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Christmas vacation opening times

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Last updated: Thursday, 15 December 2011

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Christmas vacation: 10 December-8 January inclusive

Minimum service days: 23 December, 26-30 December, 2 January

All locations closed weekends and minimum service days unless stated

Shops

Co-op (Bramber House): 10-22 December and 3-8 January 7am-11pm (Mon-Sun); 23-24 December, 27-31 December and 2 January 8am-9pm; 25-26 December and 1 January closed
John Smith’s Bookshop (Library): 10-22 December 9am-5.30pm; 23 December-3 January closed; 4-8 January 9am-5.30pm
Union Shop (Falmer House): 10-22 December and 3-6 January 8am-5pm (Mon-Fri)

Eating and drinking

Arts Piazza café: 10-18 December 8am-6pm (Mon-Fri); 19-22 December and 4-6 January 8.30am-4pm; 23 December-3 January closed
Bridge café: 10-18 December 9am-4.30pm (Mon-Fri); 19-22 December and 4-6 January 9am-4pm; 23 December-3 January closed
Chichester café: 10-18 December 8.30am-3.30pm (Mon-Fri); 19 December-6 January closed
Dhaba café: 10-22 December and 4-6 January 9am-4pm (Mon-Fri); 23 December-3 January closed
Doctor's Orders café: 10-22 December and 4-6 January 8.30am-3.30pm (Mon-Fri); 23 December-3 January closed
East Slope Bar: 10-18 December and 24 December-5 January closed; 19-23 December 12 noon-8pm (food until 3pm, limited menu); 6-8 January 12 noon-12 midnight
Eat Central (Bramber House): 10-11 December 8am-6pm; 12-16 December 7.30am-11pm; 17-18 December and 7-8 January 9am-4pm; 19-22 December and 4-6 January 7.30am-8pm; 23 December-3 January closed
Falmer Bar: 10-11 December, 17 December-2 January and 6-8 January closed; 12-16 December* and 3-5 January 12 noon-8pm (inc food)
*Christmas dinners by prior booking only via thebars@ussu.sussex.ac.uk
Library café: 10 December and 17 December 11am-4pm; 11 December, 18 December and 23 December-3 January closed; 12-15 December 9am-8pm; 16 December 9am-4.30pm; 19-22 December and 4-6 January 9am-4pm

Banks

Barclays (Sussex House): 10am-2.30pm (Thursdays only)
HSBC (Bramber House): Closed

(Cash points available 24 hours a day)

Sports and societies

Falmer Sports Complex: 10-21 December and 3-8 January 7.30am-10pm (Mon-Fri) and 9am-6pm (Sat-Sun); 22 December 7.30am-1pm; 23-27 December closed; 28-29 December 10am-4pm; 30 December-2 January closed
Sport Centre: 10-21 December and 3-8 January 9am-10pm (Mon-Fri) and 9.30am-6pm (Sat-Sun); 22 December 9am-1pm

