The registration service are responsible for registering births, deaths and marriages across Warrington. Since the council offices opened - where the registration service is based - 809 ceremonies have taken place in the large ceremony room, with almost 300 in the smaller statutory space. In 2023/24, a total of 262 ceremonies took place in the ceremony room alone.

Equally in 2023/2024, the team:

• registered 2,406 births and 2,409 deaths
• performed and registered 426 marriages and civil partnerships
• registered a further 82 church marriages
• attested 1,456 notices of marriage and civil partnership
• made 177 new British Citizens by performing group and private citizenship ceremonies – the very last stage in the process of becoming a British national.
• The team also produced more than 15,000 certificates!

The registration service continue to out peform compared to regional and national peers in terms of timeliness of registrations.

Cabinet member for organisation, innovation and cooperation, Cllr Nathan Sudworth, said: “The 1 Time Square ceremony space is becoming increasingly popular and the registration team are doing a fantastic job helping to create so many happy memories.

“Weddings and civil partnerships are special moments in people’s lives, so providing a reliable and efficient registrars service is important. The team consistently goes above and beyond to make these occasions memorable and we are very proud of all the work they do.”

To book your special ceremony at 1 Time Square, you can browse available dates and times online by visiting: make your reservation.