Sunday, 22 December 2019

Christmas and New Year services

Wroughton Silver Band playing carol music at Canalside in early December

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

The Stowe Church Carols by Candlelight

Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24^th December, 4.30pm to 5.30pm at The StoweAway. A traditional and peaceful start to Christmas.

Waste and recycling collections

Monday 23^rd December and Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24^th December: The waste and recycling collections will happen as usual. The collections may happen later or earlier in the day than usual, as the council squeezes in waste and recycling collections for other areas into the same day.
Excess cardboard and other recycling: Until the end of January, excess paper, cardboard and other items that would normally go in an orange or black recycling box 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 removed — should be placed at the front of your property, clearly visible from the road, between Monday 6^th January 2020 and Saturday 1^st February 2020 and left out until collected. Large trees should be cut into pieces that can be safely lifted by two people. 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 Monday 6^th and Monday 20^th January, but may be later owing to the extra trees to be collected.

Wichelstowe Co-Op

Normal opening hours, except:

Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24^th December: Closes early at 8 pm.
Christmas Day, Wednesday 25^th December: Closed all day.
Boxing Day, Thursday 26^th December: Open 8 am to 6 pm.
Friday 27^th December & Saturday 28^th December: Opens one hour later than usual at 8 am.
New Year’s Eve, Tuesday 31^st December: Closes early at 8 pm.
New Year’s Day, Wednesday 1^st January: Open 8 am to 6 pm.

Wichelstowe Fish Bar

Closed throughout Christmas week and New Year. Re-opens at 4 pm Friday 3^rd January.

The Bayberry

Open as usual throughout the Christmas period, except on Christmas Day, when it is open from midday to 3 pm only and only serving food to those who have booked in advance, and on New Year’s Eve when it is open until 0.30 am.

Bus Services

Monday 23^rd December: A normal Monday service on Stagecoach service 9, and a Saturday service on Swindon’s Buses service 11, with an additional early bus arriving Middle Wichel at 0554 and departing at 0557.
Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24^th December: Buses will finish early at around 8 pm. A Monday service on Stagecoach service 9, and a Saturday service on Swindon’s Buses service 11, with an additional early bus arriving Middle Wichel at 0554 and departing at 0557.
Christmas Day, Wednesday 25^th December: No buses run on Christmas Day.
Boxing Day, Thursday 26^th December: A Sunday service will run.
Friday 27^th December: A Saturday service will run, with an additional early bus arriving Middle Wichel at 0554 and departing at 0557 on Swindon’s Buses service 11.
Saturday 28^th December: A normal Saturday service will run.
Sunday 29^th December: A normal Sunday service will run.
Monday 30^th December: A Saturday service will run, with an additional early bus arriving Middle Wichel at 0554 and departing at 0557 on Swindon’s Buses service 11.
New Year’s Eve, Tuesday 31^st December: Buses will finish early at around 8 pm. A Saturday service will run, with an additional early bus arriving Middle Wichel at 0554 and departing at 0557 on Swindon’s Buses service 11.
New Year’s Day, Wednesday 1^st January: No buses run on New Year’s Day.
Thursday 2^nd January: Normal bus services resume.

At Canalside, Waitrose will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, closes early at 5 pm on Christmas Eve and at 6 pm on New Year’s Eve, and opens one hour later than usual at 8 am on Friday 27^th December and Tuesday 2^nd January.

East Wichel News wishes all its readers a joyous Christmas and a peaceful new year.