Christmas Arrangements

Christmas Arrangements

Recycling and Waste Collections 

There will be no collections on Wednesday 25 December or Thursday 26 December, therefore collections from Wednesday 25 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025 will change as below: 

Wednesday 25 December to Friday 27 December

Thursday 26 December to Saturday 28 December

Friday 27 December to Monday 30 December

Monday 30 December to Tuesday 31 December

Tuesday 31 December to Wednesday 1 January

Wednesday 1 January to Thursday 2 January

Thursday 2 January to Friday 3 January

Friday 3 January to Saturday 4 January 

Please visit https://collections.dover.gov.uk/property to check your collection dates.

Garden Waste Collections

There will be no garden waste collections from Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025 inclusive.

Christmas Trees

We offer a real Christmas tree recycling service to all our garden waste subscribers, just place your tree out on your normal garden waste day between Monday 6 January 2025 to Friday 31 January 2025 inclusive.  

DDC Opening Times  

DDC offices at Whitfield are open for pre-booked appointments, Monday to Friday 9am-4pm, up to and including on Tuesday 24 December 2024.  We reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025. 

If you need to contact the Council over the Christmas holiday period, please see our website or call us on 01304 821199. 

Parking

DDC is offering free parking from 4pm for Christmas lights switch on event days in Dover, Deal and Sandwich – in addition we will be offering one hour free parking added on when people buy one hour or more from 14 December to 1 January. For more information, please see our parking pages at www.dover.gov.uk/Transport,-Streets--Parking/Parking/Festive-Free-Parking.aspx 

Deal Pier Opening Times

For details of Deal Pier opening times, please see our Deal Pier page.

Leisure Centre Opening Times

For details of Dover District Leisure Centre opening times, please see the Dover District Leisure Centre web page.

For details of Tides Leisure Centre opening times, please see Tides Leisure Centre pages. 

Christmas Events

For the latest information on events over Christmas/New Year across the district, please see the White Cliffs Country What's On pages. 

 

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from Dover District Council.