Did You Know?

On this date in 2000, Ipswich Town fans were celebrating as the Blues won promotion to the Premier League in front of more than 73,000 people at Wembley, including coach-loads of supporters from the peninsula.

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Today's Peninsula sunrise: 04:42

Today's Peninsula sunset: 21:02

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Tide Times:

• 04:57 3.6m
• 10:30 1m
• 17:16 3.41m
• 23:17 0.69m

Clear on Strand

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Weather:

Long spells of strong sunshine, after a rather cool start 

A top temperature of 22c and a low of 11c

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Orwell Bridge: Open

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Today's Post Office Openings:

Shotley: 09.00 – 13.00

Chelmondiston: 09.00 – 17.00

Holbrook: 07.00 – 17.00

Brantham (village hall): Closed

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Today's food shop openings:

Holbrook Co-op: 06.00 -23.00

Brantham Co-op: 06.00 – 23.00

Premier Stores Shotley: 08:00 - 19:00

Premier Stores Wherstead: 08.00 – 19.00

Hollingsworth's: 08.00-17.30

Orwell Stores: 08.00 – 14.00

Suffolk Food Hall: 09.00 – 16.00 Click and collect available

Stutton Community Shop: Order and collect options.

Woody's Butchers: - 9am to 5.30pmLunch 1pm to 1.45pm

Please respect social distancing rules and treat shop staff with respect.

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Holbrook and Shotley surgeries and dispensaries.

Holbrook: 328263

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 Thursday 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: 787435

Phone access only 08:00 – 18:30 Monday to Thursday.

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.

Call 111 for emergency medical matters.

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For food deliveries, or prescription collection please contact your local support schemes:

Brantham Good Neighbours(GNS) 07811 630899 

Chelmondiston GNS 01473 780408

Holbrook Helpers 07999583017

Shotley & Erwarton GNS 07799873381

Stutton Network 01473 327753

Tattingstone 07895052086

Or call Babergh's Home, But Not Alone line 0800 876 6926 and a locality officer will connect you with a volunteer, or just to chat.

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Live travel updates: Road and rail

Bus services:

Check here for Saturday timetable

Shotley to Harwich-Felixstowe foot ferry running check timetable

See which businesses are still operating with our Peninsula Business Directory:

Add your business or community group to our Local List

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Quote of the day:

Coming out at Wembley to that sea of noise and the blue and white flags, the quality of the goals, lifting the trophy in the direction of the Ipswich fans, the banners of the bridges on the A12 coming home; football is the greatest game and that was one of the greatest days.

Matt Holland

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Riddle of the day:

What part of a football ground is never the same?

Answer will be revealed tomorrow.

Previous Riddle Answer:

One by one we fall from heaven down into the depths of past, and our world is ever upturned so that yet some time we'll last.

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