Services over Easter

Public bank holidays for Easter 2025 fall on the following days:

  • Friday 18 April 2025 - Good Friday
  • Monday 21 April 2025 - Easter Monday

Customer Centre

Council offices will be closed on Friday 18 April 2025 and Monday 21 April 2025.

Don't forget you can reportapply or pay online.

Outside of our normal opening hours you can contact us in an emergency by calling 020 8871 8999.

Waste and recycling collections

There will be no changes to waste and recycling collections over Easter. Find out more about how to put your rubbish and recycling out.

Waste and recycling centres

Smugglers Way household waste and recycling centre will be open as normal over Easter.

Parking

Find out about bank holiday parking arrangements in the borough.

Libraries

Find out about changes to library opening times over Easter:

Sports facilities

Find out about changes to opening times of sports facilities.

Leisure centres

Opening times for leisure centres:

Registration Services

Opening hours for Registration Services.  

Date Operating hours
Friday 18 April Closed
Saturday 19 April By appointment only
Sunday 20 April Closed
Monday 21 April Closed

An on-call service is available on 18 April, 19 April, 20 April and 21 April between 9am and 11am.

This service is for the issue of burial certificates required for a funeral that is to take place within 24 hours.

The on-call registrar will issue the burial certificate if:

  • You can provide confirmation that the burial is to take place within 24 hours
  • We have received a correctly completed medical certificate of cause of death from the Medical Examiner or Coroner
  • You are qualified to register the death

Council switchboard emergency line: 020 8871 6000.

Community spaces

Find out about Community Spaces that are open for all residents.

Children's centres

Find out about children's centres that are open.

Urgent support and advice

Our pages covering domestic abuse and urgent mental health help are here to support you.