There are changes to some of our services and opening hours over the festive period.

The Public Service Plaza

For services delivered by Hampshire County Council and Havant Borough Council - the building will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Friday 27 December and New Year's Day, otherwise open as normal.

Monday 23 December Open normal hours 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 24 December  Open normal hours 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 25 December Closed  
Thursday 26 December Closed  
Friday 27 December  Closed  
Monday 30 December  Open normal hours 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 31 December Open normal hours 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 1 January Closed  
Thursday 2 January Open normal hours 9am - 5pm
Friday 3 January Open normal hours 9am - 5pm

Although the offices will be closed on Friday 27 December, if you are homeless or at risk of homelessness you can contact us on 023 9244 6379 or by emailing:  housingservices2@havant.gov.uk

If you need to contact us for any service provided to you by Havant Borough Council outside of office hours and it cannot wait until the next working day, there is a limited emergency out-of-hours service. Please call our main switchboard on 023 9244 6019.

To contact any service provided to you by Hampshire County Council please visit www.hants.gov.uk/aboutthecouncil/contact/emergency or call 0300 555 1375.

The Visitor Information Centre at Beachlands, Hayling Island 

The Visitor Information Centre will close at 5pm on Friday 20 December 2024 and reopen at 9am on Monday 6 January 2025.

Rubbish and Recycling collections

There will be some changes to collections due to the Christmas and New Year bank holidays, please see our revised collection days page for these changes.

Cemeteries 

Our cemeteries will be open as normal to the public (for people to visit to lay flowers etc). No burials will take place during the bank holidays.