Christmas opening times
Register Office and cemeteries
Our register office is open for death registrations only during the Christmas period. These are triaged by telephone first and all registrations are by appointment. We accept card payments only for certificates.
Please phone 01744 676789 during the following hours:
- Monday 26 December 2022: Closed
- Tuesday 27 December 2022: Closed
- Wednesday 28 December 2022: 9am-4pm
- Thursday 29 December 2022: 9am-4pm
- Friday 30 December 2022: 9am-3pm
- Monday 2 January 2023: Closed
- Tuesday 3 January 2023: Normal hours resume
We will be on call (01744 676728 or 01744 676789) to issue emergency funeral documents for faith burials on:
- Saturday 24 December (10am-4pm)
- Sunday 25 December
- Monday 26 December (10am-12 noon)
- Saturday 31 December (10am-4pm)
- Sunday 1 and Monday 2 January (10am-12 noon)
We will also be available to answer enquiries about Registrar General Licence weddings/civil partnerships throughout the Christmas and New Year period.
Cemeteries
You can see the Christmas opening hours for our Bereavement Services team in the following document: Bereavement Services - Christmas and New Year (PDF) [309KB] (opens new window)