Wirral Council has updated people on how bin collections will work over the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend.
To celebrate the Queen becoming the first British monarch to mark 70 years on the throne, people are enjoying a special and extended bank holiday weekend. As with all bank holiday weekends, some weekly council duties such as bin collections can be affected.
Wirral Council has issued an update to all residents on what they can expect the service to look like over the next four days.
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Collections will not change in Wirral, and the council has asked everybody to put their bins out as planned. They have warned people not to put up bunting in the street until after the bins are emptied, as Biffa said its lorries cannot get down some streets.
A spokesperson from Wirral council said: "There are no changes to bin collection days over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend. Please put your bin out for collection on your usual collection day.
"Events, celebrations and street parties are happening across Wirral for Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Some road closures will be in place, but bins will still be emptied on their usual days.
"Biffa have advised us that bin lorries cannot get down some streets due to bunting for the Jubilee celebrations. Please avoid decorating your street with bunting until after the bins have been emptied, or if you already have this up then take your bins to the end of the road for crews to empty.
"If crews have been unable to empty your bins this week due to bunting, they'll aim to empty this as soon as possible next week. If decorating with bunting, please try to put it above 14 feet so larger vehicles can still pass through."
The Queen's four-day Jubilee weekend begins today. This evening, more than 3,000 beacons will be set ablaze across the UK and the Commonwealth, including one on Liverpool's Pier Head.
There will be no ceremonial journey to the service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral for the Queen on Friday, and the monarch, if she attends, will use a different entrance rather than scaling the steep steps.
And the Queen's planned visit to Epsom for the Derby on Saturday is off, with members of the royal family attending on her behalf.
In the evening, the BBC's Party at the Palace - set on three stages in front of Buckingham Palace - will entertain a live crowd of 22,000 people and a television audience of millions.
The line-up includes Diana Ross, Queen + Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Nile Rodgers, Andrea Bocelli, Duran Duran, Bond composer Hans Zimmer, Ella Eyre, Craig David, Mabel, Elbow and George Ezra.
On Sunday, millions will gather for patriotic street parties, picnics and barbecues, with more than 85,000 Big Jubilee Lunches being held across the UK.
The finale is the Jubilee Pageant through the streets of London, with a cast of 6,000 performers and close to 200 celebrities joining the carnival procession.
