Monday, 17 December 2018

Christmas and New Year services

The following services will operate in East Wichel over the Christmas and New Year period.

The Stowe Church

Carols at the Bayberry: Wednesday 19^th December from 7pm, followed by Christmas pub quiz, and a raffle raising funds for R2K. This event is understood to be fully booked.
Carols by Candlelight: Christmas Eve, Monday 24^th December, 4.30pm to 5.30pm at The StoweAway. A traditional and peaceful start to Christmas.

Waste and recycling collections

Christmas Eve, Monday 24^th December: The waste and recycling collection will happen as usual.
Christmas Day, Tuesday 25^th December: Those that would usually have a waste and recycling collection on a Tuesday should instead put their waste and recycling out by 6.30 am on Thursday 27^th December, and leave it out until it is collected. This may not be until Saturday 29^th December.
Excess cardboard: Excess paper and cardboard for recycling can be put out providing it is sorted into suitable, sturdy containers. Large amounts of cardboard (neatly folded and bundled) can be placed next to your boxes for collection. This may be collected by a second vehicle at a different time to the recycling box.
Christmas trees: Real trees — with all decorations and lighting remoced — should be placed at the front of your property, clearly visible from the road, between Monday 7^th January 2019 and Friday 1^st February 2019 and left out until collected. The borough council’s garden waste recycling team will collect trees as they operate in the area, which may be a different day to the usual waste collections. The expected dates in East Wichel are 7^th and 21^st January, but may be later owing to the extra trees to be collected.

Bus Services

Christmas Eve, Monday 24^th December: Swindon’s Bus Company (Thamesdown) will run a normal service but with the last buses running at about 8pm. The last service 11 bus from East Wichel will be at 8.15pm. Stagecoach are running a Saturday service with the last bus at about 8pm (they have not given details of final bus services).
Christmas Day, Tuesday 25^th December: No bus services.
Wednesday 26^th December: Both Stagecoach and Swindon’s Bus Company will be running a Sunday service.
Thursday 27^th December and Friday 28^th December: Swindon’s Bus Company will be operating a normal weekday service while Stagecoach will be operating a Saturday service
Saturday 29^th December and Sunday 30^th December: Normal bus service.
New Year’s Eve, Monday 31^st December: Swindon’s Bus Company (Thamesdown) will run a normal service but with the last buses running at about 8pm. The last service 11 bus from East Wichel will be at 8.15pm. Stagecoach are running a Saturday service with the last bus at about 8pm (they have not given details of final bus services).
New Year’s Day, Tuesday 1^st January: No bus services.
from Wednesday 2^nd January: Normal bus service.