At your service in any weather
Council offices will be closed only on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Sunday 27, Monday 28th December and Friday January 1st.
Offices will be open for business as normal on Tues 29, Wed 30 and Thurs 31 December:
Register offices: The offices in Wigan and Leigh town halls for registering births, marriages and deaths will be open as above.
Cemeteries: Cemeteries will be open to visitors from 9am to 4.30pm throughout the holiday period.
Libraries, sports centres and leisure facilities: Libraries will be open as normal apart from Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 Dec and New Year’s Day.
Details of sports centres and other leisure facilities’ opening times will be advertised on Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust’s website WLCT (external link)
ADULT SOCIAL CARE SERVICES
If you need help over the holiday period please contact:
1 Central Duty Team: 01942 828777
24 December – open from 8.45am to 5pm.
25, 26, 27, 28 December – closed.
29, 30 and 31 December – open from 8.45am to 5pm.
1 January – closed.
2 January – 8.45am to 1pm.
3 January – closed.
4 January – open as normal, from 8.45am to 8pm.
In emergency situations outside the above hours (and when the office is closed), phone 0161 834 2436.
- Community meals service: will continue as normal over the holiday period, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
- Home care service: service as normal throughout the holiday period. For enquiries, contact your individual service provider.
- Day centres: day services are open on the following days over the holiday period, and open as normal on other days:
25 December – Etherstone, Heathside, Sunshine House
26 December – Etherstone, Hindley, Heathside, Sunshine House
27 December – Etherstone, Hindley, Heathside, Sunshine House
28 December – Hindley, Heathside, Sunshine House
1 January – Hindley, Heathside, Sunshine House
WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTIONS
Bin collections
There are no changes to the days of collections other than:
Christmas Day (Friday) collections will be done on Sunday 27th December.
News Year’s Day (Friday) collections will be done on Saturday 2nd January
Please help by ensuring your bin is out by 7am.
Green Waste Recycling and Christmas Tree Collections
The last green bin recycling collection of 2009 was on 27 November and collections will begin again as normal after Valentine’s Day on 15 February.
However there will be a special Christmas tree and green bin collection made between Monday 11 January and Friday 22 January. Please put out your real Christmas tree and your green bin on your normal recycling week on your normal day of collection.
Alternatively Christmas trees can be taken to one of the borough’s household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) with the exception of Orrell and put in the green waste skips or bays.
Christmas Cards
This year Christmas Cards (or any other special occasion cards) can now be put in your white paper sack with your newspapers and magazines.
The only ones that can’t are those with glitter on. The white envelopes from your cards can also be put into the sacks. Christmas cards can also be recycled at some supermarkets so please check when doing your shopping. In January they can be taken to TK Maxx, WH Smith and Marks & Spencer. Take your cards to banks inside participating stores and the Woodland Trust will recycle them and plant trees to create much needed new UK woodland.
Food and drink tins and cans, glass and plastic bottles
For residents with a brown bin please remember to recycle your food and drink containers over the Christmas period along with empty aerosols.
Those residents who are yet to get their brown bin will be getting one in 2010. There are many local recycling facilities located across the borough which accept a wide range of materials. For details of your nearest recycling point please see the website.
Cardboard
Any clean cardboard packaging can be taken to the household waste recycling centres at Chanters, Frog Lane, Kirkless and Slag Lane for recycling.
TetraPak type cartons
Paper-based cartons for milk, juice, sauces and other liquid food/drinks can be recycled at several sites across the borough. Please see the website Wigan Council (external link) for more details.
Recycling centre opening times
All household waste recycling centres – Frog Lane, Slag Lane, Chanters, Orrell and Kirkless will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Normal opening times will be in place on all other days.
Further information about Christmas arrangements and recycling, including any changes due to bad weather will be available on the website Wigan Council (external link) or by calling our telephone helpline 01942 404364.
Leigh NHS Walk-in Centre
Situated at Leigh Infirmary, The Avenue, Leigh, the centre offers fast and convenient access to healthcare advice, information and treatment.
No appointment is necessary and the centre is open from 7am-9pm seven days a week, including the holiday period.
The walk-in centre offers:
- Treatment for minor injuries and illnesses, e.g. strains and sprains, wounds, cuts, sore throat and ear infections;
- Assessment by an experienced NHS nurse;
- Advice on how to stay healthy;
- Information on local out-of-hours GP and dental services;
- Information on local pharmacy services;
- Emergency contraception.
The centre provides help where and when you need it, without you having to make an appointment, take time off work or re-arrange your day. Tel. 01942 264000.
