Did you know?

If you can't wait to pop every air-filled pocket the minute you pull a piece of bubble wrap out of a package, can you imagine how irresistible it would be if it was covering your walls? Engineer Al Fielding and Swiss inventor Marc Chavannes probably didn't consider that when, in 1957, they invented bubble wrap while trying to create a textured wallpaper by sealing two shower curtains together to trap air bubbles.

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Today's Peninsula sunrise: 05:55

Today's Peninsula sunset: 19:56

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High Tide:

1. 35 (3.21m)
2. 56 (02.92)

Low Tide:

1. 38 (0.87m)
2. 17 (1.22)

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Today's weather:

Sunny with a few clouds with a top temperature of 17c dropping down to a low of just 7c.

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Orwell Bridge: Open

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Today's Post Office Openings:

Shotley: 09.00 – 13.00

Chelmondiston: 09.00 – 16.00

Holbrook: 10.00 – 16.00

Brantham (village hall): Closed

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Today's food shop openings:

Holbrook Co-op: 07.00 -19.00

Brantham Co-op: 07.00 – 19.00

Premier Stores Shotley: 08:00 - 19:00

Premier Stores Wherstead: 08.00 – 19.00

Hollingsworth's: 09.00-12.00 /13.00 -16.00

Orwell Stores: 07.30 – 16.00

Suffolk Food Hall: 09.00 – 16.00 Click and collect available

Stutton Community Shop: Order and collect only 9am - 12.30pm: Orders delivered 2-5pm

Please don't stockpile, respect social distancing rules and treat shop staff with respect.

This weeks' surgeries and dispensary times:

Holbrook

Phone access only 08:00 – 17:00 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 08:00 – 13:00

Thursday 08:00 – 18:30 Friday for urgent queries

Repeat prescription medication can be collected from 08:00 – 11:00 Monday to Friday and 15:00 – 17:00 on Fridays. Additionally, those over 70 can collect from 14:00 – 15:00 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

Shotley

Phone access only 08:00 – 18:30 Monday to Thursday and 08:00 – 13:00 Friday for urgent queries

Repeat prescription medication can be collected from 08:00 – 11:00 Monday to Friday and 15:00 – 17:00 on Monday to Thursday. Additionally, those over 70 can collect from 14:00 – 15:00 on Monday to Thursday.

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Bus services:

Check here for Saturday timetable

Peninsula Business Directory:

Add your business or community group to our Local List Directory

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Quote of the day:

The majority is never right. Never, I tell you! That's one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against. Who are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population -- the intelligent ones or the fools?

HENRIK IBSEN, An Enemy of the People

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Riddle of the day:

What has a bottom at the top?

Answer will be revealed tomorrow.

Previous Riddle Answer:

Where do rabbits go after their wedding?

Their bunny moon

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