Welcome to Bournemouth Borough Council's website

This part of our web site has information about services provided by Bournemouth Council. Please click on the links below to be taken to documents published in your language:

• Care for adults
• Care for children
• Council Tax and Benefits
• Education
• Environmental health
• Equal opportunities
• Housing  
• Libraries
• Racial harassment 
• Sports and recreation

We will be adding further pages to this section as community language versions become available. Why not bookmark this page for future reference?

Learning English

If you wish to improve your language skills in English, please contact the centre of learning for adults "Bournemouth Adult Learning," on the number 01202 451950 or by e-mail bal.enquiries@bournemouth.gov.uk. They can give you information about classes held locally, some of which may be free.

Do you need further assistance?

If you need to speak to the Council in a language other than English, we have access to various translation and interpretation services including Bournemouth Interpreters Group and Language Line.

Automated translation

Translations on this site have been provided in languages most common to Bournemouth residents and visitors to www.bournemouth.gov.uk.

Any languages not shown here can be translated using online tools such as Alta Vista and Google 

Please bear in mind that an automated translation tool of this type may not always convey exactly what is meant by the authors of the pages of www.bournemouth.gov.uk, as it may find it difficult to translate terms which are unique to the council.

If you need any of the information published on this web site in a language not listed, please telephone 01202 451451 or email enquiries@bournemouth.gov.uk