Council to maintain essential services on the Queen’s state funeral bank holiday

Cheshire East Council will continue to operate essential services only during the bank holiday on Monday as a mark of respect and to mark the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

This means, for example, that household bin collections continue as normal – but the borough’s household waste recycling centres, Everybody Health and Leisure facilities and Tatton Park facilities will be closed as a mark of respect.

In line with usual bank holiday arrangements, the council will continue to operate essential services only on Monday 19 September, with the notes/exceptions below:

• Registration services will honour existing wedding bookings, if couples wish to proceed. There will be no birth or death registrations;
• Bereavement services – Chapels will be honouring existing bookings, by agreement with families, with no new bookings being taken;
• Customer services – The website and chatbot will continue to be available;
• Household waste recycling centres will be closed;
• Household bin collections will continue as normal;
• Everybody Health and Leisure facilities will be closed;
• Local bus services will be operating to a normal bank holiday level of service;
• Tatton Park buildings and car park will be closed, with the grounds remaining open for pedestrian access; 
• The Grosvenor Centre and Jordangate multi-storey car parks in Macclesfield will be closed;
• Libraries will be closed;
• Education – All schools will be closed.