Wokingham Borough Council has announced its office opening hours for this Christmas and New Year period.
Although Shute End offices will be open from 8.30am, telephone operating hours start from 9am. The general out-of-hours telephone number for emergencies during the holiday period is (0800) 212 111. Social services emergencies out-of-hours telephone number is (01344) 786 543.
| Date | Shute End offices | The Old Forge |
| Thursday 22 December | Normal working hours (8.30am to 5pm) | Normal working hours (9am to 5pm) |
| Friday 23 December | 8.30am to 4pm | Normal working hours |
| Monday 26 December | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday 27 December | Closed | Closed |
| Wednesday 28 December | Normal working hours | Normal working hours |
| Thursday 29 December | Normal working hours | Normal working hours |
| Friday 30 December | 8.30am to 4pm | Normal working hours |
| Monday 2 January | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday 3 January | Normal working hours | Normal working hours |
The telephone number for reporting out-of-hours repairs to council properties is (0800) 515 287. The calls will be managed by the council’s out-of-hours call centre and passed to the appropriate contractor. The community mental health team based at The Old Forge in Wokingham will be open as listed above, and out-of-hours the mental health urgent care service will be available on (0300) 365 0300.
All Wokingham Borough libraries will be closed on Sunday 25 December, Monday 26 December, Tuesday 27 December, Sunday 1 January and Monday 2 January (all libraries will close at 1pm on Saturday 24 December). Finchampstead Library and Maiden Erlegh Library will be closed from Saturday 24 December until Tuesday 3 January (Maiden Erlegh will be open on Saturday until 12.30pm).
During the rest of the festive period all other libraries will be open normal branch hours, details are available online at www.wokingham.gov.uk/libraries.
