Wednesday's wonderful fact

We get some good crops on the Shotley peninsula but this takes some beating. The most tomatoes harvested from a single plant is a whopping 5.891. The crop reaped by Doulas Smith and wife Piper, from Stanstead Abbotts in Herts, comes in at hefty 20kg.

Sunrise: 06:06

Sunset: 19:44

Tide Times

03:00 3.98m

08:32 0.66m

15:04 4.02m

21:01 0.33m

Piper picking record tomato plant yield

Weather:

Widely dry with frequent sunny spells through the day. Just the small chance of a localised shower. Warm inland, but breezier, fresher towards the coast. Maximum Temperature 23C.

Orwell Bridge:

Open

Look in the sky for the international space station

5:16 AM, Visible: 6 min, Max Height: 79°, Appears: 12° above WSW, Disappears: 10° above E

Joke of the day:

My friend said he was thinking of buying a car with a transparent driving wheel.

I told him to steer clear.

Did you groan? (send us your own favourite joke).

Peninsula Recycling Centre (open this morning)

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 prescriptions 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

Please wear a cloth face covering, respect social distancing rules and treat shop staff with respect.

Bus services:

97/98 timetable 92 timetable. Shotley - Harwich - Felixstowe Ferry timetable (from Monday, March 29)

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