Gamesley Christmas 2023 – Buses, shops, bins, and other info
Gamesley Christmas 2023 – Buses, shops, bins, and other info – Below are details for Gamesley’s local services during the Christmas period. Please get in touch if you think anything is missing or wrong or have helpful information to add.
Local Buses
Buses on Gamesley
Sunday 24th December – Christmas Eve
There is no service as usual for a Sunday.
There is no service on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Wednesday 27th Thursday 28th December and Friday 29th December
341 Normal (but could be Saturday Service)
394 Normal weekday service.
Saturday 30th December
341 – Glossop to Hyde – Normal Saturday Service.
Sunday 31st December – New Year’s Eve
There is no service as usual for a Sunday.
There is no service on New Year’s Day.
Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Back to regular service
Buses from The Plough (Dinting Arches) / Shaw Lane (Carpenters)
Friday 22nd December
Monday to Friday holiday service
Monday to Friday timetables will run; however, some journeys will be speeded up during the morning and afternoon rush hours to reflect traffic conditions.
Saturday 23rd December
Normal Saturday service
Sunday 24th December – Christmas Eve
237 – Normal Sunday service, last buses 18:31 Ashton Under Lyne to Glossop and 18:23 Glossop to Ashton Under Lyne
No service on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Wednesday 27th, Thursday 28th December, Friday 29th December
237 – Monday to Friday holiday service
Monday to Friday timetables will run; however, some journeys will be speeded up during the morning and afternoon rush hours to reflect traffic conditions.
Saturday 30th December
Normal Saturday service
Sunday 31st December – New Year’s Eve
237 – Normal Sunday service, last buses 18:31 Ashton Under Lyne to Glossop and 18:23 Glossop to Ashton Under Lyne
New Year’s Day – No service
Tuesday 2nd January to Friday 5th January
Monday to Friday holiday service
Monday to Friday timetables will run; however, some journeys will be speeded up during the morning and afternoon rush hours to reflect traffic conditions.
Saturday 6th January
Normal service resumes
Other local bus services
High Peak Buses (except for the 394) will run to Saturday times.
South Pennine – There is no 351 service on Saturday 30th December
Please click here for details on timetables, other local services, fares, etc.
Trains
There will be no trains from Glossop to Machester on Christmas Day and Boxing Day; disruption is likely for early morning journeys on other days over the Christmas period.
If you are travelling beyond Manchester, many engineering works are taking place; please check with Northern Rail before travelling.
High Peak Borough Council
Council Offices and receptions will be closed to the public from Saturday, 23rd December and reopen on Tuesday, 2nd January 2024.
Call centre – 0345 129 7777
If you need to contact the Council, the Call Centre will be open during Christmas and New Year on Wednesday, 27, Thursday, 28 and Friday, 29, December from 9.00 am – 4.00 pm.
Many services and transactions can be accessed online when offices are closed via the council website at www.highpeak.gov.uk.
For housing emergencies (i.e. heating problems, no heating, leaks, boiler problems, electrical issues in council housing, etc.) during the Christmas period, call 0800 030 8666
For other High Peak Borough Council emergencies, please call 0345 129 7777 or 01298 28400
Derbyshire County Council – 01629 533190
For Derbyshire County Council issues, such as gritting and snow clearing etc
Call Derbyshire will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day except for urgent social care calls.
Call Derbyshire will be open as usual at 01629 533190 for the rest of the festive period.
For social care emergencies, call Tel: 01629 532600
Police
For any Police matters which are not urgent, please call 101
Bins
There will be no bin collections on Monday 26th, 27th December and Monday 2nd January. Bin rounds have been rearranged to accommodate any changes.
No green-lidded bins will be collected between Monday, 26th December and Monday, 9th January.
Gamesley & Cottage Lane – Normal collection day Tuesday
The brown bin collection, due to take place on Tuesday, 26th December, will instead take place on Thursday, 29th December.
Glossop Road – Normal Collection Wednesday
No changes – Brown bin as usual on Wednesday, 28th December.
If you are not local to Gamesley, you can check for any changes here https://www.highpeak.gov.uk/findyourbinday
Derbyshire County Council – Recycling centres (‘Melandra tip’)
Household waste recycling centres are open between 8.30 am and 6 pm every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
For further details – click here.
Gamesley Shops
The Chippy is closed from the end of Friday, 22nd December, until Monday 8th January.
