Wokingham Borough Council has announced its office opening hours for the Christmas and New Year period
| Date | Shute End offices | The Old Forge |
| Monday 23 December | Normal opening hours (8.30am to 5pm) | Normal opening hours (9am to 5pm) |
| Tuesday 24 December | 9am to 3pm | Normal opening hours (9am to 5pm) |
| Wednesday 25 December (Christmas Day) | Closed | Closed |
| Thursday 26 December (Boxing Day) | Closed | Closed |
| Friday 27 December | Normal opening hours (8.30am to 5pm) | Normal opening hours (9am to 5pm) |
| Monday 30 December | Normal opening hours (8.30am to 5pm) | Normal opening hours (9am to 5pm) |
| Tuesday 31 December | 9am to 3pm | Normal opening hours (9am to 5pm) |
| Wednesday 1 January 2020 (New Year’s Day) | Closed | Closed |
| Thursday 2 January 2020 | Normal opening hours (8.30am to 5pm) | Normal opening hours (9am to 5pm) |
| Friday 3 January 2020 | Normal opening hours (8.30am to 5pm) | Normal opening hours (9am to 5pm) |
The general out-of-hours telephone number for emergencies during the holiday period is (0800) 212 111. Social services emergencies out-of-hours telephone number is (01344) 786 543.
The telephone number for reporting out-of-hours repairs to council properties is (0800) 515 287 for general repairs and (0800) 389 8789 for heating repairs and gas servicing. The calls will be managed by the council’s out-of-hours call centre and passed to the appropriate contractor.
The community mental health team based at The Old Forge in Wokingham will be open as listed above, and out-of-hours the mental health urgent care service will be available on (0300) 365 9999.
Libraries
All Wokingham Borough Libraries will be closed on Wednesday 25 December, Thursday 26 December and Wednesday 1 January.
On Tuesday 24 December and Tuesday 31 December, Wokingham Library and Lower Earley Library will be open 09.30-15.00, Woodley Library will be open 09.00-15.00, while Twyford library will be open 10.00-13.00. Other libraries in the borough will be closed on both dates.
Finchampstead Library will be closed from Tuesday 24 December to Wednesday 1 January inclusive. During the rest of the festive period all other libraries will be open normal branch hours, details are available online at www.wokingham.gov.uk/libraries.
