Gamesley Christmas 2024 – Buses, shops, bins, and other info
Gamesley Christmas 2024 – 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
Tuesday 24th December – Christmas Eve
341 Normal (but could be Saturday Service)
394 Normal weekday service
There is no service on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Friday 27th, Saturday 29th and Monday 30th December
341 Normal (but could be Saturday Service)
394 Normal weekday service (Friday and Monday).
Tuesday 31st December – New Year’s Eve
341 Normal (but could be Saturday Service)
394 Normal weekday service
There is no service on New Year’s Day.
Thursday 2nd January 2024
Back to regular service
Buses from The Plough (Dinting Arches) / Shaw Lane (Carpenters) – 237 Glossop to Ashton Under Lyne
Monday 23rd December
Monday to Friday holiday service (During the early morning and afternoon some journeys will be speeded up to reflect traffic conditions.)
Tuesday 24th December – Christmas Eve
237 – holiday service, last buses 18:33 Ashton to Glossop and 18:31 Glossop to Ashton
No service on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Friday 27th December, Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th and Monday 30th December
237 –Holiday service
(Normal timetables will run; however, some journeys will be speeded up during the early morning and afternoon some journeys will be speeded up to reflect traffic conditions. )
Tuesday 31st December – New Year’s Eve
237 – holiday service, last buses 18:33 Ashton to Glossop and 18:31 Glossop to Ashton.
New Year’s Day – No service
Thursday 2nd January and Friday 3rd January
Monday to Friday holiday service
Other local bus services
High Peak Buses (except for the 394) will run to Saturday times.
Please click here for details on timetables, other local services, fares, etc.
Trains
There will be no trains from Glossop to Manchester 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 from 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, until Thursday, January 2, 2025, when they will reopen as normal.
Call centre – 0345 129 7777
If you need to contact the Council, the Call Centre will be open as below:
24 Dec – 9am – 1pm
25 & 26 Dec – Closed
27 Dec – 9am – 4pm
28 & 29 Dec – Closed
30 Dec – 9am – 4pm
31 Dec – 9am – 3pm
1 Jan – Closed
2 Jan – 9am – 3pm
3 Jan – 9am – 5pm
Many services and transactions can be accessed online when offices are closed via the council website at www.highpeak.gov.uk.
For council 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
No green-lidded bins will be collected between 23rd December and 5th January.
Gamesley & Cottage Lane – Normal collection day Tuesday
Tuesday 24th Decembers, brown bin collection, will take place as normal.
The black bin collection due on Tuesday 31st December, will instead take place on Monday 30th December.
Glossop Road – Normal Collection Wednesday
Wednesday, 25th December brown bin collection changed to Friday 27th December
Wednesday, 1st January black bin collection changed to Tuesday 31st 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 9.30 am and 5 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, 20th December, until Monday 13th January.
Winster Mews Pharmacy
Christmas Day, Boxing Day – Closed
Friday 29th December – 9 am until 1 – 2 pm until 6 pm
Monday 30th December – 9 am until 1 – 2 pm until 6 pm
Tuesday 31st December – 9 am until 1 – 2 pm until 6 pm
New Year’s Day – Closed
Gamesley Convivence Store (formerly Morgan’s)
24th December – 7 am to 9 pm
Christmas Day – 10 am to 8 pm
Boxing Day – 9 am to 9 pm
27th December 9am to 9pm
New Year’s Eve – 7 am to 9 pm
New Year’s Day – 9 am to 9 pm
All other days – open as normal
Gamesley Nisa (formerly Londis)
Christmas Eve – 8am to 8pm
Christmas day – 9am to 5pm
Boxing day – 9am to 8pm
All other days – open as normal
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
Friday 27th December – open as normal
Monday 30th December 1pm close
Tuesday 31st December 12pm close
New Year’s Day – Closed
Thursday 2nd January – open as normal
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.myactive.uk/glossop
Glossop Pool: https://www.myactive.uk/glossop-swim
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.
Denton Pharmacy, 14 Ashton Road, Denton, Manchester, M34 3EX, between 10am and 4pm
Boxing Day
Asda Pharmacy, Cavendish Street, Ashton U Lyne, OL6 7DP, between 10am and 4pm.
Asda Pharmacy, Water Street, Hyde, SK14 1BD, between 10am and 4pm.
Ashton PCC Pharmacy, 193 Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester, OL6 7SR, between 8am and 8pm.
Boots Denton, Crown Point North Retail Park, Ashton road, Denton, M34 3LY, between 9am and 6pm.
New Year’s Day
Asda Pharmacy, Cavendish Street, Ashton U Lyne, OL6 7DP, between 10am and 4pm.
Asda Pharmacy, Water Street, Hyde, SK14 1BD, between 10am and 4pm.
Ashton PCC Pharmacy, 193 Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester, OL6 7SR, between 8am and 8pm.
Denton Pharmacy, 14 Ashton Road, Denton, Manchester, M34 3EX, between 4pm and 8pm.
Additional Support
Emergency Food Parcels from Glossopdale Foodbank
G52 is closed from Friday, 20th December, until 9am on Tuesday, 7th January
Other locations
Monday 23rd December – 10am to llam Hadfield St Andrews Cricket Club, Newshaw Lane, SK13 2AT
Tuesday 24th December – 10am to Midday Glossop Labour Club, 11-13 Chapel Street, Glossop, SKIS 8AT
Wednesday 25th December – NO SESSIONS
Thursday 26th December – NO SESSIONS
Friday 27th December – NO SESSIONS
Monday 30th December – 10am to lam Hadfield St Andrews Cricket Club, Newshaw Lane, SK13 2AT
Tuesday 31st December – 10am to Midday Glossop Labour Club, 11-13 Chapel Street, Glossop, SKIS 8AT
Thursday 2nd January – 10am to 1lam Hadfield St Andrews Cricket Club, Newshaw Lane, SK13 2AT
Friday 3rd January – 10am to Midday Glossop Labour Club, 11-13 Chapel Street, Glossop, SK13 8AT
Mental Health
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 crib service at 5 pm on Christmas Eve.
For Christmas Day services, if you are looking for Roman Catholic, there is the Immaculate Conception at 9.15 am, All Saints at 10 am, and St Charles at 11 am.
For the Church of England, the joint communion service at St John’s is at 10.00 a.m., and the service at Dinting Church is at 9.30 a.m.
