Strike closures
Published 30 Nov 2011 09:00
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PUBLIC services across Barrhead and Neilston will be crippled today (Wednesday 30) as thousands of public sector staff go on strike.
All East Renfrewshire Council services will be "severely" affected and most won't be available at all.
Most or all council buildings will be closed, but the authority aims to offer "a very basic level of service" at its main offices.
These are at 211 Main Street, Barrhead; Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock; 2 Spiersbridge Way Spiersbridge Business Park, Thornliebank, and Dickie Building, 1 Burnfield Avenue, Giffnock
These offices, which will be picketed by strikers, are likely to close earlier than normal.
Residents who require access to services in an emergency situation such as housing repairs are advised to call 0141 577 3001.
How council services will be affected:
Schools
All primary, secondary, nursery schools and classes and family centres will be closed.
Home care
The council says it will maintain a "basic" home care service during the day of industrial action. Home care clients have been contacted direct about how this might affect them which could include them having a different home care worker visit them than normal.
Also visits may not be at exactly the same time. The home care service will aim to ensure that the most vulnerable are prioritised during the day and "may need to ask family and friends to provide some support".
Roads and gritting
Gritting services are likely to be affected on the day and the council is calling on drivers and pedestrians to take extra care if there are overnight icy conditions.
Refuse and recycling
Any resident whose refuse bin or recycling is scheduled to be collected won't have it collected until the next scheduled collection date.
Greenhags recycling centre, Ayr Road, Newton Mearns is open from 8am until 6pm which means you can take any material for recycling to the centre direct throughout the day.
Registration of births, deaths and marriages
The council's registration service will only be available from the council offices in Giffnock.
Emergency contacts
The customer first line at 0141 577 3001 will have details of emergency contacts updated throughout the day.
Sports centres
All council-run sports centres will be closed.
Libraries
All libraries will be closed.
Community centres and halls
All community centres and halls across East Renfrewshire will be closed.. Individuals and groups which had booked any of our community centres or halls for that day have been notified directly of the closure.
Eastwood Park Theatre
All performances at Eastwood Park Theatre are cancelled.
Jobcentres
The Jobcentre will be closed.
NHS
Non-urgent operations and appointments are likely to be postponed - check with the appropriate facility for exact information.
Burials
These are being postponed in some areas: information is not available for East Renfrewshire.
Courts
Many or most courts will be closed and cases postponed because of striking court staff - anyone scheduled to appear should check the appropriate office voicemail message.
This article appeared in Barrhead News 30 Nov 11
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