Friday's Peninsula Breakfast Briefing

Fascinating Flower Facts

Oxlip and Cowlip flowers look very similar but this is how to tell the difference. The scent of the Cowslip has a distinct apricot smell, so if you can't smell apricots then you can be pretty sure it's an oxlip. Oxlips tend to be a pale yellow colour with a hint of green, while the Cowslip tends to be a rich yellow with a hint of orange.The flower of the Cowslip is bell shaped while the Oxlip flower is more open like that of a Primrose.

Today's Peninsula sunrise: 05:12

Today's Peninsula sunset: 20:30

Tide Times

03:20 0.63m

09:45 3.63m

15:35 1.09m

22:01 3.48m

Good on the Strand

Weather:

A cold and bright start to the day, with sunny spells. Cloud will increase at times with showers developing, these locally heavy with possible hail. Winds mainly light. Maximum Temperature 13c, low of 5c

Orwell Bridge:

Open

Joke of the day:

There is no such colour as Ghostly yellow.

It is just a pigment of your imagination.

International Space Station Overhead.B]
Time: 04:08, Visible: 7 min, Max Height: 86°, Appears: 10° above W, Disappears: 10° above E

Post Office Openings:
Shotley:
Monday to Saturday 09.00 – 17.00
Sunday: Closed

Holbrook:
Mon: 9:00 - 18:00 Closed for lunch 12:30-13:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 10:00-14:00
Thu: Closed
Fri 9:00-17:30 Closed for lunch 12:30-13:30
Sat 10:00-12:30
Sun: Closed
Chelmondiston:
Mon - Sat: 08-00-17.30
Sun: Closed
Brantham (village hall): Closed

Good Neighbours' Scheme
Shotley & Erwarton GNS 07799 873881.

Brantham Good Neighbours(GNS) 07811 630899

Chelmondiston GNS 01473 780408

Holbrook Helpers 0333 335 5387

Stutton Network 01473 327753

Tattingstone 07895052086

Updated surgery opening hours:

Holbrook:

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 08.00-17.00

Thursday 08.00 - 12.30

Friday 08.00 - 18.30

Shotley:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 08.00 - 18.30

Friday 08.00 - 12.30

The dispensary at both sites will be closed between 13.00 -14.00 daily for admin.

Call Shotley 787435 or Holbrook 328263 for appointments.

Some restrictions will still be in place, such as only three people allowed in the waiting room at any one time, and patients are asked to be patient and wait outside at busy times.

Good neighbours schemes are supporting patients to get prescription if they can't attend the surgery.

Call 111 for emergency medical matters.

Citizens Advice Bureau phone advice for patients at Shotley, Holbrook and East Bergholt surgeries

00 - 15.00

Tuesdays: 07384429361

Wednesday: 07586741250

Thursday: 07379202164

Peninsula Recycling Centre[.B[
Wednesday: 09.00am - noon
Saturday: 09.00am - noon
Bank Holiday Mondays: 09.00am - noon

Today's food shop openings:

Stutton Community Shop:

Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 16.00

Saturday: 09.00 - 12noon.

Sunday: 09.00 - 11.00

Premier Stores Shotley:

Monday - Saturday: 08:00 - 21:00

Sunday: 09.00 -14.00

Premier Stores Wherstead:

00 – 21.00

Orwell Stores, Chelmondiston:

Monday - Saturday: 08:00 - 17:00

Sunday: 08:00 - 13:00

Woody's Butchers: -

Tuesday - Friday: 09:00 - 17:30 (closed for lunch 13.00-13.45)

Saturday: 09:00 - 16:00

Sunday: Closed

Monday: Closed

Hollingsworth's:

Monday - Friday: 8:00 - 17:30

Saturday: 8:00 - 17:00

Sunday: closed

Holbrook Co-op:

00 -23.00

Brantham Co-op:

00 – 23.00

Suffolk Food Hall:

30 – 17.30

Please wear a cloth face covering, respect social distancing rules and treat shop staff with respect.

Live travel updates: Road and rail

Bus services:

97/98 timetable 92 timetable.

Shotley - Harwich - Felixstowe Ferry timetable (from Monday, March 29)

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