You can contact us Monday to Friday to make an appointment to register a birth or death, arrange a ceremony, book a wedding or get a certificate.

On the weekend there is a reduced service for telephone contact therefore please only use this service for general enquiries or a requirement for urgent burial.

The service is open seven days a week by appointment:

• Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm
• Saturday 9am to 4pm
• Sunday 9am to 1pm

Services offered by appointment:

• to register a birth (Monday to Sunday)
• to register a death (Monday to Sunday)
• to register your notice of intent to marry or join in civil partnership (Monday to Sunday)
• for a correction of a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership entry (Monday to Sunday)
• for a re-registration of a birth (Monday to Friday only)
• Nationality checking appointment (Monday to Saturday only)
• Settlement checking appointment (Monday to Friday only)
• Citizenship ceremony (Tuesdays and Thursdays - if you wish to have a private ceremony on different days or not at ceremony times there is a fee charged for this service)

If you need a copy of a certificate, are booking a wedding or civil partnership date or making a nationality or citizenship ceremony appointment you can also walk in during our advertised hours.

Burials on bank holidays

If you require an urgent burial during bank holiday closures, a registrar is on standby between 8am and 10am. Our out-of-office telephone message provides the mobile number which should be contacted.

Email and phone