Sunday's Peninsula Breakfast Briefing
By Amber Markwell
20th Mar 2022 | Local News
Sunday's thought
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.— Marcus Aurelius.
Today's Peninsula sunrise: 05:56
Today's Peninsula sunset: 16:08Tide Times
00:49 3.85m
06:41 0.21m13:12 3.93m
18:49 0.48mWeather:
Dry and sunny at first, but becoming cloudier in the east later, with risk of some patchy rain during the afternoon and evening. Maximum Temperature 11C.
Orwell Bridge:
OpenJoke of the day:
What does a drummer name their identical twin girls?
Anna one, Anna two.Did you groan? (send us your own favourite joke).
Peninsula Recycling Centre
Bank Holiday Mondays: 09.00am - noonWednesday: 09.00am - noon
Saturday: 09.00am - noonHMS Ganges Museum
Closed for winter routine
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: ClosedWed: 10:00-14:00
Thu: ClosedFri 9:00-17:30 Closed for lunch 12:30-13:30
Sat 10:00-12:30Sun: Closed
Chelmondiston:
Mon - Sat: 08-00-17.30Sun: Closed
Brantham (village hall):
Wednesday: 13:00 - 15:00Good Neighbours' Scheme
Shotley & Erwarton GNS 07799 873881.
Brantham Good Neighbours(GNS) 07811 630899Chelmondiston GNS 01473 780408
Holbrook Helpers 0333 335 5387Stutton Network 01473 327753
Tattingstone 07895052086Updated surgery opening hours:
Holbrook:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 08.00-17.00Thursday 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
Wednesday: 07586741250
Thursday: 07379202164Today's food shop openings:
Stutton Community Shop:
Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 16.00Saturday: 09.00 - 12noon.
Sunday: 09.00 - 11.00 Premier Stores Shotley:Monday - Saturday: 08:00 - 19:30
Sunday: 09.00 -14.00 Premier Stores Wherstead:- 00 – 21.00
Orwell Stores, Chelmondiston:
Monday - Saturday: 08:00 - 17:00Sunday: 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: ClosedMonday: Closed
Hollingsworth's:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 - 17:30Saturday: 8:00 - 17:00
Sunday: closed Holbrook Co-op:- 00 -23.00
- 00 – 23.00
Suffolk Food Hall:
- 30 – 17.30
Live travel updates: Road and rail
Bus services:Shotley - Harwich - Felixstowe Ferry timetable (from Monday, March 29)
Have a read of one of our previous Shotley Peninsula news stories: Futuristic design proposed for extension on cottage in AONB.
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