The Fylde Council telephone lines will close at 12:30pm on Friday 22nd December, and the Town Hall will close at 12:30pm on the same day. Both will reopen on Tuesday 2nd January at 8:30am. During this time, you can still contact us by email at listening@fylde.gov.uk, on Facebook and Twitter, and via Your Fylde Account
If your enquiry is urgent, please contact our emergency out of hours number on 01772 436756. In a housing emergency please call Progress Housing on 03333 204 555.
Waste and Recycling
There will be no green bin collections between Saturday 23rd December and Saturday 6th January 2024. Normal collections will resume from 8th January 2024.
Please note the Fylde Bulky Waste collection service will be closed over Christmas from 12.00pm on Friday the 22nd December and will re-open at 9.00am on Wednesday 3rd of January 2024.
Christmas Refuse & Recycling Collection Date Changes
| Normal Collection Day | Rescheduled day | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 25 December 2023 | now collecting on | Saturday 23 December 2023 |
| Tuesday 26 December 2023 | now collecting on | Wednesday 27 December 2023 |
| Wednesday 27 December 2023 | now collecting on | Thursday 28 December 2023 |
| Thursday 28 December 2023 | now collecting on | Friday 29 December 2023 |
| Friday 29 December 2023 | now collecting on | Saturday 30 December 2023 |
| Monday 1 January 2024 | now collecting on | Tuesday 2 January 2024 |
| Tuesday 2 January 2024 | now collecting on | Wednesday 3 January 2024 |
| Wednesday 3 January 2024 | now collecting on | Thursday 4 January 2024 |
| Thursday 4 January 2024 | now collecting on | Friday 5 January 2024 |
| Friday 5 January 2024 | now collecting on | Saturday 6 January 2024 |
For more information, including details about Christmas tree recycling, please click here.
Benefit Payment Changes
There are no changes to housing benefit payments over the Christmas period. Please see below.
- If your normal payment is due on Friday 22nd December, this will credit your account as normal
- If your normal payment is due on Friday 29th December, this will credit your account as normal
- If your normal payment is due on Friday 5th January, this will credit your account as normal
Foodbanks
If you need a foodbank voucher while the phone lines are closed, please email listening@fylde.gov.uk.
For further details, including opening times, please click here to visit the Fylde Foodbank website.
