Rutland County Council has published opening hours for key services over the Christmas and New Year period.

 The Council offices and therefore the customer self-service area at the Catmose office in Oakham will be closed from 4.30pm on Friday 23 December and will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 3 January 2023. 

 However, the Council is open for customer contact from Wednesday 28th December until Friday 30th December (but closed on the normal bank holidays). During this time residents can continue to access Rutland County Council services online by visiting www.rutland.gov.uk where they can make payments, submit queries and track the progress of any online requests and can also call the Customer Services number on 01572 722 577.

All libraries in Rutland, Rutland County Museum and Oakham Castle will be closed on Bank Holidays. Opening hours can be viewed on the following links:

• Libraries – https://rutlandlibraries.org.uk/our-libraries/
• Oakham Castle – https://www.oakhamcastle.org/
• Rutland County Museum - https://rutlandcountymuseum.org.uk/  

For details of any changes to bin collections and recycling centre opening hours over the Christmas period please visit the Council website.  

In case of emergencies, Rutland County Council provides an out of hours contact service, meaning 24/7 support is available all-year-round. Simply call: 01858 464 499. 

Emergency out of hours contact details for Rutland's adult and children's social services are as follows: 

• Emergency out of hours support for children: 0116 305 0005
• Emergency out of hours support for adults: 0116 255 1606

Changes will also be made to the Register Office. Please see below for availability: 

• Friday 23 December – Appointments available
• Sat 24 Dec – Mon 26 Dec – Office Closed
• Tuesday 27 December – Emergency Death appointments only
• Wed 28 Dec – Fri 30 Dec – Appointments available
• Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 – Office closed
• Tuesday 3 December – Appointments available

For emergencies only, please contact Superintendent Registrar, Samantha Corbett on 07973 855 182. Voicemails will be returned as soon as possible.  

The Council would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in Rutland a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

View festive opening times of private businesses, supermarkets, banks and local medical centres here.