This page contains details of the events and activities taking place in Nottinghamshire over the Christmas period and the availability of County Council services.
Country parks events
The festive season is here! There are some interesting events taking place in Nottinghamshire which capture the magic of Christmas.
Both Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve and Rufford Abbey Country Park are hosting exciting Santa’s Christmas Grottos providing fun for all the family.
Rufford Abbey Country Park
Helping families create magical moments at Rufford Abbey Country Park this year is a traditional Christmas ride to ‘transport’ visitors to the North Pole to meet Santa from Rufford Craft Centre’s Courtyard.
From a sumptuous meal at the Savile restaurant to visiting Santa in his Christmas grotto, there's something for all the family at Rufford this festive season.
Sherwood Forest
There is a St Nicholas' Yuletide Grotto at Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve.
Learn how to make a special Christmas wreath or lantern, go on a Yuletide treasure trail or enjoy listening to your favourite Christmas carols played by the Creswell Colliery Band. All these activities and lots more are on offer at Sherwood at this time of year.
Council Services
The school holidays are from Wednesday 21 December 2011 to Wednesday 4 January 2012.
The dates of other school holidays are available.
You can contact us by calling tel: 08449 808080 or minicom: 01623 434993.
Customer Service Centre opening times over Christmas period
| Days |
Times |
| Friday 23 December 2011 |
8am-8pm |
| Christmas Eve - Saturday 24 December |
8am-12noon |
| Christmas day - Sunday 25 December closed |
Closed |
| Boxing Day - Monday 26th December |
Closed |
| Tuesday 27 December |
Closed |
| Wednesday 28 December |
8am-6pm |
| Thursday 29 December |
8am-6pm |
| Friday 30 December |
8am-6pm |
| New Year's Eve - Saturday 31 December |
8am-12noon |
| New Year's Day - Sunday 1 January 2012 |
Closed |
| Monday 2 January |
Closed |
| Tuesday 3 January |
Open as normal |
If our customer service centre is closed, our emergency contact details page contains details of phone numbers you can call in an emergency only.
Customer Service Points
If you wish to talk to an advisor in person, call in at one of our Customer Service Points (CSP) at:
Mansfield CSP
- Closed: Monday 19 December 2011
- Re-opens: Tuesday 3 January 2012
Sutton CSP
- Closed: Monday 26 December 2011
- Re-opens: Tuesday 3 January 2012
Arnold CSP
- Closed: Monday 26 to Wednesday 28 December 2011
- Re-opens: Thursday 29 December 2011
- Closed: Monday 2 January 2012
- Re-opens: Tuesday 3 January 2012
Worksop CSP
- Closed: Monday 26 December 2011
- Re-opens: Wednesday 28 December 2011
- Closed: Monday 2 January 2012
- Re-opens: Wednesday 4 January 2012
Beeston outreach
- No outreach on Wednesday 28 December 2011
- Outreach as normal on Wednesday 4 January 2012
Eastwood outreach
- No outreach on Thursday 29 December 2011
- Outreach as normal on Thursday 5 January 2012
Hucknall outreach
- No outreach on Thursday 29 December 2011
- Outreach as normal on Thursday 5 January 2012
Newark Outreach
- No outreach on Monday 26, Wednesday 28 December 2011 or Monday 2 January 2012
- Outreach as normal on Wednesday 4 January 2012
Retford Outreach
- No outreach on Tuesday 27, Thursday 29 December 2011, or Tuesday 3 January 2012
- Outreach as normal on Thursday 4 January 2012
See others ways to contact the Council.
Household Waste Recycling Centres will be open as normal except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Rufford Abbey Country Park and Sherwood Forest Country Park will close close at 2pm on Christmas Eve and remain closed during Christmas Day, but will be open every other day of the Christmas period, including New Year's Day, as normal.
Find out more about our Country Parks, including normal opening hours.
Libraries
All Nottinghamshire County libraries will close at their normal scheduled time on Friday 23 December 2011 and will re-open as normal on Tuesday 3 January 2012.
County Hall Switchboard and Reception
Opening times of County Hall Switchboard and Reception:
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Week commencing Monday 19 December 2011 - business as usual, Monday - Thursday 8am - 5pm, Friday 8am - 4.30pm
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Week commencing Monday 26 December 2011 - Closed on Monday and Tuesday, open rest of the week business as usual, close at 4.30pm on Friday
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Week commencing Monday 2 January 2012 - Closed Monday, open rest of the week business as usual, close at 4.30pm on Friday.
Other buildings including Trent Bridge House, Meadow House, Sir John Robinson Way, Lawn View House will be closed on 25, 26, 27 December 2011 and 1,2 January 2012. They will be open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Register Offices
Register Offices will be open as follows:
Retford and Worksop Register Offices
- Friday 23 December 2011: open as usual
- Saturday 24 December - Tuesday 27 December: closed
- Wednesday 28 December - Friday 30 December: open as usual
- Saturday 31 December - Monday 2 January: closed
- Tuesday 3 January: normal hours resume
On the days Retford and Worksop Register Offices are closed, in the event of an emergency only tel: 07810181903 between 9.30am - 10.30am.
