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06/07/2026

July Holiday Arrangements

Changes to our services over the July Holidays.

Civic Buildings

Antrim Civic Centre and Mossley Mill will be closed on Monday 13 July and Tuesday 14 July, reopening as normal on Wednesday 15 July.

Bereavement Services & Registration

Bereavement Services Administration and Registration Offices at Antrim Civic Centre and Mossley Mill will be closed on  Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 July, reopening as normal on Wednesday 15 July. 

The Crematorium will be closed on Monday 13 July. Cremations will take place up to 12pm on Tuesday 14 July, with normal operating hours resuming on Wednesday 15 July.

Registration appointments can be made online here. 

Leisure Centres

  • Antrim Forum, Crumlin Leisure Centre, Sixmile Leisure Centre and Valley Leisure Centre will be closed on Sunday 12 July and Monday 13 July, reopening as normal on Tuesday 14 July.
  • Allen Park and Ballyearl will open as normal over the July Holidays. Please note, Ballyearl Driving Range remains closed for essential maintenance and upgrades.

Antrim Castle Gardens

Antrim Castle Gardens will be closed on Monday 13 July, reopening as normal on Tuesday 14 July. Normal opening hours apply for Sunday 12 July.

Theatres

All theatres will be closed on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 July, reopening as normal on Wednesday 15 July.

Household Recycling Centres

All Household Recycling Centres will be closed on Sunday 12 July and Monday 13 July, reopening as normal on Wednesday 14 July.

Refuse Collection

If your bin is due to be collected on Monday 13 July, it will be collected on Saturday 11 July instead.

All other bin collections will be operating as normal.

All bin collection dates for Black, Brown and Blue bins are available here.   

Commercial Collection

If your general waste bin is due to be collected on Monday 13 July, it will be collected on Friday 10 July instead.

If your brown bin is due to be collected on Monday 13 July, it will be collected on Saturday 11 July instead.

All other bin collections will be operating as normal.