Buckinghamshire Council is the new unitary authority that has replaced  Buckinghamshire County Council and Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe District Councils.  It is responsible for the following services:

• Social care
• Health, wellbeing and sports facilities
• Environmental issues
• Roads, road safety and public footpaths
• Parking and public transport
• Street cleaning; graffiti and litter removal
• Schools and education
• Libraries and museums
• Waste collection and recycling
• Planning and building control
• Trading standards

Buckinghamshire Council switchboard (Aylesbury Vale area)
Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, Friday 8.30 am to 5.00 pm: 01296 585858

Buckinghamshire Council home page

Coronavirus support and information

Bin collection, recycling and waste

Find your bin collection day

Planning and building control

Trading standards   or phone 01296 388788

Report a highways problem

To report a serious problem on roads and pavements that could lead to a fatal accident, phone 01296 382416 (office hours) or 01296 486630 (out of hours)

Aylesbury Household Recycling Centre

Buckinghamshire Adult Learning Service (BAL) is transforming the way it delivers its courses to help people to continue to learn and look after their mental wellbeing whilst government guidance on staying at home remains in place.

Classroom-based courses are being transformed into engaging and innovative online learning programmes.  From the end of April onwards, there will be over 150 courses available covering a wide range of topics and skills.  All courses are designed and delivered by qualified and experienced specialist tutors who are passionate about their subjects.

Examples of courses that are on offer include:

• Over 30 fitness courses including tai chi, Pilates, yoga, and meditation
• A range of language courses including French, Spanish and Italian at a range of different levels
• Over 50 creative classes including floristry, drawing, painting, garden design, cooking and creative writing
• Courses to support future employability and digital skills development, for which you can receive a qualification

Over a thousand learners have already enrolled for these courses and some courses are filling up fast.

Anita Cranmer, Executive Portfolio Holder for Education said: “I’m absolutely delighted that we can continue to offer our fantastic courses to residents despite government guidance on staying at home.  We know that this challenging period can lead to increased stress and anxiety so it’s really important that people continue to do things that they find stimulating and enjoyable.  By offering a wide range of courses online we hope that people will enjoy trying out something new or finding out more about a topic that they’re interested in.”

Click to see more information about individual courses.