NORTH NORFOLK DISTRICT COUNCIL CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

North Norfolk District Council's offices will close for business at 3pm on Friday, 22 December for Christmas through to the New Year, and will reopen at 8.30am on Tuesday, 2 January.

The Council's usual out-of-hours emergency services will be available over the holidays.   For emergancy telephone numbers, see the Phone Book or call the Council's switchboard number (01263) 513811 and follow the instructions in the recorded message.

Recycling and rubbish collections will not take place on Bank Holidays over the festive period, though crews will work on Saturdays after Christmas and the New Year to catch up.

This schedule can also be seen at: www.northnorfolk.org/refuse/default_5720.asp

For more information about recycling and rubbish collections, please call Environmental Health on 01263 516189 during office hours.

Collections will take place according to the following schedule:

If your normal collection day is:

Monday 25 December
Tuesday 26 December
Wednesday 27 December
Thursday 28 December
Friday 29 December
Monday 1 January
Tuesday 2 January
Wednesday 3 January
Thursday 4 January
Friday 5 January
Monday 8 January
Tuesday 9 January
Wednesday 10 January
Thursday 11 January
Friday 12 January

HELP STUFF 'SANTA'S SUITCASE'

Travelcare is looking for hundreds of Santa's helpers in Cromer and beyond to spread joy to local children this Christmas.  For the second year running, the team at the Cromer branch of Travelcare are appealing for Christmas gifts or toys to help fill Santa's Suitcase.  All donations will be presented just in time for Christmas to BREAK charity for the children that will be spending Christmas in one of their centres.

We are hoping that the donations from customers, the general public and other local businesses will help to fill the suitcase.

Branch Manager, Jo Dobbie says, "Christmas is a time for celebration and spreading joy.  We hope customers and members of the local community will help us bring a smile to a deserving local child this festive season.  "Following our success with Santa's Suitcase last year we hope we can achieve the same fantastic results this Christmas.  All we ask is that you leave the gifts unwrapped so that they can be checked for suitability for either a boy or a girl, or of which age range they should be given."

If you would like to donate please drop any gifts or toys etc... into TRAVELCARE CROMER between the 11th November and the 16th December.

Alan Leedham, Fundraising Manager said "BREAK are delighted to be receiving the support of Travelcare for a second year through their 'Santa's Suitcase' appeal.  The donated toys will be wrapped and given to our guests and other service users by our very own Santa!  He will be visiting Rainbow in Sheringham, to give the children with disabilities their gifts while they are enjoying a wonderful festive holiday with us.   Then Santa will take the donated presents to our young people and teenagers who live in our children's homes.  Creative toys, games, jigsaws, and books always provide a source of stimulation and fun for the children over the Christmas period.   When you make a donation to Travelcares 'Santa's Suitcase' appeal this year we can guarantee that you'll be putting a smile on children's faces and hours of fun this Christmas!"

Drop presents into Travelcare, 12 High Street, Cromer Tel; 01263 514554