recycling centres will be closed on Monday 19 September. The sites will reopen and operate as normal on Tuesday 20 September. For more information on the Special Bank Holiday arrangements regarding waste collections, visit:www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/bank-holiday-bins

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