Essential Guide 2020

Community listings Essential Guide 18 2020 WESTBERKSHIRECOUNCILATAGLANCE

Main council offices located in Market Street, Newbury. Reception is open from 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Thursday, and until 4.30pm on Fridays. Switchboard: 01635 551111 For more details visit: www.westberks.gov.uk

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

Waste

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

www.westbekshireheritage.org

Blue Badge

Car parking permit for disabled people: 01635 503276

Business rates

01635 519520 businessrates@westberks.gov.uk

Care

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

Schools

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

Libraries

Council tax

Burghfield Common : 0118 983 3632 Hungerford : 01488 682660 Lambourn : 01488 71350 Mortimer : 0118 933 2882 Newbury Central : 01635 519900 Pangbourne : 0118 984 4117 Thatcham : 01635 866049 Theale :

01635 519520 counciltax@westberks.gov.uk

Housing

Transport

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

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

Housing needs

01635 519629

Leisure

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

Trading Standards

Cotswold Sports Centre The Duty Manager; 01189 414690

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