Information for residents about industrial action

Members of Unison and Unite are taking industrial action on Wednesday July 16 and Thursday July 17. While every effort has been taken to minimise disruption, some services will be affected. Residents are asked to be patient as we work to get normal services restored as quickly as possible.

Schools

Fully closed

George Dent Nursery
Reid Street Primary
Skerne Park Primary
Whinfield Primary
St Bede’s RC Primary
St George’s CE Primary
Eastbourne CE Academy
Beaumont Hill Technology College

Partial closure

Harrowgate Hill Primary – nursery closed
St Teresa’s Primary - nursery closed
Springfield Primary – foundation stage closed
North Road Primary – foundation closed
St Augustine’s Primary – shut from noon
Springfield Primary – nursery and reception closed

All other schools will be open as usual, but some school routes may not be manned by school crossing patrol staff. Parents are asked to make sure their children get safely to school.

Refuse Collection

There has been no refuse or recycling collections on Wednesday and this is likely to be the case on Thursday.
If your rubbish and recycling are collected on a Wednesday or Thursday, please put it out as normal. However, if it is not collected please take it back in at the end of the day and keep it until next week’s collections - in a week's time for refuse and two weeks for recycling.
All collections return to normal on Friday July 18.
Extra containers can be used for recycling which builds up over the next fortnight and residents are urged not to put glass, which they would normally recycle, into their normal bin bags.

Customer Contact Centre

The Customer Contact Centre, next to the Town Hall, will be closed but staff will be answering calls from residents. However, staffing levels may mean there is a delay in answering calls.

The Town Hall reception will be open as usual.

Other services

The Registrar Office plans to be open as usual and weddings and other ceremonies will go ahead
All leisure and culture venues such as the Dolphin Centre, libraries, Arts Centre and Civic Theatre plan to be open.
The Tourist Information Service at the Dolphin Centre plan to be open
Crown Street Library and the library at the Coleridge Centre will close. Cockerton Library plans to be open
The Uniformed Wardens will be working as usual
Highway engineers will be on emergency call only
All Youth Clubs should be open
Skerne Park Children’s Centre will be closed and Dodmire Children’s Centre may be closed on Thursday
Cemeteries and parks will be open
The reception at 11 Houndgate, which deals with public protection issues, plans to be open
There will be no-one available to answer questions about bus services, bus passes or concessionary fares. Information about journeys can be found on The Traveline website or on 0870 608 2 608