From parks to markets, all Rotherham Council's Christmas opening hours

It also includes opening times for visitor attractions to help you make the most of the festive period.

Rotherham Borough Council customer services (including emergencies)

From 8pm on Friday December, 22, council essential services will be taking emergency telephone calls only. Emergency services are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

To report an emergency to the council, phone:

Emergency council house issues and repairs: 01709 336009
Emergency highways issues: 01709 336003
Children and young people’s services: 01709 336080
Adult social services: 01709 822330
Any other emergency: 01709 336009

If you feel that a child or young person is in immediate danger, please phone 999.

To report non-emergency issues at any time go to www.rotherham.gov.uk/contactus.

Normal services will resume at 8am on Tuesday, January 2.

Crisis loans

Crisis loans are available from Laser credit union on 01709 836500.

Saturday, December 22, to Tuesday, December 26: closed

Wednesday, December 27, to Friday, December 29: open

Saturday, December 30, to Monday, January 1: closed

A direct application 9am to 2pm (with an answerphone facility available out of hours or during busy times)
Loan appointments 9.30am to 2pm

Bin collections

All households should have received a calendar informing residents of collection days.

Full details of bin collection days over the Christmas and New Year period can also be found by visiting www.rotherham.gov.uk/bincollections.

Your Christmas waste can also be taken to any household waste recycling centre.

Monday, December 25: closed

Tuesday, December 26: closed

Wednesday, December 27, to Monday, January 8: open (except Monday, January 1: closed)

Outside of the festive period the sites are normally open six days a week:

Magilla Common Rd, Anston - closed Tuesday
Car Hill, Greasbrough - closed Wednesday
Warren Vale, Rawmarsh - closed Thursday
Lidget Lane, Bramley - closed Friday

Riverside library and walk-in centre

Saturday, December 23: open as usual

Sunday, December 24, until Monday, January 1: closed

Tuesday, January 2: open as usual

All other borough libraries and customer service walk-in centres:

Saturday and Sunday, December 23 and 24: open as usual

Monday, December 25, to Monday, January 1: closed

Tuesday, January 2: open as usual

The online library is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Each library and customer service centre’s regular opening times can be found at: www.rotherham.gov.uk/libraries.

Emergency help if you are homeless

From Saturday, December 23, to Monday, January 1, if you are homeless, or know someone who is, contact the council on 07748 143170.

Registration service

The service has a statutory duty to provide specific services during this time, notably death registration and the delivery of celebratory services. Other services will be limited or withdrawn.

Death registration: Wednesday to Friday, December 27 to 29: open

Celebratory services: Wednesday to Sunday, December 27 to 31: open, including services at Clifton Park Museum.

Notices of marriage will be taken if required: Wednesday, December 27 to Friday, December 29.

Birth registration: Wednesday, December 27, to Sunday, December 31: closed

Marriage/civil partnership by registrar generals licence: Saturday, December 23 to Monday, January 1: available

Out of Hours Burial Service: Saturday, December 23, to Monday, January 1: closed

Advocacy and appeals service: Monday to Friday, December 25 to 29: closed

Other organisations providing help and assistance:

The Silver Line is an organisation that offers a telephone befriending service to older people. They will be open over the Christmas period and it gives a lonely older person someone to talk to.

Visit www.thesilverline.org.uk or call 0800 470 80 90 free 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Samaritans offer a safe place to talk at any time. Call 116 123 free from any phone, 24 hours a day seven days a week.

Online services

You can make online payments for services such as council tax, rents or parking fines using credit or debit cards or PayPal. You can manage your business rates or benefits online, renew library books or download ebooks for free. Go to www.rotherham.gov.uk.

Tickets for Jack and the Beanstalk are still available

Rotherham Visitor Centre, including the Civic theatre box office

Sunday, December 24 to Monday, January 1: closed

Tuesday, January 2: open as usual

When the visitor centre box office is closed, you can buy tickets directly at the Civic, Catherine Street:

Sunday, December 24: 10am until 2.45pm

Monday, December 25: closed

Tuesday and Wednesday, December 26 and 27: 1.30pm until 6.45pm

Thursday, December 28: 10am until 6.45pm

Friday, December 29: 1.30pm until 6.45pm

Saturday, December 30: 10am until 6.45pm

Sunday, December 31: 10am until 2.45pm

Monday, January 1: closed

Visitor attractions

Clifton Park Museum:

Saturday, December 23: 9.30am until 5pm (café closes at 3pm)

Sunday to Friday, December 24 to 29: closed

Saturday, December 30: 9.30am until 5pm (café closes at 4pm)

Sunday, December 31, and Monday, January 1: closed

Tuesday, January 2: 10am until 5pm (café closes at 3.30pm)

Current exhibtions are Childhood through the Ages 1940s to 1980s, Geology Rocks and the Animals of Rotherham’s Habitats Through Time.

Archives and local studies

Sunday, December 24, to Tuesday, January 9: closed

Wednesday, January 10: 10am to 5pm

Boston Castle: closed until April 2018.

Thrybergh Country Park (pictured):

Sunday, December 24: 8.30am until 4pm.

Monday, December 25: closed

Tuesday, December 26, to Saturday, December 30: 8.30am until 5pm

Sunday, December 31, and Monday, January 1: 8.30am until 4pm

Tuesday, January 2: 8.30am until 5pm

Lakeside Café:

Sunday, December 24: closes at 2pm

Monday, December 25, Tuesday, December 26, and Monday, January 1: closed

Tutti Frutti ice cream parlour:

Sunday, December 24: closes at 2pm

Monday, December 25: closed

Tuesday, December 26: closes at 3pm

Wednesday to Saturday, December 27 to 30: 9am until 4.30pm

Sunday, December 31: closes at 3pm

Monday, January 1: closed

Ulley Country Park:

Sunday, December 24: 9am to 4pm.

Monday, December 25, Tuesday, December 26, and Monday, January 1: closed

Rother Valley Country Park:

Sunday, December 24, to Tuesday, January 2: 8.30am until 5pm (last entry 4 pm)

Monday, December 25: closed

Café:

Sunday, December 24, to Tuesday, January 2: 9am until 4pm

Monday, December 25: closed

Cycling Centre:

Sunday, December 24: 9am until 4.30pm (last hire 3.30pm)

Monday, December 25: closed

Tuesday, December 26, to Tuesday, January 2: 9am to 4.30pm (last hire 3.30pm)

Watersports Activity Centre: Closed during the winter season.

Herringthorpe Stadium:

Sunday, December 24, to Monday, January 1: closed

Tuesday, January 2: open as usual 5pm until 9pm

Rotherham Markets:

Saturday, December 23: 8.30am until 5pm

Sunday, December 24: 8am until 2pm

Monday and Tuesday, December 25 and 26: closed

Wednesday, December 27, to Saturday, December 30: 8.30am to 5pm

Sunday, December 31, and Monday, January 1: closed

Tuesday, January 2: 8.30am until 5pm.