Yorkshire Coast Prepares for State Funeral

Yorkshire Coast firms and organisations are making changes to their services and opening hours ahead of Her Majesty The Queen’s State Funeral on Monday.

The funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey in London.

In a statement, the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy has confirmed the day will be a Bank Holiday, to allow individuals, businesses, and other organisations an opportunity to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign, while marking the final day of the current period of national mourning.

It will mean many shops and businesses will be closed.

The majority of Scarborough Borough Council services will be suspended or closed on Monday 19 September as a mark of respect for the state funeral of Her Majesty The Queen and to honour the national bank holiday.

Council offices and the Customer First service will close.

All types of household bin collections, including chargeable domestic collections, and commercial waste collections (unless otherwise stated) will be suspended and pushed back by one day. Collections will take place on Saturday 24 September so five days of collections during the week will still be provided. The bin calendar on the council’s website at scarborough.gov.uk, which people can use to check their collection day, has been updated with the revised service information.

The council will continue to provide street cleansing, bereavement services, its homelessness duty and some other essential services during the bank holiday.

Council car parks and public toilets will remain open.

Its Everyone Active operated sites at Scarborough Sports Village, Whitby Leisure Centre and Pindar Leisure Centre will close.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council say:

We have decided to cancel our planned waste and recycling collections on Monday. Blue and brown bin collections that were scheduled for Monday will now be emptied on the next scheduled collection day on Monday 3 October. On that date, our waste and recycling teams will collect any resulting additional blue bin waste in clear plastic bags. Extra brown bin waste can be taken to household waste recycling sites.
Essential services such as social care for adults and children will continue as previously advised.

More details about services in the East Riding of Yorkshire can be found at https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/council/contact-the-council/19-september-2022-bank-holiday/

Bus operator Transdev, whose Yorkshire network includes the Coastliner service say they will provide a Sunday service.

Transdev CEO Alex Hornby said:

“We have carefully considered the needs of our customers, many of whom will want to be with family on this day, along with our colleagues who will also wish to commemorate Her Majesty’s reign.

“A Sunday timetable will be in operation throughout our Yorkshire network on Monday, 19 September 2022. Normal weekday timetables will resume the following day, Tuesday 20 September.”

East Yorkshire Buses have also confirmed they will be running a Sunday service saying:

"All of our buses will run to Sunday times on Monday 19 September in light of Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.

Beachcomber, DalesBus and Moorsbus services will not run, and both BusLine and Hull Travel Centre will close for the day.

Our services will return to normal, including BusLine and Hull Travel Centre, on Tuesday 20 September."

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway say they will be closed on Monday 19 September, the day of Her Majesty the Queen’s state funeral, as a mark of respect. The NYMR say:

"If you have a booking with us for this day, we will be in touch shortly. The NYMR will remain open on all other dates."

English Heritage says it is closing all it's sites on Monday 19 September 2022 for Her Majesty The Queen’s State Funeral, meaning that both Scarborough Castle and Whitby Abbey will be closed.

Scarborough's Central Tramway says it will be closed on Monday.

Scarborough Sixth Form College confirmed on social media that;

"The college will be closed on Monday 19th September for the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II"

Scarborough TEC has also confirmed it will be closed on Monday.

All household waste recycling centres in North Yorkshire will be closed on Monday 19 September. They will reopen at 8:30am on Tuesday 20 September.

North Yorkshire County Council also says that it's libraries will be closed as will it's main customer service centre.

In the East Riding of Yorkshire the NHS say

"Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) and out of hours GP services across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire will remain open. However, to allow staff the opportunity to pay their respects with the nation, GP practices and most pharmacies will be closed on Monday 19 September. If you need to access GP services on bank holiday Monday, out of hours appointments are available. Call NHS 111 if you think you need an appointment.

If you need urgent dental treatment this bank holiday, use NHS 111 online (http://111.nhs.uk/).

The Mental Health Advice and Support Line for Hull and the East Riding will remain operational over the holiday weekend. Individuals over the age of 18, who require mental health support, can access the service by calling 0800 138 099"

In North Yorkshire the NHS say that Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) and out of hours GP services across North Yorkshire and York will remain open. However, to allow staff the opportunity to pay their respects with the nation, GP practices and most pharmacies will be closed on Monday 19 September.  If you need to access GP services during the bank holiday, out of hours appointments are available. In North Yorkshire and York, contact your GP practice or NHS 111 to book an out of hours appointment. if you do have a pre booked appointment with your GP for the 19 September they will be in contact to re-schedule.

The Mental Health Advice and Support Line for North Yorkshire and York operational over the holiday weekend. Individuals over the age of 18, who require mental health support, can access the service by calling the Tees, Esk And Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust crisis service on 0800 0516171.