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Festive Opening Hours

Anima

  • Anima will close at 6.30pm on Wednesday 24 December and will reopen at 8am on Monday 29 December.
  • It will also close at 6.30pm on Wednesday 31 December and will reopen at 8am on Friday 2 January 2026.

Sheepmarket Surgery

  • Thursday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
  • Friday 26th December (Boxing Day): Closed
  • Saturday 27th December: Closed
  • Sunday 28th December: Closed
  • Monday 29th December: 8am to 8pm
  • Tuesday 30th December: 8am to 8pm
  • Wednesday 31st December (New Years Eve): 8am to 6.30pm
  • Thursday 1st January 2026: Closed
  • Friday 2nd January: 8am to 6.30pm

St Mary's Surgery

  • Thursday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
  • Friday 26th December (Boxing Day): Closed
  • Saturday 27th December: Closed
  • Sunday 28th December: Closed
  • Monday 29th December: 8am to 6.30pm
  • Tuesday 30th December: 8am to 6.30pm
  • Wednesday 31st December (New Years Eve): 8am to 6.30pm
  • Thursday 1st January 2026: Closed
  • Friday 2nd January: 8am to 6.30pm

Sheepmarket and St Mary's dispensaries

  • Thursday 25th December (Christmas Day): Closed
  • Friday 26th December (Boxing Day): Closed
  • Saturday 27th December: Closed
  • Sunday 28th December: Closed
  • Monday 29th December: 9am to 6.30pm
  • Tuesday 30th December: 9am to 6.30pm
  • Wednesday 31st December (New Years Eve): 9am to 6.30pm
  • Thursday 1st January 2026: Closed
  • Friday 2nd January: 9am to 6.30pm

Repeat Prescriptions:

  • The last date to order your prescription before Christmas is Wednesday 17 December 2025.

Find a Pharmacy:

 

You can visit a local pharmacy for any minor treatment advice

Find an open Pharmacy near you

Use NHS 111 if:

 
  • You need help now, but it's not an emergency
  • You need support with your mental health
  • You need help finding a Pharmacy

There will be someone to provide you with advice and to direct you to a clinician if it is necessary.

Visit NHS 111 Online

Call 999 or go to A&E now if:

 
  • you or someone you know needs immediate help
  • you have seriously harmed yourself - for example, by taking a drug overdose

A mental health emergency should be taken as seriously as a medical emergency.

Find your nearest A&E

Published: Dec 5, 2025