Rochdale Borough Council

Council offices and libraries are closed on bank holidays, although you can access online services on this website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our Contact Centre will remain open for emergency calls only.

Bank holidays in England and Wales

Bank holidays in England and Wales. If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a 'substitute' weekday becomes a bank holiday, which is normally the following Monday.  

2021 bank holidays

Emergency numbers

Our Contact Centre will be open for emergency calls only over the bank holiday period.

• In an emergency, please ring 0300 303 8875.
• More ways to get in touch

Bin collections over the bank holiday

There are no changes to bin collections on bank holidays, except over Christmas and New Year.

Your bins will be collected on the same day as usual over bank holidays, Easter and Good Friday.

If you don't know which day your bin is normally collected, you can check by using our bin collection calendar. Please remember to put your bin out by 7am as normal. 

• Check your bin collection day
• Check for other changes to bin collections

Household waste and recycling centres (tips)

Get the latest information and opening times about household waste and recycling centres.

• About waste and recycling sites.

COVID-19 walk-through testing centres

The COVID-10 walk-through test centres across the borough will remain open.

• COVID-19 test and trace

Libraries and customer services

Coronavirus (COVID-19). Libraries and customer services usually close on bank holidays, and remain open the weekends before and after. Unfortunately, all our customer service centres are currently closed due to COVID-19, however, a number of libraries are open. 

• Libraries - view libraries that are open, location, opening hours and more

You can continue to access online library resources at any time:

• Our digital library - eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines
• Online library resources and references
• Renew your library book online

Housing Benefit payments over the bank holiday

BACS payments and cheques due on bank holidays will be paid a day early. 

There are no other changes to Housing Benefit payments.

Link4Life - leisure facilities

Link4Life is a Cultural Trust set up by Rochdale Borough Council to deliver leisure and cultural services in the borough.

Link4Life leisure centres will be closed on bank holiday Monday.

Touchstones Rochdale is open 9.30am-4.30pm. All visits must be pre-booked

• More about Link4Life venues and activities

Apply, report and pay using online forms

You can use online forms to apply for benefits, school places, report missed bins, fly-tipping, make a payment and more.

• Access an A-Z of online forms

Christmas office closures and updates

Most non critical services close on Christmas Eve and reopen in January.

• See changes to opening hours over the Christmas period