Changes to local services on the day of The Queen’s funeral

To mark the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, His Majesty King Charles III has announced that Monday, 19 September, will be a bank holiday.

Some Hounslow Council services will be closed or will operate at a reduced capacity. Services will resume as normal from Tuesday, 20 September.

Council owned buildings

Hounslow House, Chiswick Town Hall and Assembly Halls will be closed.

Isleworth Public Hall will be open in the evening for a private event.

Schools and children's centres

Schools, academies and children’s centres in Hounslow will be closed.

Sports and leisure centres

Lampton Leisure will not be operating any group classes, activities or Swim School sessions. Facilities will be open for general use only.

Libraries, archives and historical houses

All Council-led cultural services including libraries, archives and historical houses will be closed. 

Books of condolences held in libraries, public halls and the Registration Office, Feltham Lodge will reopen to the Public on Tuesday and officially close at 5pm, when the books will be sent to the archives. 

Recycling and rubbish collections

Hounslow residents’ recycling and waste collections will be one day later across the week.

These changes will be for one week only and are set to return to normal on Monday, 26 September.

Normal Collection Day

Revised Collection Day

Monday 19 September

Tuesday 20 September

Tuesday 20 September

Wednesday 21 September

Wednesday 21 September

Thursday 22 September

Thursday 22 September

Friday 23 September

Friday 23 September

Saturday 24 September

Emergencies

In an emergency, please call: 0208 583 2222 and select option 1 to speak to our out of hours emergency team.

A team will be available between 9am-5pm on Monday, 19 September. Please note our normal emergency hours are:

  • Monday to Thursday: 5pm to 9am  
  • Friday: 4.45pm through to Mon 9am

Please visit our Emergency Out of Hours webpage for more information.

Her Majesty The Queen’s funeral procession through Hounslow

With many road closures in place for the Queen’s funeral on Monday, 19 September, residents and visitors to Hounslow are being urged to follow local travel advice to help ensure the day goes as smoothly as possible. 

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