Christmas opening dates for council services
Dudley residents are being reminded to check when council services are running during the Christmas holidays.
Dudley Council has produced a checklist with details on opening times during the festive season, how to reach services in case of emergencies and much more.
Emergency frontline services will continue during the festive break.
Household waste and recycling collections that were due on Boxing Day have been brought forward to Christmas Eve. The Household Waste and Recycling Centre in Stourbridge will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
The Dudley Council Plus walk-in centre at Castle Street, telephone and social media services will be closed from 23 to 27 December and on 2 January. Self-serve online services will be accessible as normal.
Borough libraries and Dudley Archives will be closed from 23 to 30 December and 1 to 2 January. The archives and all libraries that are normally open on Saturdays will be open on New Year’s Eve. The Red House Glass Cone will close at 3pm on 22 December, before reopening on 3 January.
Parks in the borough will remain open over Christmas. The Healthy Hub activity centres at Huntingtree Park, Mary Stevens Park, Netherton Park and Silver Jubilee Park will be closed from 18 December until 2 January, before reopening on 3 January.
Duncan Edwards, Crystal and Halesowen leisure centres will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Duncan Edwards and Crystal will close at 6pm on New Year’s Eve, while the Halesowen centre will shut at 12.30pm.
The borough crematoria and cemetery grounds are open during the Christmas holidays from 9am to 4.30pm. Remembrance and flower rooms are open from 9am to 4pm. The crematoria and offices will be closed on 23 December, Boxing Day, 27 December and 2 January.
The carers hub and advice line will close on 22 December until 28 December, then on 2 January. The Crystal Gateway dementia day centre will be closed on 23 December until 27 December and 2 January. All attendees to the centre have been informed in advance of this closure.
Services including residential care, sheltered housing, home care and telecare will continue to operate during the festive season.
Councillor Patrick Harley, leader of Dudley Council, said:
We will continue to be here for our residents over Christmas, especially people who are elderly and vulnerable. The emergency frontline services that people depend on will still be available.
Some services may have alternative or reduced open hours, so I encourage residents to check before they visit our libraries, leisure centres or other venues. Our checklist includes all the details people will need.
The complete list of opening times and emergency contacts can be found at www.dudley.gov.uk/xmasopeningtimes.