Christmas and New Year Holidays
All Council offices and facilities – except those listed below - will be closed from 4.45pm on Friday 24 December until 9am on Wednesday 5 January, 2011.
Residents can, however, continue to make online payments and access emergency services over the phone.
Emergency Telephone Numbers:
Housing Repairs - 0800 0196 444
Homelessness - 0800 0196 500
Roads & Lighting - 0845 603 0594
Trunk Road Repairs (Amey) – Road & Lighting Faults (A78, A737, A738) - 0800 028 1414
Scottish Water - Water & Sewerage - 0845 601 8855
Scottish Gas/Transco - 0800 111 999
The following offices will be open between Wednesday 29 and Friday 31 December.
REGISTRATION SERVICES
Irvine, Saltcoats and Arran Offices (Local Office)
Wednesday 29 December – 9am to 12.30pm and 1.15pm to 4.45 pm
Thursday 30 December - 9am to 12.30pm and 1.15pm to 4.45 pm
Friday 31 December – 9am to 1pm
Kilbirnie Registration Office
Wednesday 29 December – 9am to 12.30pm
Thursday 30 December - 2pm to 4.45pm
Friday 31 December – closed
Largs Registration Office
Wednesday 29 December - 2pm to 4.45pm
Thursday 30 December – 9am to 12.30pm
Friday 31 December – 9am to 12.30pm
All registration business is by appointment.
Irvine Registration Office: 01294 324988
Saltcoats Registration Office: 01294 463312
Largs Registration Office: 01475 687591
Kilbirnie Registration Office: 01505 682416
LICENSING
Townhouse, High Street, Irvine
Wednesday 29 December: 9am - 4.45pm
Thursday 30 December: 9am – 4.45pm
Friday 31 December: 9am – 12.30pm
SOCIAL SERVICES
The following Social Services offices will be open on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 December (normal hours) and until 1pm on Friday 31 December 2009:
Dirrans Resource Centre, Irvine
Independent Living Service, Pavilion 9, Ayrshire Central Hospital, Irvine
Aitken Place, Ardrossan
Vernon Street, Saltcoats
Criminal Justice, 157 New Street, Stevenston
Craigton Road, Kilbirnie
Brooksby Resource Centre, Largs
Byres Road, Kilwinning
Bridgegate House, Irvine
Shore Road, Lamlash, Arran
LIBRARIES
Irvine and Largs Library
Friday 24 December 9am – 5pm
Saturday 25 December – Tuesday 4 January 2011 Closed
Wednesday 5 January 2011 9.30am - Re-open
Saltcoats Library
24 December 9am – 5pm
25 December - 13 January 2011 - Closed
13 January 2011 9am - Re-open
Kilwinning Library
24 December 9am – 5pm
25 December - 5 January 2011 - Closed
6 January 2011 9am - Re-open
Ardrossan, Beith, Bourtreehill, Dalry, Dreghorn, Kilbirnie, Stevenston, West Kilbride Libraries
24 December 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm
25 December - 5 January 2011 - Closed
6 January 2011 1pm - Re-open
Arran Library
24 December 10am – 5pm
25 December - 5 January 2011 - Closed
6 January 2011 10am - Re-open
Fairlie Library
24 December 2.30pm – 5pm
25 December - 6 January 2011 - Closed
7 January 2011 2.30pm - Re-open
Millport Library
24 December 9am – 4.45pm
25 December - 4 January 2011 - Closed
5 January 2011 9am - Re-open
Skelmorlie Library
24 December 1pm – 5pm
25 December - 5 January 2011 Closed
6 January 2011 9am - Re-open
Springside Library
23 December 6pm – 7.30pm
24 December - 5 January 2011 - Closed
6 January 2011 6pm - Re-open
North Ayrshire Heritage Centre, Saltcoats
24 December 9.30am – 5pm
25 December - 4 January 2011 - Closed
5 January 2011 9.30am - Re-open
Arran Mobile Library
No service Monday 27 December – Wednesday 5 January 2011 inclusive.
Mainland Mobile Library
No service Monday 27 December – Tuesday 4 January 2011 inclusive.
DOMESTIC REFUSE COLLECTIONS
Domestic refuse collections over the festive period will remain unchanged for the mainland (PDF 376kb )and Cumbrae. There are, however, changes to collection services on Arran (PDF 825kb)
COUNCILLOR SURGERIES
Please note that no Councillors' surgeries will be held from the 25 December 2010 until the 7 January 2010 inclusive.
North Ayrshire Councillors wish all their constituents a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
On behalf of North Ayrshire Council, may I wish you a very happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year.
Elma Murray, Chief Executive