Did You Know?

On this day, the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released a few days early in the UK; it would go to number one for 15 weeks in the US and 22 weeks in the UK. Listen for the peninsula connection.

You Tube: Listen to Jane Gould's, 'Dom's going to leave old Durham Town'

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Today's Peninsula sunrise: 04:46

Today's Peninsula sunset: 20:57

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Tide Times:

02:36 3.81m

08:18 0.68m

14:53 3.77m

20:47 0.55m

Beware on Strand at tides above four metres.

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Weather:

Dry with variable cloud amounts, but also some spells of sunshine. High of 26 dropping down to a low of 11c.

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Orwell Bridge: Open

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Today's Post Office Openings:

Closed:

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Today's food shop openings:

Holbrook Co-op: 07.00 -23.00

Brantham Co-op: 07.00 – 23.00

Premier Stores Shotley: 08:00 - 19:00

Premier Stores Wherstead: 08.00 – 19.00

Hollingsworth's: 08.00-17.30

Orwell Stores: 08.00 – 13.00

Suffolk Food Hall: 09.00 – 16.00 Click and collect available

Stutton Community Shop: Order and collect options.

Woody's Butchers: - 9am to 5.30pmLunch 1pm to 1.45pm

Please 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

Or call Babergh's Home, But Not Alone line 0800 876 6926 and a locality officer will connect you with a volunteer, or just to chat.

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Live travel updates: Road and rail

Bus services:

Check here for Saturday timetable

Shotley to Harwich-Felixstowe foot ferry running check timetable

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

Add your business or community group to our Local List

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Quote of the day:

"I still have no idea who chose some of those people [on the cover]. I think [artist] Peter Blake put a lot of the more confusing people in there. The ones I wanted were people I admired. I didn't put anybody on there because I didn't like them (unlike some people…)"

George Harrison 

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Riddle of the day:

It starts off light and easy to bear, yet the more you carry it with you, the heavier a burden it becomes.

Answer will be revealed tomorrow.

Previous Riddle Answer:

Jack's looking at Anne, but Anne's looking at George. Jack is married, but George isn't. Is a married person looking at an unmarried person?

The answer is yes, a married person is looking at an unmarried person.

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