Contact, Social Media and Surgery Details
Emergency Contacts and Office Hours over the Christmas and New Year Period 2025/2026
We know that Christmas and New Year can be full of family and happiness but it can also be a difficult time for many.
I can confirm that my Office will not be closing over Christmas and New Year apart from the bank holidays and Christmas Eve in line with councils in Gravesham and Kent.
- Monday 22nd December - Normal Office Hours
- Tuesday 23rd December - Normal Office Hours
- Wednesday 24th December - Christmas Eve - Office Closed - Urgent Cases will still be picked up via email.
- Thursday 25th December - Christmas Day - Office Closed - Urgent Cases will still be picked up via email.
- Friday 26th December - Boxing Day - Office Closed - Urgent Cases will still be picked up via email.
- Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th December - Office Closed as usual at the weekend - Urgent Cases will still be picked up via email.
- Monday 29th December - Normal Office Hours
- Tuesday 30th December - Normal Office Hours
- Wednesday 31st December - Normal Office Hours
- Thursday 1st January 2026 - New Years Day - Office Closed - Urgent Cases will still be picked up via email.
- Friday 2nd January - Normal Office Hours and back to usual from this date.
I would like to thank all public services including our council staff, NHS, ambulance, Health and Social Care workers, our emergency services such as the police and fire and rescue service and our armed forces amongst so many others who will be working away from their families this Christmas and New Year.
Here are the contact details for public services over the festive period. As your local MP, my Office and I are still contactable over the Christmas period as I have been each and every year since being elected first as a Councillor and then an MP, so please reach out if you need to using the details found at the bottom of the page or via this page.
Gravesham Borough Council - Out of hours and switchboard - 01474 337000
If you are a council tenant and
- Need an emergency repair then call 01474 337777 - you can call this number 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
- Have no heating or hot water call SureServe Compliance on 01795 509651
Kent County Council - 03000 41 91 91 - emergency number
Electricity - 0800 783 8866 or 0333 202 2023 - (UK Power Networks)
Gas.- 0800 111 999 (Southern Gas Networks)
Southern Water - 0330 303 0368 or 0845 278 0845
Kent Police - 101 (non emergency) or 999 (emergency)

For an appointment at one of my regular surgeries please email me on lauren.sullivan.mp@parliament.uk and we can get you booked in.
