Army HIVE Info

December 9, 2025

Gloucestershire: Latest 'Families in Partnership' e-newsletter for families with SEND

Highlights this month include:

Helping your child navigate the sensory pressures of Christmas
Festive Lights - where to enjoy them sensitively in Gloucestershire this solstice
Carer support over Christmas
SEND Information Fair 2026 - Mon 9 Feb
Peer support coffee mornings
December activities

Please click here to read this latest update online

Information provided by Lyneham HIVE

Hereford: Christmas rubbish and recycling

Christmas bin collections

Bins due to be collected on Christmas Day, Thursday 25 December; Boxing Day, Friday 26 December; and New Year's Day, Thursday 1 January have been moved.

Replacement dates are:Christmas Day, Thursday 25 December will be collected on Saturday 27 December.
Boxing Day, Friday 26 December will be collected on Sunday 28 December
New Year's Day, Thursday 1 January will be collected on Saturday 3 January

All other collections remain the same during the festive period.

Please ensure bins are put out by 6.30am as collections may be earlier than usual over the Christmas and New Year holiday period.

Use the bin collection day search to find out when your bin will be collected.

Click here to read Powys County Council's Tips for Recycling over Christmas

Information provided by Wales HIVE Hub.

Wiltshire: Changes to waste and recycling collections plus HRC opening times this festive period

Wiltshire Council's waste and recycling crews will be taking a well-earned break over Christmas, so your collection days will change during the festive period.

Your online collection calendar has already been updated so make sure to check it so you don’t miss your collection!

Check your revised collection days at https://orlo.uk/5CZ6G

Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) which are usually open on a Wednesday will be closed from 1pm on Wednesday 24 December. All recycling centres will be closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. All other days will operate under normal opening hours on their specified opening days.

Before visiting, please remember to sort your waste correctly so as much as possible can be recycled.

Further details can be found at https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/household-recycling-centre-locations

Information provided by Colerne & Lyneham HIVEs