District nursing
District Nurses will be available throughout the Christmas and New Year period, including the bank holidays, and can be contacted as follows:
Ashton Clinic 01942 775309
Atherton Health Centre 01942 481007
College St. Health Centre 01942 775450
Golborne Clinic 01942 775505
Grasmere St. Health Centre 01942 775544
Hindley Pennygate 01942 259847
Longshoot Health Centre 01942 775636
Lower Ince
(Out-of-Hours Service) 01942 481155
Pemberton Health Centre:
Pemberton Team 01942 775845
Orrell Team 01942 775850
Platt Bridge Health Centre 01942 482311
Standish/Shevington Team 01942 481364
Tyldesley Health Centre 01942 482620
Wigan Health Centre 01942 482100
Worsley Mesnes
Health Centre 01942 481477
Call NHS Direct anytime
NHS Direct is a confidential telephone service and is there to help you at any time of the day or night. You can ring for nurse help or health information advice if you:
- are feeling ill and unsure of what to do;
- need information about particular health conditions and treatments;
- want details of local health services such as doctors, dentists or chemists;
- need details of self-help and support organisations.
Alternatively, you can visit NHS Direct Online at NHS Direct (external link)
Christmas & New Year opening hours for family planning clinics
Emergency Contraception can be obtained from all Family Planning Clinics and:
Leigh NHS Walk-in Centre, Leigh Infirmary – 7.00am to 9.00pm
A&E Department, Wigan Infirmary – 24 hours a day
Monday 21 December 2009
Golborne Clinic 6.45 to 8.30pm 01942 775480
Hindley Health Centre 6.45 to 8.30pm 01942 482470
Tuesday 22 December 2009
Longshoot Health Centre 6.45 to 8.30pm 01942 775630
Grasmere Street Health Centre 6.45 to 8.30pm 01942 775531
Wednesday 23 December 2009
Grasmere Street Health Centre 1.30 to 3.30pm 01942 775531
Worsley Mesnes Health Centre 6.45 to 8.00pm 01942 481460
Shevington Clinic 6.45 to 8.30pm 01257 501300
Hindley Health Centre 6.45 to 8.00pm 01942 482470
Thursday 24 December 2009 - CLOSED
Friday 25 December 2009 - CLOSED
Monday 28 December 2009 - CLOSED
Tuesday 29 December 2009
Longshoot Health Centre 6.45 to 8.30pm 01942 775630
Grasmere Street Health Centre 6.45 to 8.30pm 01942 775531
Wednesday 30 December 2009
Grasmere Street Health Centre 1.30 to 3.30pm 01942 775531
Worsley Mesnes Health Centre 6.45 to 8.00pm 01942 481460
Shevington Clinic 6.45 to 8.30pm 01257 501300
Hindley Health Centre 6.45 to 8.00pm 01942 482470
Thursday 31 December 2009 - CLOSED
Friday 1 January 2010 - CLOSED
Emergency contraception is also available from the brook centre for young people under 25
Monday 21 Dec 2009 1.30pm to 6.30pm Wigan
3.30pm to 6.30pm Leigh
Tuesday 22 Dec 2009 1.30pm to 6.30pm Wigan
Wednesday 23 Dec 2009 9.30am to 12noon Wigan
1.30pm to 5.00pm Wigan
3.30pm to 6.30pm Leigh
Thursday 24 Dec 2009 11.00am to 4.00pm Wigan
Friday 25 Dec 2009 Closed Wigan & Leigh
Saturday 26 Dec 2009 Closed Wigan & Leigh
Sunday 27 Dec 2009 Closed Wigan & Leigh
Monday 28 Dec 2009 Closed Wigan & Leigh
Tuesday 29 Dec 2009 1.30pm to 6.30pm Wigan
Wednesday 30 Dec 2009 9.30am to 12noon Wigan
1.30pm to 5.00pm Wigan
CLOSED Leigh
Thursday 31 Dec 2009 11.00am to 4.00pm Wigan
Friday 1 January 2010 Closed Wigan & Leigh
Saturday 2 Jan 2010 1.30pm to 4.30pm Wigan
Mon 4 Jan 2010 onwards Normal Opening Wigan & Leigh
Brook Helpline: 0800 0185 023 or you can send a secure email at ‘Ask Brook’ on Brook (external link)
Wigan Clinic, 2nd Floor, Coops Business Centre, 11 Dorning Street, Wigan
NOTE: The entrance for the Wigan Clinic is now at the back of Coops building.
Leigh Clinic, Connexions, 114 Bradshawgate, Leigh
All young people under 25 welcome at all our clinics during the holiday period. Contact number Wigan & Leigh 01942 760000
GP and Dental Services
IF you are already registered with a family doctor or dentist you will be able to receive medical and dental services under the NHS as normal during the Christmas and New Year holiday period. Details of your GPs or dentists surgery days and times of opening during the holiday period can be obtained from the individual practices and will be displayed in their waiting rooms. Outside of these opening hours details of the practices ‘Out of Hours’ cover arrangements will be available by recorded message.
