Newbury - Essential Guide 2021

Community listings WEST BERKSHIRE COUNCIL AT A GLANCE 2021 E Essential Guide 18

Council tax

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 de- tails visit: www.westberks. gov.uk

Northcroft Leisure Centre The Duty Manager; 01635 31199 Willink Leisure Centre The Duty Manager; 01189 834845

01635 519777 Education Welfare Service Team 01635 519797 Special Educational Needs 01635 519713

01635 519520 counciltax@westberks.gov.uk

Housing

Transport

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

Libraries

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

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:

Housing needs

Arts and leisure

01635 519629

www.westbekshireheritage.org

Trading Standards

Leisure

Blue Badge

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

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

Car parking permit for disabled people: 01635 503276

Waste

Business rates

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 clearance, highway maintenance, land drainage, parks and open spaces, refuse collection, including bulky waste collection, and street cleaning): 01635 519080

01635 519520 businessrates@westberks.gov.uk

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

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

The Lambourn Centre The Manager; 01488 73690

Admissions Team 01635 519780 Education Transport Assessment Officer