Essential Guide 2019

Essential Guide 22

Community listings

2019 WESTBERKSHIRECOUNCILATAGLANCE Main council offices located in Market Street, Newbury. Reception is open from 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Council tax

01635 519800 transport@westberks.gov.uk Transport Services Team 01635 503248 transport@westberks.gov.uk

01635 519520 counciltax@westberks.gov.uk

Thursday, and until 4.30pm on Fridays. Switchboard: 01635 551111

Housing

For more details visit: www.westberks.gov.uk

Trading Standards

Housing benefits 01635 519530/258 benefits@westberks.gov.uk

01635 519930 tsadvice@westberks.gov.uk consumer direct: 08454 040506

Housing needs

Waste

01635 519629

Rubbish, recycling and waste collections are contracted out to Veolia Environment Services; 01635 519080 Streetcare (abandoned vehicles, traffic lights, grass-cutting, trees, travellers, flooding, blocked drains, graffiti, litter, bottle banks, street lighting, fly-tipping gritting and snow clear- ance, highway maintenance, land drainage, parks and open spaces, refuse collection, including bulky waste collection, and street clean- ing): 01635 519080

Leisure

Cotswold Sports Centre The Duty Manager; 01189 414690 Downland Sports Centre The Manager; 01635 578866 Hungerford Leisure Centre The Duty Manager; 01488 683303 Kennet Leisure Centre The Duty Manager; 01635 871112 The Lambourn Centre The Manager; 01488 73690 Northcroft Leisure Centre The Duty Manager; 01635 31199 Willink Leisure Centre The Duty Manager; 01189 834845

Arts & leisure

0118 933 2882 Newbury Central : 01635 519900 Pangbourne : 0118 984 4117 Thatcham : 01635 866049 Theale :

www.westbekshireheritage.org

Blue Badge

0118 930 3207 Wash Common : www.washcommonlibrary.org.uk Mobile and ‘At home’ library service : 01635 519827

Car parking permit for disabled people: 01635 503276

Business rates

Schools

01635 519520 businessrates@westberks.gov.uk

Admissions Team 01635 519780 Education Transport Assessment Officer 01635 519777 Education Welfare Service Team 01635 519797 Special Educational Needs 01635 519713

Care

Libraries

Social care services for adults : 01635 503050 For children and families : 01635 503090 Emergencies outside office hours : 01344 786543 Home care: 01635 503503

Burghfield Common : 0118 983 3632 Hungerford : 01488 682660 Lambourn : 01488 71350 Mortimer :

Transport

Concessionary Fares Team

Buttercups & Daisies look forward to catering to all your floristry needs

Visit us 6 Riverside Studios, Lower Way Farm, Lower Way, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 3TL 01635 869 689 or 07787 560276 Email us: sarah@buttercups-and-daisies.co.uk www.buttercups-and-daisies.co.uk