September Public Holiday Service Availability
Many Council services will be operating an emergency or out of hours service for the September public holiday.
Details are contained in the information below.
Telephone Contact Centre - 01389 737000
The Contact Centre will be closed on:
- Monday 28 September 2026
Rubbish and Recycling
Bin collection
No changes to bin collections on the September public holiday.
Recycling Centres
Dalmoak and Ferry Road Household Waste Recycling Centres will be open on the September public holiday.
Special Uplifts
Currently no disruptions to service on the September public holiday.
Educational Services
Further information is available on the Term Dates 2025/26 page.
Libraries & Cultural Services
Please note -
All WDC Libraries will be closed on:
- Monday 28 September 2026
WDC Library opening times and contact details are available on the Library branches pages.
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 28 September 2026
The Registrars will close at 4pm on Friday 25 September and will reopen again on Tuesday 29 September at 9am.
Homelessness and Housing Options
Our out of hours service will be available from 8am until 8am on the following days.
- Monday 28 September 2026
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 your enquiry is not urgent and you have somewhere safe to stay then you can email us at HousingOptionsHomelessness@west-dunbarton.gov.uk, or telephone the homelessness duty service team on 01389 776400 during office hours. Monday to Friday 9am to 4:30pm with the exception of public holidays.
Housing Maintenance and Repairs
An emergency repairs service is available on:
- Monday 28 September 2026
Please contact the on-call team on 0800 197 1004.
Scottish Welfare Fund
The Welfare Fund will be closed on:
- Monday 28 September 2026
Online applications can be made on public holidays via the link below -
Roads and lighting
Emergency roads and street lighting faults can be reported by calling RALF on Freephone 0800 373635 on the following days.
- Monday 28 September 2026
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 the September Public Holiday.
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 28 September 2026
Any referrals made to this service will be dealt with on their return.