Friday Breakfast Briefing
Did you know?
It is possible to hypnotise a frog by placing it on its back and gently stroking its stomach.
Go on, find one and try itToday's Peninsula sunrise: 05:36
Today's Peninsula sunset: 20:09
Tide times:
• High 1:00am (3.65m)• Low 6:56am (0.41m)
• High 1:22pm (3.70m)• Low 7:09pm (0.56m)
Today's weather:
Warm, partly cloudy and a soft breeze, with top temperature of 16c dropping down to a low of 7c.Orwell Bridge: Open
Today's Post Office Openings:
Shotley: 09.00 – 13.00Chelmondiston: 09.00 – 16.00
Holbrook: 10.00 – 16.00Brantham (village hall): Closed
Today's food shop openings:
Holbrook Co-op: 07.00 -19.00Brantham Co-op: 07.00 – 19.00
Premier Stores Shotley: 08:00 - 19:00Premier Stores Wherstead: 08.00 – 19.00
Hollingsworth's: 09.00-12.00 /13.00 -16.00Orwell Stores: 07.30 – 16.00
Suffolk Food Hall: 09.00 – 16.00 Click and collect available Stutton Community Shop: Order and collect options. 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 queriesRepeat 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 queriesRepeat 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.
Live travel updates: Road and rail
Bus services:
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Quote of the day:
One always measures friendships by how they show up in bad weather.
Winston ChurchillRiddle of the day: If two's company, and three's a crowd, what are four and five? Answer will be revealed tomorrow. Previous Riddle Answer:
Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands?
What is it? A – a shirtListen to Marc's Almanac every weekday morning for five minutes of civilised calm from the English countryside. [L] https://anchor.fm/marc-sidwell/episodes/14th-April--2020--The-Tuft-of-Flowers-ecotg7/a-a1ubdsd
[L+]Five minutes of civilised calm
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