Christmas Opening Hours – 2025-26
Over Christmas and New Year, the Uckfield Town Council offices, the Civic Centre Uckfield and Luxfords Restaurant will be operating on reduced opening hours as staff take their holidays.
The Civic Centre Uckfield and Luxford Restaurant will close after service on Christmas Eve. This will be at the earlier time of 2pm, with last orders at 1:30pm for Luxfords Restaurant customers.
The Civic Centre and Luxfords Restaurant will then be open at the following times over the festive period:
Thursday 25th December – Closed
Friday 26th December – Closed
Saturday 27th December – Closed
Sunday 28th December – Closed
Monday 29th December – 10am to 2pm
Tuesday 30th December – 10am to 2pm
Wednesday 31st December – 10am to 2 pm
Thursday 1st January – Closed
Friday 2nd January – 9:30am to 3pm
Saturday 3rd January – 8:30am to 3pm
Sunday 4th January – Closed
The Town Council’s grounds staff will be working on a rota system to ensure litter collections continue over the Christmas break and any urgent matters are addressed.
The Town Council offices will close at 3:00pm on Christmas Eve and reopen on Monday 5 January at 9:00am. Our main office email account (admin@uckfieldtc.gov.uk) will be monitored over the Christmas break in case of any urgent issues.
Don’t forget that issues relating to crime and anti-social behaviour should be reported to Sussex Police by calling 999 in an emergency, 101 in a non-emergency, or going online at https://www.sussex.police.uk/ro/report/
If you or a family member find yourself homeless over Christmas, please contact 0330 123 3517.
Christmas opening hours for our local NHS surgery are here: https://www.birdineyesurgery.nhs.uk/opening-hours
Uckfield Library will be closed from Wednesday 24 December – Saturday 27 December 2025 (inclusive) and Thursday 1 January 2026, with details here: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/libraries/local/libraries-christmas-and-new-year-opening-hours
The Uckfield and Ridgewood Post Offices will also be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, as outlined here: https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/0339075/uckfield and https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/2479079/ridgewood
We wish all residents of Uckfield and the surrounding areas a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you again in 2026!
Mayor’s Christmas Card – 2025
We would like all residents to enjoy the annual Christmas card from our Town Mayor, Councillor Karen Bedwell.
Cllr. Bedwell chose the following design to share with the town, which we hope you all enjoy.
