CIVIC AMENITIES
COURTS
County Court
Southend on Sea County Court, Tylers Avenue, Southend. (01702) 601991.
Magistrates Court
Rochford and Southend on Sea Magistrates Court, Victoria Avenue, Southend. (01702) 348491.
LIBRARIES
Answers Direct Central Enquiry Service – (01245) 492592.
Essex County Council Library Headquarters – (01245) 284981.
Canvey Island – High Street, Canvey. (01268) 683741.
Great Tarpots – 127 London Road, South Benfleet. (01268) 757361.
Hadleigh – 180 London Road, Hadleigh. (01702) 559676.
Kent Elms – 1 Rayleigh Road, Leigh. (01702) 523803.
Leigh on Sea - Broadway West, Leigh-on-Sea. (01702) 475929 Fax (01702) 716151| Opening Hours: |
Mon: 9am-5pm |
Tue: 9am-7pm |
Wed: 9am-1pm |
| Thu: 9am-7pm |
| Fri: 9am-5pm |
| Sat: 9am-5pm |
South Benfleet – High Road, South Benfleet. (01268) 758558.
Southend on Sea, Victoria Avenue, Southend. (01702) 612621. (01702) 469428 (renewals).
Thorpedene – Delaware Road, Southend. (01702) 587761.
Westcliff on Sea – 649 London Road, Westcliff. (01702) 341961.
Waste Disposal
Civic Amenities and Recycling Centre, Leigh Marshes, Leigh-on-Sea.Opening times:
1st November- 31st January 8am – 4pm
1st February – 31st October 8am – 5pm
1st May – 31st August additional opening 5pm – 8pm
Site management : (01268) 793459 (Hadleigh Salvage)
Technical Services Dept. Waste Management Helpline: (01702) 215396
Emergency Telephone No. (01702) 793459
Mini Recycling Centres/Civic Amenity Sites:
Bellhouse Lane Near Garage, Leigh-on-Sea
Elm Road Car Park, Leigh-on-Sea
Safeway Car Park, Western Approaches, Leigh-on-Sea
Snakes Lane, Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea
Sutherland Boulevard Car Park, Leigh-on-Sea
Two Tree Island, Civic Amenity Site, Leigh-on-Sea
What can be recycled by the council:
Glass, food and drink cans, newspapers and magazines, shoes, clothes and textiles, plastic bottles, used engine oil.
What cannot be recycled by the council:
Cardboard, Brown Paper & Envelopes, Yellow Telephone Directories, Catalogues, Egg Boxes, Cereal Packets and Aluminium Foil.
Recycling Garden Waste:
If you cannot compost at home, or take your garden waste to the main civic amenities site at Two Tree Island, you can purchase grey Garden Waste Sacks from the following retailers:
Dave’s Hardware, 120 Eastwood Old Road, Leigh-on-Sea
Elmsleigh DIY, 193 Elmsleigh Drive, Leigh-on-Sea
Gilco Tools, 454 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea
Housebright, 1805 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea
B.Kan, 15 Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea
Kaydons, 128 Hobleythick Lane, Westcliff-on-Sea
Mayfair News, 255 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea
Midels, 136 Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea
North Road Stores, North Road, Westcliff-on-Sea
Pails and Tails, 337 Eastwood Road North, Leigh-on-Sea
Prince Avenue Post Office, Queen Anne Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea
VK Household, 1096 London Road (opp. Safeway), Leigh-on-Sea
Watkins News, Eastwood Shopping Centre (Safeway), Western Approaches, Leigh-on-Sea
West Area Housing Office, Mendip Crescent, Westcliff-on-Sea
Vehicle Disposal:
If you have a vehicle that you no longer want, one of the council’s contractors will now accept it for disposal at their site free of charge. Telephone: (01702) 300051.