Winster Mews Pharmacy
Christmas Day, Boxing Day – Closed
Wednesday 27th / Thursday 28th / Friday 29th December – 9 am until 1 – 2 pm until 6 pm
New Year’s Day – Closed
Gamesley Convivence Store (formerly Morgan’s)
Saturday 24th December – 7 am to 8 pm
Christmas Day – 12 noon to 8 pm
Boxing Day – 7 am to 9 pm
New Year’s Eve – 7 am to 8 pm
New Year’s Day – 9 am to 8 pm
All other days – open as normal
Londis
Christmas day closed
Boxing day 9-1
Wednesday 27th 8-1
Thursday 28th 8-4
Friday 29th 8-4
Saturday 30th 8-4
New Years eve 9-4
New Years Day 9-1
One Stop
Christmas Eve – 7 am to 9 pm
Christmas Day – Closed
Boxing Day – 9 am to 7 pm
Wednesday 27th December – open as usual
Gamesley Post Office
Christmas Day – Closed
Boxing Day – Closed
Wed to Sat – Open as Normal
New Year’s Day – Closed
Glossop Pool / Leisure Centre
Glossop Pool and Leisure Centre are closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
For openings over the remaining part of the Christmas Period, please click below :
Glossop Leisure Centre: https://www.leisurecentre.com/glossop-leisure-centre/openingtimes
Glossop Pool: https://www.leisurecentre.com/glossop-swimming-pool/openingtimes
Local Chemists
I can’t find any details of Glossopdale Pharmacies being open on Christmas Day; the nearest that I can find further information on being open are:
Christmas Day
Ashton PCC Pharmacy, Ashton PCC, 193 Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7SR, 0161 820 8281, 2 pm to 6 pm.
Penny Meadow Pharmacy, 61 Penny Meadow, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6HE, 0161 339 3211, 10 am – 2 pm.
Boxing Day
Asda Pharmacy, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7DP, 0161 342 6610, 10 am – 4 pm.
Asda Pharmacy, Water Street, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 1BD, 0161 882 5700, 10 am – 4 pm.
Boots the Chemist, Crown Point Retail Park, Denton, 9 am – 6 pm.
Boots the Chemist, 15-17 Staveleigh Way, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7JL, 0161 308 2326, 10 am – 4 pm.
Penny Meadow Pharmacy, 61 Penny Meadow, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6HE, 0161 339 3211, 4 pm – 8 pm.
Your Local Boots Pharmacy, Hattersley Healthcentre, Hattersley Road, East Hyde, SK14 3EH, 0161 368 8498, 8 am – 6 pm.
New Year’s Day
Asda Pharmacy, Cavendish Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7DP, 0161 342 6610, 10 am – 4 pm.
Asda Pharmacy, Water Street, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 1BD, 0161 882 5700, 10 am – 4 pm.
Boots the Chemist, Crown Point Retail Park, Denton, 11 am – 5 pm.
Penny Meadow Pharmacy, 61 Penny Meadow, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6HE, 0161 339 3211, 4 pm – 8 pm.
Additional Support
Emergency Food Parcels from Glossopdale Foodbank
G52 is closed from Friday, 22nd December, until 9am on Tuesday, 2nd January
Hadfield Childrens Centre (off Queens St, Hadfield)
Open Thursday, 28th December, from 10 am until 11 am
Glossop Childrens Centre (off Victoria St, Glossop)
Open Wednesday 27th December to Friday 29th December 9 am until 5 pm
Mental Health
Tameside, Oldham and Glossop Mind open dates for the festive period.
Saturday 23rd December to Wednesday 27th December closed
Wednesday 27th December to Friday 29th December
If you need additional support over this period:
Samaritans free helpline number: 116 123 (UK, open 24/7).
Crisis Support Info: http://ow.ly/priv50QkGRb
Derbyshire Mental Health Helpline 0800 028 0077
Silver Line (support for over 55’s) 0800 470 8090
CALM (5 pm to Midnight) 0800 585858
P3 (Homeless support) 0808 1692 333
Hopeline (support for under 35’s open 9 am until 12 midnight) 0800 068 4141
Papyrus (under 35’s) 0800 068 4141
Church Services
If you’re looking for Roman Catholic midnight mass, your nearest choice is 6 pm at St Charles or 5.45 pm for carols, followed by 6.00 pm mass at St Mary’s in Glossop.
For the Church of England, there’s a crib service at 4 pm at St John’s in Charlesworth, and then it’s 11.30 pm for midnight communion again at St John’s in Charlesworth. Dinting Church has a chocolate nativity at 5 pm on Christmas Eve.
For Christmas Day services, if you are looking for roman catholic, there is the Immaculate Conception at 9.30 am, St Mary’s at 9.15 am and St Charles at 11 am. For the Church of England, it’s 10.00 for the joint communion service at St John’s and 9.30 am at Dinting Church.