Newark Register Office
- Friday 23 December 2011: open as usual
- Saturday 24 December - Tuesday 27 December: closed
- Wednesday 28 December - Friday 30 December: open as usual
- Saturday 31 December - Monday 2 January: closed
- Tuesday 3 January: normal hours resume
Southwell Register Office
- Friday 23 December 2011: open as usual
- Saturday 24 December - Monday 2 January: closed
- Tuesday 3 January: normal hours resume
Ollerton Register Office
- Friday 23 December 2011: open as usual
- Saturday 24 December - Tuesday 27 December: closed
- Thursday 29 December: open as usual
- Friday 30 December - Monday 2 January: closed
- Tuesday 3 January: normal hours resume
Basford Register Office
- Friday 23 December: open until 1.30pm
- Saturday 24 December - Tuesday 27 December: closed
- Wednesday 28 December - Friday 30 December: open as usual
- Saturday 31 December - Monday 2 January: closed
- Tuesday 3 January: normal hours resume
Beeston Register Office
- Saturday 24 December - Tuesday 27 December: closed
- Thursday 29 December: open 9.30am-12.30pm
- Friday 30 December - Tuesday 3 January: closed
- Wednesday 4 January: open 9.30am-12.30pm
Eastwood Register Office
- Saturday 24 December - Wednesday 28 December: closed
- Thursday 29 December: open 9.30am-12.30pm
- Friday 30 December - Wednesday 4 January: closed
- Thursday 5 January: open 9.30am-12noon
Carlton Register Office
- Saturday 24 December - Tuesday 27 December: closed
- Wednesday 28 December: open 9am-3pm
- Thursday 29 December: closed
- Friday 30 December: open 9am-3pm
- Saturday 31 December - Monday 2 January: closed
- Tuesday 3 January: open 9am-12pm
Hucknall Register Office
- Saturday 24 December - Monday 2 January: closed
- Tuesday 3 January: open 9.30am-2.30pm
Mansfield Register Office
- Friday 23 December: open as usual
- Saturday 24 December - Tuesday 27 December: closed
- Wednesday 28 December - Friday 30 December: open for personal callers from 9am until 4pm and for telephone queries 9am-4.30pm
- Saturday 31 December - Monday 2 January: closed
- Tuesday 3 January: normal hours resume
Sutton Register Office
- Friday 23 December: open as usual
- Saturday 24 December - Monday 2 January: closed
- Tuesday 3 January: normal hours resume
Rushcliffe Register Office
- Friday 23 December: open as usual
- Saturday 24 December: open 9.30am-2pm
- Sunday 25 December - Tuesday 27 December: closed
- Wednesday 28 December - Friday 30 December: open as usual
- Saturday 31 December: open for weddings only
- Sunday 1 January - Monday 2 January: closed
- Tuesday 3 January: normal hours resume
Office opening times:
Ashfield
Office closed 25, 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Fully open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Bassetlaw
Office closed 25, 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Telephone only service on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Broxtowe
Office closed 25, 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012.
Gedling
Office closed 25, 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Fully open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Mansfield
Office closed 25, 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Fully open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Newark and Sherwood
Office closed 25, 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Fully open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Rushcliffe
Office closed 25, 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Fully open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Office closed 25, 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Fully open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
The farm will be closed 25, 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Fully open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Day centres
ASRA
- Open as normal on Thursdays.
Balderton
- Closed 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Open on 28, 29, 30 and 31 December 2011.
Beauvale, Scalby Close
- Closed 26 December 2011 and 2 January 2012.
Community Resource, Worksop library
- Learning disability - Closes Thursday 22 December 2011. Re-opens Tuesday 3 January 2012.
- Mental health - Closed 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Ernehale Lee, Arnold
- Closed 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Open on 28, 29, 30 and 31 December 2011.
Greenacre, Worksop
- Learning disability - Closes Thursday 22 December. Re-opens Tuesday 3 January.
- Older people - Closed 25, 26, 27, 31 December 2011 and 1 and 2 January 2012. Open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
- Physical disability - Closed 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Ley Street, Netherfield
- Closed 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Open on 28, 29, 30 and 31 December 2011.
Moorlands, Bingham
- Closed 26, 27 December 2011 and 2, 3 January 2012. Open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Red Oaks
- Learning disability - Closes 4.30pm 21 December 2011. Re-opens 3 January 2012.
- Physical disability and older people - Closes 4pm 23 December 2011. Re-opens 28 December 2011. Closes 4pm 30 December 2011. Re-opens 3 January 2012.
Selston
- Closed 26, 27 December 2011 and 2 January 2012. Open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011.
Stephen House, Retford
- Learning disability - Closes Thursday 22 December 2011. Re-opens Tuesday 3 January 2012.
Three Spires
- Older people - Closed 25, 26, 27 December and 1, 2 January. Open on 28, 29 and 30 December 2011. Open as normal from 3 January.
White Water
- Learning disability - Closes 22 December. Re-opens 3 January.
- Older people - Closes 24 December. Re-opens 3 January.
Willow Woods
- Learning disability - Closes 4.30pm 21 December 2011. Re-opens 3 January 2012.
- Physical disability and Older people - Closes 4pm 23 December 2011. Re-opens 28 December 2011. Closes 4pm 30 December 2011. Re-opens 3 January 2012.
Archives' opening times over the Christmas period are as follows:
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Thursday 29 December 2011: open 9.00am - 4.45pm
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Friday 30 December 2011: open 9.00am - 4.45pm
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Saturday 31 December 2011: open 9.00am - 12.45pm
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Sunday 1 - Monday 2 January 2012: closed
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From Tuesday 3 January 2012: open as normal
See the regular opening times for visting Archives.
