Queen Elizabeth II: What is closed in Northern Ireland on day of Queen's funeral?

A bank holiday across the UK has been approved by King Charles III for the day of the state funeral of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.

Many shops and services will be closed UK-wide on Monday.

Bank holidays are holidays when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day. Public Holidays are holidays which have been observed through custom and practice, such as Christmas Day.

Here are details of services that will be affected in Northern Ireland; the list will be updated as new information becomes available.

Health and Social Services

• Hospitals - Trusts will be operating enhanced bank holiday services in order to reduce the impact on patients and service users. Hospitals aim to maintain as many scheduled inpatient, day case and diagnostics services as possible with priority given to those people with greatest clinical need. Chemotherapy sessions will also be maintained. Where your care will be affected by the Bank Holiday, the relevant Trust will be in contact with you

• GP services - GP practices will be closed on Monday 19 September 2022. If you require urgent medical care when your GP surgery is closed and cannot wait until they reopen, you should contact the GP Out of Hours Service

• Community pharmacies -The majority of community pharmacies will be closed and a pharmacy rota will be in place

Public Transport

• Translink will be operating a Saturday timetable for bus and rail services on Monday. For timetable details and the latest travel updates visit www.translink.co.uk, use the Journey Planner App, follow @Translink_NI or call 028 90 66 66 30.

• School transport will not be operating on Monday

Council Services

• Belfast City Council - There will be no bin collection service on Monday 19 September. If your bin is due for collection on Monday, it will be collected on Saturday 24 September. Bryson Recycling box collections due on Monday will take place on Saturday 17 September. Recycling centres will be closed on Monday. Cemeteries will be open but there will be no cremations or burials. City Hall will be open from 10:00 to 20:00. Books of condolence will be available to sign. Council-owned car parks will be open but public toilets will be closed. Leisure centre arrangements for the bank holiday can be found on the Better website. Belfast Zoo, Belfast Castle, Malone House and 2 Royal Avenue will be closed on Monday

• Ards and North Down Borough Council - Council services and facilities will close on Monday. Cemeteries will be opened on Monday for visiting - there will be no burials on the day. Kerbside bin collections will take place one day later than usual across the borough. Books of condolence will remain open to sign on Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 BST at the town halls in Bangor and Newtownards

• Mid and East Antrim Borough Council - All Council buildings will be closed on Monday. Leisure centres will also be shut. Parks and cemeteries and public toilets will be open. Bins will be collected before and after the service on Monday. Please leave bins out as normal for collection. Bryson kerbside boxes will not be collected on Monday, but instead will be collected on Saturday 17 September. Household Recycling Centres will be open, but will close during the funeral service

• Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council - All leisure centres, tourism and arts venues will be closed on Monday and will reopen on Tuesday. There will be no refuse collection due to on-going industrial action. Cemeteries and parks will remain open. All civic buildings will be closed

• Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council - All council services and facilities will be closed, including leisure centres and household recycling centres. There will be no household or recycling bin collections on Monday 19 September. All collections for that week will be made the following day. Kerbside recycling bin collection be moved to the earlier date of Saturday 17 September

• Fermanagh and Omagh District Council - Bin collections that are scheduled to take place on Monday will now take place on Saturday 17 September. Residents should put out their bins by 07:00. Recycling centres will be closed. All administrative buildings, leisure centres and Marble Arch Caves will be closed. Public toilets and parking will be open for anyone visiting the Cuilcagh Mountain Boardwalk

• Derry City and Strabane District Council - Normal bank holiday arrangements will apply - with the majority of services not operating and facilities closed. Bin collections will continue and residents are asked to leave out bins as usual. Larger recycling centres will remain open. Parks and cemeteries will be open as normal, and burial services will continue as arranged. Foyle Arena will be closed. Other leisure facilities will operate in accordance with normal bank holiday arrangements

• Mid Ulster District Council - Bins due for collection on Monday will instead be collected on Saturday 17 September. All recycling centres and council offices will be closed. In the event of an emergency regarding a death registration please contact a local undertaker. Leisure centres and staffed parks will also be closed. All council cultural facilities, including the Seamus Heaney HomePlace will be closed

• Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council - Bins due to be collected on Monday in the Limavady area will be lifted on Friday 23 September instead, and Saturday 24 September for Ballymoney, Coleraine and Moyle areas. Recycling facilities, leisure and cultural facilities will be closed. The will be no burials in the borough. All facilities will reopen on Tuesday. Members of the public can watch the state funeral on a big screen outside the Town Hall in Coleraine

Further information on council services will be published as it becomes available.

Education

• Schools - All schools in Northern Ireland have been granted an Exceptional Closure Day on Monday - schools should make parents aware of the details

• School transport - Translink is advising passengers that school services will not be operating on Monday following Department of Education advice

• Queen's University Belfast - will be closed for normal teaching, research and other activities on Monday

• Ulster University - will be closed on Monday. Welcome Week will commence on Tuesday 20 September

• Further education colleges - All FE colleges will be closed. You should contact the relevant further education college or check their website for additional information

Royal Mail - all postal services will be suspended on the day.

Driver Vehicle Agency (DVA). All DVA Test Centres will be closed on Monday. The DVA will contact all customers with an appointment for a vehicle or driving test for Monday to reschedule their tests at the earliest opportunity. Driver theory tests will also be suspended and customers will be contacted directly by the service provider with advice on how to rebook their appointment.

Parking Restrictions - Motorists are advised that all parking restrictions including on-street charging remain in force on Monday 19 September.

Strangford Ferry - A normal sailing schedule will be in operation on Monday.

Libraries - All public libraries will be closed on Monday. They will resume normal service on Tuesday.

Museums - All four National Museums sites - Ulster Museum, Ulster Folk Museum, Ulster Transport Museum and Ulster American Folk Park - will be closed.

Northern Ireland Assembly - Parliament Buildings at Stormont will be closed on the bank holiday and will reopen on Tuesday.

The government has advised on its website that the additional Bank Holiday "will allow individuals, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign, while marking the final day of the period of national mourning".

Although it says that some businesses "may wish to consider closing or postponing events", there is no statutory entitlement to time off for workers.

Further information is available on the government's National Mourning Guidance webpage.

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