Many Council services will be operating an emergency or out of hours service for the September Weekend public holiday.

Details are contained in the information below.

Telephone Contact Centre - 01389 737000

  • Monday 30 September 2024 - Closed 

Rubbish and Recycling

Bin collection

Collection as normal on Monday 30 September. 

Recycling Centres

Dalmoak and Ferry Road Household Waste Recycling Centres will be open as normal.

Leisure Centres and Community Halls & Pitch Bookings

For more information on Community Facilities, Outdoor Pitches and Leisure Centres please visit the Public Holiday page.

Educational Services

Further information is available on the Term Dates 2024/25 page.

Libraries & Cultural Services

Please note -

All WDC Libraries will be closed on Monday 30 September 2024 and will resume normal opening hours on Tuesday 1 October 2024.

WDC Library opening times and contact details are available at Library branches.

Remember you can still browse and borrow eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers and eComics from our online Digital Library.

Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages etc.

Registration Services will be closed on:

  • Monday 30 September 2024

Should you have an emergency registration enquiry, you can speak to a Registrar on Monday 30 September 2024 between 10am - 12pm on 07900 052299.

Homelessness and Housing Options

On Monday 30 September 2024, our out of hours service will be available from 8am until 8am the following morning.

Homelessness duty service team can be contacted on the other days - 01389 776400.

Should you find yourself homeless or threatened with homelessness during this time then please contact us on the Council’s out of hours emergency number Freephone 0800 197 1004.

If you are roofless and require temporary accommodation we will discuss a health questionnaire which will enable us to operate safe systems of working if we require any face to face contact.

If your enquiry isn’t urgent you can email us at HousingOptionsHomelessness@west-dunbarton.gov.uk, or contact the homelessness duty service team on 01389 776400 during office hours.

Housing Maintenance and Repairs

An emergency repairs service is available on:

  • Monday 30 September 2024

Please contact the on-call team on 0800 197 1004.

Scottish Welfare Fund

The Welfare Fund will be closed on:

  • Monday 30 September 2024

Online applications can be made on public holidays via the link below -

Roads and lighting

On Monday 30 September 2024, emergency roads and street lighting faults can be reported by calling RALF on Freephone 0800 373635.

Customers can report non emergency faults via the website or by calling 01389 737542 within working hours.

It would be helpful when reporting a lighting fault to supply the street light column number, the House number/name it is outside or near, the street name and the problem with the light.

Social Work

Social Work Services will continue to be delivered as normal on Monday 30 September 2024.

The Social Work Standby Service will be available by phone on 0300 343 1505 during weekends and public holidays.

Home Care Services will be operating on an everyday basis.

Information on NHS opening hours including GP and Pharmacy services are available on the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde website.

Working4U Service

The Working4U Service will be unavailable on Monday 30 September 2024. 

Any referrals made to this service will be dealt with on their return.

Foodbank Support

WD Community Food share - will be closed on Friday 27 September 2024 and Monday 30 September 2024, WD Community Food share will resume normal opening hours on Tuesday 1 October 2024 - if a person requires support from WD Community Food share, they should contact them direct on 01389 764135 or wdcommunityfoodshare@outlook.com

Food For Thought: 

Food for Thought will close at 2.00pm on:

  • Friday 27 September

Food for Thought will be closed on:

  • Monday 30 September 2024

Residents can get in touch with Food For Thought on 01389 743908 or admin@foodforthoughtwestdun.co.uk