On the build up to the next bank holiday on Monday 27 May, Cumberland Council is reminding residents how to access its services.
Some offices - including Carlisle’s Civic Centre and Cumbria House, Allerdale House in Workington, and Market Hall in Whitehaven - will be closed on Monday 27 May. Online services will be available at www.cumberland.gov.uk
The main customer number (0300 373 3730) will close at 4pm on Friday 24 May and will reopen following the bank holiday on Tuesday 28 May - 9am. There will be a recorded message advising of the closure period and out of hours contact numbers for Highways, Homelessness, and Adults and Children’s Social Care, should anyone be calling in an emergency.
Other opening times, out of hours arrangements, and relevant information, is as follows:
Household waste and recycling collections
There will be no changes to refuse and recycling collections on the bank holiday. Collections will take place on Monday 27 May.
Residents can check collection dates on our refuse and recycling webpage.
Household Waste Recycling Centres will be open as usual.
For opening times and locations visit our household waste recycling centre webpage.
The permit helpline is closed on bank holidays and weekends.
Cumberland Highways
The Highways Hotline (0300 373 3736) will be unavailable on Monday 27 May.
Calls will be diverted to an answer phone service with emergency contact information. Residents can report problems relating to potholes, road damage, flooding, drainage, traffic lights, streetlights, pedestrian crossings, trees, vegetation, bollards, manhole covers and more on our highways webpage.
Health and Social Care
Residential and home care services operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Adult Social Care offices will be closed on Monday 27 May.
Contact the social care out of hours emergency service (01228 526690), 24-hours a day, for adult social care emergencies. Further information is available on our health and social care webpage.
Children's Services (for children's social care)
Children's services offices will be closed on Monday 27 May. The Emergency Duty Team (0333 240 1727) can be contacted 24 hours a day for children’s social care emergencies.
Archives, Libraries and Local Link offices
The Archive Centres (Carlisle and Whitehaven) will be closed on Monday 27 May.
All libraries will also be closed on Monday 27 May. While our physical doors may be closed, our virtual library remains open 24/7. Dive into a world of digital resources, including e-books, audiobooks, and digital magazines and newspapers, to satisfy your reading cravings.
Registration Services
The Registration Service will be closed on Monday 27 May.
Trading Standards
Cumbria Trading Standards’ Consumer Direct helpline (08454 04 05 06) will be closed on Monday 27 May.