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Recycling Centres will be closed on Easter Sunday and Monday and will open as normal on Tuesday, April 22
Derry City and Strabane District Council has confirmed details of its service provision over the Easter break and have advised the public that bin collection service will operate as normal over the holiday period.
Bin collections will operate as normal on Good Friday, Easter Monday and Tuesday. The public are kindly encouraged to use the appropriate bins and recycle or reuse as much Easter packaging and wrapping paper as possible.
Recycling Centres will be closed on Easter Sunday and Monday and will open as normal on Tuesday, April 22.
The Guildhall and The Tower Museum will be closed only on Easter Sunday, April 20 only and open to visitors as normal from Easter Monday.
Council offices on Strand Road, Derry will be closed on Good Friday (April 18), Easter Monday (April 21) and Tuesday (April 22), while the Derry Road offices in Strabane will be closed on Easter Monday (April 21) and Tuesday (April 22).
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Derry Registry Office will be closed on Friday (April 18), Monday (April 21) and Tuesday (April 22), while offices in Strabane will be open on Good Friday (April 18) and closed on Easter Monday (April 21) and Tuesday (April 22).
All Council owned cemeteries are open and operational over the Easter period from 8.00am to 8.00pm daily.
The Council will continue to offer an Out of Hours Service for ongoing dog attacks on persons or animals over the Easter break. If you need this service over the holidays, you can contact them via telephone on 07734 128096. Whilst there is no obligation on council to respond to other serious matters outside hours, the Dog Warden may do so after an assessment of any voicemail messages left.
All Council parks across the city and district, as well as the Greenways, will be open and available for the public to enjoy over the Easter holidays. People are reminded to treat the areas with respect and continue to use the bins provided, keeping the areas safe and clean for everyone to have an enjoyable experience.
The Alley Theatre will be open as normal over the Easter Holidays with Easter crafts and storytelling workshops scheduled for young children.
There will be some minor changes to Leisure Services with a small number of centres closing on separate days over the holiday period. The following arrangements are in place for the centres and sports facilities:
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Lilian Seenoi-Barr, wished the public a healthy and happy Easter holiday, and urged everyone to familiarise themselves with the full opening hours listing on the Council’s website.
“I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and pleasant Easter break. I would also like to remind everyone to make use of their Blue and Brown bins at home when throwing away all the packaging and food waste that comes along with Easter Eggs and sweet treats.
“Easter is always a lovely time to get out and about and enjoy all we have to offer across our city and district. I would encourage everyone to make use of our beautiful parks and green spaces while we get to enjoy this beautiful Spring weather.”
For all updates, please keep an eye on Council social media pages or visit https://www.derrystrabane.com/
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