Did you know?

Katie Melua performed the world's deepest concert when she played on a gas rig. It was the stuff of dreams or, perhaps, to use her own words: "the closest thing to crazy": Katie Melua singing Nine Million Bicycles on a stage 288.5 metres below the sea. Katie and her band underwent rigorous safety training while 22 tonnes of equipment were transported by 16 helicopters and three supply ships to the rig—and then the whole lot had to be moved to the bottom of the sea.

It was the world's deepest concert ever, held at the bottom of the platform shaft of Equinor's Troll A platform in 2006 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of gas production beginning from the Troll field. Katie performed a repertoire of songs and guitar music, and was accompanied on the piano for one of the songs by platform manager of Troll A at the time, Jan Hauge.

Meanwhile prospector 5 berthed in Harwich appears to be going for the record of being the noisiest rig ever.

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Today's Peninsula sunrise: 05:49

Today's Peninsula sunset: 20:06

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Tide Times:

01:18 4.11m

06:59 0.62m

13:36 4.06m

19:31 0.19m

Flooding possible on the Strand

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Weather:

A dry and sunny day aside from a few patches of cloud, becoming fairly breezy through the afternoon but still warm in the sunshine. Maximum Temperature 25c, low of 11c.

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Orwell Bridge: Open

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Quote of the day:

"The gas rig is actually much more futuristic and high-tec than I thought it would be. It reminds me a bit of "Aliens", that's kind of cool!"

Katie Melua

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Joke of the day:

HELP! The smelly man who just got laid on an oil rig is chasing me with a piece of bent pipe.

It's an olfactory refractory fracking fractional flak attack...

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Today's Post Office Openings:

Shotley: 09.00 – 17.00

Chelmondiston: 08-00-17.00

Holbrook: 09.00 – 17.30

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 - 21:00

Premier Stores Wherstead: 08.00 – 19.00

Hollingsworth's: Times vary

Orwell Stores: 08.00 – 13.00

Suffolk Food Hall: 09.30 – 17.30

Stutton Community Shop: 09.00-16.00

Woody's Butchers: - 09.00 to 17.30pm Lunch 13.00 -13.45

Please wear a cloth face covering, 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

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Live travel updates: Road and rail

Bus services:

Check here for new Monday to Sunday timetable

Shotley to Harwich-Felixstowe foot ferry running check timetable

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

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