U-turn on bin collections in the East Riding for Queen's funeral
Some East Riding households are set for a two-week delay in their bins
Some East Riding households are set for a two-week delay in their bins being emptied after the council called off collections due to take place on the day of the Queen’s funeral.
East Riding Council said blue and brown bin collections set for Monday, September 19, will no longer go ahead after previously exempting them from service cancellations.
Bin collections in Hull will also not go ahead because they take place on Tuesdays.
Essential adult and children’s social care work is now the only council service continuing as normal in the East Riding on Monday.
Different parts of the East Riding have their bins collected on different days, meaning some will be affected by the cancellation while others will not.
Monday was set to see some blue bins, used for recycling, taken and some brown bins, designated for food and garden waste.
Other bin collections scheduled for Tuesday are set to go ahead as normal, while the next Monday ones are due to be on October 3.
It comes as East Riding Council said public-facing buildings including libraries and leisure centres would close on Monday during the funeral of the late Monarch.
The council also cancelled committee meetings scheduled for this week following the Queen’s death on Thursday, September 8.
Council business is set to resume from Tuesday once the national mourning period ends.
There are plans to open several East Riding venues for people to sign books of condolence on Sunday.
Sunday evening is set to see a minute’s silence as part of a national moment of reflection for the late Monarch.
People can also leave floral tributes in public gardens in villages and towns across the East Riding until the end of Monday.
Households can find out if their bin collections are delayed by using the council’s online postcode checker.
The places where people can sign books of condolence on Sunday:
Haltemprice Hub – 10am to 4pm
Hornsea Hub – 10am to 4pm
Hedon CSC and library – 10am to 4pm
Treasure House, Beverley – 10am to 4pm
Bridlington central library – 10am to 4pm
Goole Library – 10am to 4pm
East Riding Leisure Pocklington – 8am to 5.30pm
Market Weighton library and CSC – 12pm to 4pm
Withernsea Centre – 12pm to 4pm
Driffield library – 12pm to 4pm
The places where people can leave floral tributes until Monday:
Bridlington – Cenotaph Gardens
Driffield – Remembrance Gardens
Pocklington – Remembrance Gardens
Beverley – Hengate Memorial Gardens
Beverley – Coronation Gardens
Cottingham Memorial Gardens
Hornsea Memorial Gardens
Howden Garden of Remembrance
Goole Memorial Gardens