Cumbria County Council will continue to provide key services over the Easter period. What follows are details of opening times, out-of-hours contacts and other relevant information.
Adult Social Care and Children's Services (for children's social care).
Services will operate as usual up until 5pm on Thursday April 13th. The offices will re-open at 9am on Wednesday April 19th.
During this period the out-of-hours number - 01228 526690 - can be used 24-hours a day for adult social care and children social care emergencies.
Meals on Wheels
We have been providing meals on wheels over the Easter school holiday period (April 3rd - April 18th). Meals will be provided on Bank Holidays in Eden and on some rounds in the South Lakes area.
The Meals on Wheels contact telephone numbers are:-
Carlisle/Eden 01228 607693
Barrow & South Lakes 01229 894338
Allerdale/Copeland 01900 325880
Recycling and Rubbish
County council civic amenity sites across the county will be open throughout the bank holiday period. Please remember to recycle your Easter egg packaging.
The Highways Hotline
The Highways Hotline (0845 6096609) is open 24 hours a day over Easter for reporting highways problems.
Crews from Cumbria Highways, the county council's highways partnership, will be on-standby throughout the Easter period to deal with any effects of severe winter weather on the county's roads.
Libraries
All libraries in Cumbria will close on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and Tuesday 18th April. Normal opening hours for individual libraries will apply on Saturday April 15th.
Transport and Travel
Public transport information is available as usual from from Traveline on 0870 608 2 608 between 7am and 8pm over her whole of the Easter period.
Media Enquiries
The Media Team is operating an emergency only service for the media between 14th and 18th April inclusive. We will not be handling routine enquiries during this period.
In case of emergency for Good Friday, Saturday 15th and Easter Sunday contact Gareth Cosslett on 07973 811206.
For Easter Monday contact Justin Hawkins 07966 116947.
For Tuesday 18th contact Alison Lister 07966 116948.