New Year's Day Peninsula Breakfast Briefing
Did you know?
If you like to start the new year with a good omen, then have a bacon sandwich for breakfast. It's thought that eating pork is lucky for the New Year, as pigs put their feet forward. If you're strictly vegan, load up on extra green vegetables instead. Eating green is said to be very lucky on January 1.To avoid bad luck, don't do your dishes, laundry and other chores as one tradition says you should leave the laundry pile until January 2 Apparently, the old wives who invented this tale didn't enjoy doing their washing at all. It's also believed it 'flushes good fortune down the drain'. Another superstition is much darker, suggesting a laundry load completed on January 1 will 'wash a family member away' in the year ahead.
Enjoy more New Year traditions here...
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Today's Peninsula sunrise: 08.02Today's Peninsula sunset: 15:55
Tide Times:
00:43 3.84m
06:40 0.58m13:04 3.85m
18:48 0.79mFine on the Strand
Weather:
Any freezing fog patches will lift into low cloud, giving a rather cold, grey feel to the New Year. Largely dry, though a showers spreading inland. Maximum temperature 5c, low of -1c.
Orwell Bridge:
Open
Quote of the day
"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day."
Edith Lovejoy PierceJoke of the day:
Why did the man sprinkle sugar on his pillow on New Year's Eve?He wanted to start the year with sweet dreams.
Helplines:
Samaritans: 0330 094 5717
Post Office Openings:
Shotley:
Fri 01 Jan ClosedSat 02 Jan 09:00-13:00
Sun 03 Jan ClosedMonday 04 Jan 09.00-13.00
Chelmondiston
Fri 01 Jan ClosedSat 02 Jan 08:30-17:00
Sun 03 Jan Closed Holbrook:Mon: 9:00 - 18:00 Closed for lunch 12:30-13:30
Tue: ClosedWed: 10:00-14:00
Thu: ClosedFri 9:00-17:30 Closed for lunch 12:30-13:30
Sat 10:00-12:30Sun: Closed
Food shop openings: Premier Stores Shotley:
New Year's Day: 08.00 - 13.00
Saturday: 08.00 - 19.00Sunday: 09.00 - 14.00
Monday: 08.00 - 19.00 Orwell Stores:New Year's Day: 08.00-13.00
Saturday: 08.00-17.00 Woody's Butchers:Jan 1 - Closed
Jan 2 - 0900 - 1600Jan 3 - Closed
Stutton Community Shop:
Friday Jan 1 New Year's Day Closed Holbrook Co-op:New Year's Day 08:00 - 20:00
Brantham Co-op:
New Year's Day 08:00 - 20:00 Premier Stores Wherstead:TBC
Suffolk Food Hall: Times vary
Hollingsworth's: Times vary
Please wear a cloth face covering, respect social distancing rules and treat shop staff with respect.
Holbrook and Shotley surgeries and dispensaries.
Appointment only.
Holbrook: 328263 Shotley: 787435 Call 111 for emergency medical matters.Live travel updates: Road and rail
Bus services:
Check here for new Monday to Sunday timetableTakeaways:
Lasan Shotley:Wednesday: 17.00-22.00
New Year's Eve: 17.00-22.00New Year's Day: 17.00-22.00
Saturday: 17.00-22.00Sunday: 17.00-22.00
Monday: 17.00-2200Tuesday: Closed
Laws Cottage Chelmondiston:
Open tonight and then as usual over New Year.See which businesses are still operating with our Peninsula Business Directory:
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