Community Information and Notices

What bins is it this week?

NB! There are no changes to collection times due to public holidays during 2026, until Christmas.

Visit https://www.swansea.gov.uk/recycling for all recycling information.

Report missed bin collections here: https://www.swansea.gov.uk/missedcollection
Book a slot to visit Llansamlet Recycling Centre:
https://www.swansea.gov.uk/HWRCcalendar
No need to book if you’re only visiting Tip Treasures

Rhossili Bay Tide Times

Causeway Opening Hours & Tides
September 2026

NB NCI Worm’s Head Station hours: 10am-6pm.

This link to the Tideschart website shows some great detail about Rhossili Bay daily and weekly tide times as well as information about weather and best fishing times.

Transport

Gower Bus Timetables

You can see the 118 bus timetable for Rhossili-Swansea at the traveline.cymru website here or you can download the timetable as a pdf (opens in a new tab). For extra excitement, you can follow the Adventure Travel Bus Tracker at https://www.adventuretravel.cymru/bus-tracker/ and watch the little bus move across the map in real time.

Easter Travel 2026

Swansea’s free buses are back for the Easter holidays, starting on March 28. Swansea Council has organised 8 days free travel, available to everyone using buses in Swansea:
Saturday 28 March
Sunday 29 March
Friday 3 April (Good Friday)
Saturday 4 April
Sunday 5 April (Easter Sunday)
Monday 6 April (Easter Monday)
Saturday 11 April
Sunday 12 April

Trains

Swansea station is the nearest mainline station. Gowerton is a handy local station for trains between Swansea and Carmarthen.

National Rail Enquiries provides an easy to use site to plan your rail journey, with train times, ticket prices and latest announcements.

Taxi Services

Daibrooksy, Tel: 07764 233308 or email daibrooksy@gmail.com to make a booking. Licensed 4 seater Hackney Cab, wheelchair friendly. Driver (David) is a local.

Data Cabs, Tel: 01792 474747 or 545454, have wheelchair accessible vehicles. Around £55 from Rhossili to Swansea (April 2023 prices). 

Killay Cabs, Tel: 01792 299299 or 298500

Oyster Cabs, Mumbles, Tel: 01792 367777

Can anyone suggest others? Let us know!

Food Bank Collections

Updated: 11th September 2026

Weekly deadline: The Food Bank team has the same deadline every week for collection from the bus shelter – 6pm on Thursdays for delivery on Fridays (but you can leave contributions at any time).

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We take contributions to the Lamplighter in Bishopston, for onward delivery to the Trussell Trust. Food bank use has escalated in recent years. Please help by contributing just one item if you can to this worthy charity. Every single item makes a difference, but they must be non-perishable and in date. If you wish to read more, do visit their website trusselltrust.org.

All the usual non-perishable goods are much-needed at the moment. Anything you choose to give (even one single item) will be very, very welcome and will ‘make a difference’.

Particularly needed at the moment:
Tinned spaghetti
Tinned meat
Tinned tomatoes
Tinned veg
Baked beans
Squash/juice
Jams/spreads
Rice
Pasta
Milk
Shampoo

Items that are always needed are:
Tea
Coffee
Long life milk (dairy and non-dairy)
Breakfast cereal
Soups
Baked Beans
Tinned meat & veg
Tinned fruit, custard, rice pudding
Biscuits
Longlife fruit juices
Sanitary products
Dental products
Sally, Lesley-Anne and Helen x x x

Read more about how the Food Bank was started here.