Rutland County Council has published opening hours for key services over the Christmas and New Year period.
The Council offices and customer self-service area at Catmose in Oakham will be closed from 4.30pm on Friday 23 December until 9.00am on Tuesday 3 January 2023.
Customer phone lines will be open between Christmas and New Year (Wednesday 28 December to Friday 30 December) but closed on normal bank holidays.
During this time, you can continue to access services online, through the Council website and MyAccount, where you can make payments, submit queries and track your requests.
Local libraries, Rutland County Museum and Oakham Castle are closed on bank holidays. Opening hours can be viewed on the following links:
For details of any changes to bin collections and recycling centre opening hours over the Christmas period, please see our waste and recycling pages.
In case of emergencies, Rutland County Council provides an out of hours contact service, meaning 24/7 support is available all-year-round by calling: 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
There are also changes to Rutland's Register Office. Please see below for availability:
- Friday 23 December – Appointments available
- Saturday 24 December to Monday 26 December – Office Closed
- Tuesday 27 December – Emergency Death appointments only
- Wednesday 28 December to Friday 30 December – Appointments available
- Saturday 31 December to Monday 2 January – Office closed
- Tuesday 3 January – Appointments available
For emergencies only please contact the Superintendent Registrar on: 07973 855 182. Voicemails will be returned as soon as possible.
We would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in Rutland a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year.