Other services

Buses: See the Brighton and Hove Buses website.
The Big Lemon is no longer running any bus services to and from the University campus.
Careers and Employability Centre (Library): Careers Advisor drop-in 12 noon-2pm and bookable appointments 2-4pm
Health Centre: 9am-5pm (last appointment 4pm)
IT Services Helpdesk (Shawcross): 10-21 December and 3-8 January 9am-5.30pm (or by keypad at other times) (Mon-Fri); 22 December 9am - 3pm (no keypad access after 3pm); 23-27 December closed (no keypad access); 28-30 December 12 noon-5pm (or by keypad after 5pm); 31 December-1 January keypad access only; 2 January 12 noon-5pm (or by keypad at other times)
(The computer rooms in Pevensey and John Maynard-Smith will be accessible by keypad whenever the buildings are unlocked and the York House cluster will be open throughout the vacation.)
Launderette (Lewes Court, Northfield and Park Village): Closed
Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours a day
Library: 10-21 December 9am-7pm (Mon-Fri); 22 December 9am-3pm; 23-27 December closed; 28-30 December and 2 January 12.30-7.30pm; 31 December-1 January closed; 3-8 January 9am-7pm (Mon-Fri) and 12.30pm-7.30pm (Sat-Sun)
See the Library website.
Nursery and Preschool: 10-22 December and 4-8 January 8.30am-1pm and 1-5.30pm (Mon-Fri); 23 December-3 January closed
Pharmacy: 12-23 December 9.30am-4.30pm; 24-27 December closed; 28-30 December 10am-2pm; 31 December-2 January closed; 3-8 January 9.30am-4.30pm
Post Office (within Co-op, Bramber House): 23 December, 28-30December and 3-8 January 9.30am-5pm; 24 December 9am-12.30pm; 25-27 December closed; 31 December 9.30am-4pm; 1-2 January closed
Student Life Centre: 10-12 December and 15-22 December 9am-5pm (Mon-Fri); 13 December 12 noon-5pm; 14 December 9am-12 noon; 23 December-2 January and 4 January closed
Students’ Union Advice and Representation Centre: By appointment (E advice@ussu.sussex.ac.uk)
Students’ Union Box Office: Closed
Union Computers: Closed

If you run a campus service and have information to add, please email internalcomms@sussex.ac.uk

At a glance: what’s open on minimum service days

Friday 23 December

Co-op (Bramber House): 8am-9pm
East Slope Bar: 12 noon-8pm (food until 3pm, limited menu)
Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours
Pharmacy: 9.30am-4.30pm
Post Office (within Co-op, Bramber House): 9.30am-5pm

Saturday 24 December (Christmas Eve)

Co-op (Bramber House): 8am-9pm
Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours
Post Office (within Co-op, Bramber House): 9.30am-12.30pm

Sunday 25 December (Christmas Day)

Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours

Monday 26 December (Boxing Day)

Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours

Tuesday 27 December

Co-op (Bramber House): 8am-9pm
Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours

Wednesday 28 December

Co-op (Bramber House): 8am-9pm
Falmer Sports Complex: 10am-4pm
IT Services Helpdesk (Shawcross): 12 noon-5pm
Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours
Library: 12.30-7.30pm
Pharmacy: 10am-2pm
Post Office (within Co-op, Bramber House): 9.30am-5pm

Thursday 29 December

Co-op (Bramber House): 8am-9pm
Falmer Sports Complex: 10am-4pm
IT Services Helpdesk (Shawcross): 12 noon-5pm
Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours
Library: 12.30-7.30pm
Pharmacy: 10am-2pm
Post Office (within Co-op, Bramber House): 9.30am-5pm

Friday 30 December

Co-op (Bramber House): 8am-9pm
IT Services Helpdesk (Shawcross): 12 noon-5pm
Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours
Library: 12.30-7.30pm
Pharmacy: 10am-2pm
Post Office (within Co-op, Bramber House): 9.30am-5pm

Saturday 31 December (New Year’s Eve)

Co-op (Bramber House): 8am-9pm
Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours
Post Office (within Co-op, Bramber House): 9.30am-4pm

Sunday 1 January (New Year’s Day)

Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours

Monday 2 January

Co-op (Bramber House): 8am-9pm
IT Services Helpdesk (Shawcross): 12 noon-5pm
Launderette (Stanmer Court): Open 24 hours
Library: 12.30-7.30pm

Please note that the Silverstone cafe closed at the end of June 2011, so it should no longer appear on the list of University-run catering outlets.

From Carmen Long on 6 December 2011
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Thanks Carmen, we've corrected the article

From James Hakner on 7 December 2011
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The Big Lemon bus company are not listed above. They can be found here: http://www.thebiglemon.com/

From Jacob Skinner on 7 December 2011
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Hi Jacob, thanks for the link. We did check the Big Lemon's website but it indicates that they are not running any services during the University's holiday period. In case it's helpful to others, I've updated the article to make this clear.

From James Hakner on 7 December 2011
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