Saturday's on this day:

In 1982,The Orwell Bridge was completed. The bridge is constructed of concrete box girders that allow movement for expansion and contraction. The main span is 190 metres which, at the time of its construction, was the longest pre-stressed concrete span in use. The total length is 1,287 metres. The width is 24 metres with an Air Draft of 43 metres. Pilings were sunk 40 metres into the river bottom. The Department of Transport funded the project and, partially due to the bridge, paid for radars and cameras to be installed at the port’s Orwell Navigation Service to monitor the river and the bridge.

Sunrise: 07:58

Sunset: 15:44

Orwell Bridge (Picture: Lauren Hyde)

Tide Times

05:36 3.24m

11:42 0.82m

18:19 3.32m

23:51 1.29m

Weather:

A very cold and frosty start for many, with any freezing fog patches slowly clearing as the breeze picks up during the day. Otherwise, dry with sunny spells throughout. Maximum Temperature 5C.

Orwell Bridge:

Open

Joke of the day:

Three sisters, Holly had a size 11 shoe, Mary, size 12 and Fannie, size 13.

Holly and May go to a pub and the landlord explained: "Wow, what big feet you have."

The sisters reply: "These are nothing - you ought to see our Fannie's."

Courtesy of a friend of Wendy Sadler

(send us your own favourite joke - [email protected]).

Power Cut emergency number

UK Power Network: 105

Peninsula Recycling Centre

Bank Holiday Mondays: 09.00am - noon

Wednesday: 09.00am - noon

Saturday: 09.00am - noon

HMS Ganges Museum

Open Saturday and Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 11am to 4pm

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):

Wednesday: 13:00 - 15:00

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.

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

Call 111 for emergency medical matters.

Today's food shop openings:

Stutton Community Shop:

Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 16.00

Saturday: 09.00 - 11.00

Sunday: 09.00 - 11.00

Premier Stores Shotley:

Monday - Saturday: 08:00 - 21:00

Sunday: 09.00 -14.00

Premier Stores Wherstead:

08:00 – 20:00

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:

06.00 -23.00

Brantham Co-op:

06.00 – 23.00

Suffolk Food Hall:

09:00 – 17.30

Bus services:

97/98 timetable

92 timetable.

Shotley - Harwich - Felixstowe Ferry timetable

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