If you are NOT registered with a GP or dentist then you should take steps to do so immediately. To register with a GP you should take your NHS medical card or fill in a Patient Registration Form at the GPs. If you are registering with a dentist make sure that you ask to be registered as an NHS patient.
Details of all local GPs and dentists in your area can be obtained by contacting either of our Health Information Centres (HIC) below.
Wigan H.I.C., Bryan House, 61 Standishgate, Wigan
Tel. 01942 482711
Mon to Thur 8am – 5.30pm and Fri 8am – 5pm.
Leigh H.I.C., Leigh Library,
The Civic Square, Leigh.
Tel. 01942 404470
Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri 9am – 5.30pm and Tue 10am – 5.30pm.
If you have difficulty in registering with a GP then the PCT can help by allocating you a GP in certain circumstances.
We can also help if you have difficulty in finding an NHS dentist. Please telephone either of the above numbers for further information.
Dental Emergencies
Non-registered patients can contact the In-Hours Emergency Dental Service on weekdays between 9.00am and 5.00pm, by telephoning 01942 614390.
The Out-of-Hours Emergency Dental Service is available from 6.00pm until 8.00am on weekdays and 24 hours at weekends and Bank Holidays, by ringing 0845 603 8504. This service will be available on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and also on New Year’s Day.
Community Health centre and clinic opening times
The following health centres and clinics will be open as usual during the Christmas and New Year holiday period with the exception of the three bank holidays.
Ashton Clinic 01942 775300
Aspull Clinic 01942 775330
Astley Clinic 01942 483000
Atherton Health Centre 01942 481000
Children’s Hearing Services 01942 482450/1
College Street Health Centre 01942 775440
Golborne Clinic 01942 775480
Grasmere Street Health Centre 01942 775520
Hindley Health Centre 01942 482470
Learning Disability Services:
196A, Newton Road, Lowton 01942 513885
Aspull Social Services Area Office, Aspull 01942 832592
Longshoot Health Centre 01942 775630
Lower Ince Health Centre 01942 481100
Marsh Green Clinic 01942 483050
Orrell Clinic 01942 775750
Pemberton Health Centre 01942 775820
Platt Bridge Health Centre 01942 482300
Shevington Clinic 01257 501300
Standish Clinic 01257 501320
Tyldesley Health Centre 01942 482600
Wigan Health Centre 01942 482070
Worsley Mesnes Health Centre 01942 481460
ASHTON, LEIGH & WIGAN PCT – CHEMIST OPENING TIMES
CHRISTMAS DAY – FRIDAY 25TH DECEMBER 2009
Lambs Pharmacy Lower Ince Health Centre, Phoenix Way, Lower Ince, 01942 825961 10.00am – 1.00pm
Morris Pharmacy 109 Wigan Rd, Ashton in Makerfield, 01942 727498 12 noon – 3.00pm
Manor Pharmacy 4 Gathurst Lane, Shevington, Wigan, 01257 254142 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Blundell’s Pharmacy 12 The Centre, Higher Folds, Leigh, 01942 678744 4.00pm – 7.00pm
BANK HOLIDAY – MONDAY 28TH DECEMBER 2009
Manor Pharmacy Worsley Mesnes Health Centre, Poolstock Lane, Wigan 01942 492703 10.00am – 1.00pm
Davina Pharmacy Ltd T/A Lee Pharmacy 155 Elliott Street, Tyldesley 01942 883029 12 noon – 3.00pm
George Wilson Pemberton Primary Care Resource Centre, Sherwood Drive 01942 222670 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Golborne Chemist 98 High Street, Golborne
01942 714014 4.00pm – 7.00pm
NEW YEARS DAY – FRIDAY 1ST JANUARY 2010
New Springs Pharmacy 21 Wigan Road, New Springs
01942 242147 10.00am – 1.00pm
Peter Buckley (Platt Bridge) Ltd Platt Bridge Health Centre, Rivington Ave, 01942 864070 12 noon – 3.00pm
Hawkley Pharmacy 54 Carr Lane, Hawkley Hall
01942 230935 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Manor Pharmacy 90-92 Manchester Road, Leigh
This information was correct at the time of going to press. Other chemists may also be open over the holidays – contact NHS Direct on 0845 4647 for details.
Emergency Prescriptions
Between 11pm and 8am, contact your local police station and ensure that the doctor has marked your prescription ‘URGENT’.
01942 674283 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Medicines
- Make sure you have a supply of your regular medicines to last you through the holiday period. If in doubt, contact your doctor.
- Have a supply of remedies in the house for common conditions like coughs and colds.
