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Orlaith Clinton

The Queen's Funeral: Belfast City Council outlines changes to services including bin collections

As businesses and other public spaces prepare to close on Monday for the Queen's funeral, Belfast City Council has outlined their changes for the bank holiday.

Bin collection days will be different to normal, and other services will be fully closed on September 19. Parks will remain open for visiting, however Belfast Zoo, Belfast Castle and Malone House will be closed.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Belfast City Council said: "Monday, 19 September, the date of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, is a bank holiday. Some of our services and opening hours will be affected.

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"There will be no bin collection service on Monday 19 September. If your bin is due for collection on Monday 19 September, it will be collected on Saturday 24 September. You should leave bins out for collection by 7am on Saturday.

"If your bin has not been collected by the evening of Saturday 24 September, leave the bin out as we will collect again on Sunday 25 September. If your bin has not been collected by Monday 26 September, please report this using our missed bin collection form.

"Bryson Recycling box collections due on Monday 19 September have also been rescheduled. Their collections will take place on Saturday 17 September. Commercial waste due for collection on Monday 19 September will be collected on Saturday 17 September.

"Our recycling centres and amenity sites will be closed and there will be no bulky waste collections."

Alongside these changes, Belfast City Council says City Hall will be open to sign books of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II, between 10am-8pm, but our tours and exhibition area will remain closed. The council's dog warden service is unavailable on Monday.

Cemeteries will be open as normal from 8am to 6pm, but there will be no cremations or burials on Monday and the council's Bereavement Services Office will also be closed.

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