Changes to services over the festive period

Customer Advice and Support Service

As normal there will be changes to our Customer Advice and Support Service over the Christmas and New Year period.

Contact Centres and Library Contact Centres

The following Contact Centres will be open:

Christmas Eve (24 December)

  • Hawick and Galashiels Contact Centres - 10am-12noon and 1pm to 3pm
  • Peebles Contact Centre - 10am-12noon and 2pm-3pm
  • Eyemouth Contact Centre - 9.30am-12.30pm

Jedburgh, Kelso, Duns, Coldstream and Innerleithen will be closed.

After Christmas

  • Hawick and Galashiels Contact Centres - 29, 30 and 31 December from 10am to 12 noon
  • Kelso Library Contact Centre - 29 December from 10am to 4pm
  • Coldstream Library Contact Centre - 29 December from 10am to 2pm
  • Innerleithen and Duns Library Contact Centres - 30 December from 10am to 4pm

Jedburgh, Eyemouth and Peebles Contact Centres and Library Contact Centres will be closed from 25 December and will reopen as per the below:

5 January

  • Hawick and Galashiels Contact Centres - 10am-12noon and 1pm-3pm
  • Jedburgh Library Contact Centre - 10am-12noon and 2pm-5pm
  • Kelso Library Contact Centre - 10am-4pm
  • Duns Library Contact Centre -12.30pm-5pm
  • Coldstream Library Contact Centre - 10am-2pm
  • Peebles Contact Centre - 10am-12noon and 2pm-4pm

Innerleithen and Eyemouth Contact Centres and Library Contact Centres will be closed.

Phone lines

Our 0300 100 1800 phone line will be open with reduced hours see table below.

Outwith these times, our emergency out of hours number 01896 752111 will operate.

Live cha twill close at 3.30pm on 24 December and re open 9am on 5 January

 HQ switchboard 01835 824000 will close at 3.30pm on 24 December and re open 8.45am on 5 January.

Date

Customer Advice &

Support Service

 

Homelessness

 

 

Social Work Hub

 

24 December 8.45am-3.30pm 8:45am-3.30pm 9am-3.30pm
25 to 28 December Closed Closed Closed
29 December 9am-3pm 9am-5pm 9am-5pm
30 December 9am-3pm 9am-5pm 9am-5pm

31 December

9am-3.30pm 9am-3.30pm 9am-3.30pm
1 to 4 January 2026 Closed Closed Closed
5 January 8.45am-5pm 9am-5pm 9am-5pm

Customer Advice and Support Service

Address: Council Headquarters
Newtown St. Boswells
Melrose
TD6 0SA

Telephone: 0300 100 1800