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Today is World Food Day and the date commemorates the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisation by the United Nations in 1945. This year's theme is Grow, Nourish, Sustain, Together.

This is a great opportunity to do some fun activities at home with your children to give them a better understanding of how a sustainable supply of food relates to their own lives and the local area as well as those in far-away places. And the event is of particular significance this year because it takes place at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic threatens food security in many parts of the world. You can find lots of information on Plan Bee's World Food Day link here...

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Today's Felixstowe sunrise: 07:23

Today's Felixstowe sunset: 17:57

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Tide Times:

05:30 0.65m

12:01 4.1m

17:59 0.16m

SAT 17 Oct

12:30 4.32m

Floodgates open

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Weather:

Generally lighter winds, variable cloud with some sunny spells. Occasional showers still feeding in from The Wash to the north of the area, elsewhere mostly dry. Still feeling rather cool. Maximum Temperature 13c, low of 9c.

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Orwell Bridge:

Open

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Quote of the day:

"I've long believed that good food, good eating, is all about risk. Whether we're talking about unpasteurized Stilton, raw oysters or working for organised crime 'associates', food, for me, has always been an adventure." » Anthony Bourdain

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Joke of the day:

I'm on a seafood diet but don't seem to be losing weight.

That's because you see food and eat it...

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Bus services:

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Live travel updates: 

Train times and traffic hold ups

Ferrys

Felixstowe-Harwich-Shotley Foot Ferry running

Felixstowe to Bawdsey is now running.

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Today's Post Office Openings:

Bent Hill, Wolsey Garden – 10.30 – 12.30

Felixstowe, Hamilton Road - 09.00 – 15.00

Old Felixstowe, High Road, East – 09.00-17.30

Walton High Street – 08.15 – 17.30

Trimley High Road – 06.00 – 22.00

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Today's supermarket shop openings:

Co-op Hamilton Road – 08.00-20.00

Co-op Wadgate Road – 06.00-23.00

Co-op High Road West - 07.00-23.00

Co-op King Street – 06.00-23.00

Co-op Walton High Street 06.00-23.00

Morrison's – 07.00 – 21.00 (petrol 08.00-22.00)

Tesco metro – 07.00-22.00

Sainsbury's Warren Heath – 08.00-22.00

Lidl Langer Road: 08.00 – 21.00

Lidl Haven exchange: 08.00-21.00

Wear face covering. Respect social distancing rules and treat shop staff with respect.

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Link here to see which other businesses are now open

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This weeks' surgeries and dispensary times:

Grove Medical centre 08.00-18.30 (283197)

Haven Health 08.00-18.30 (670107)

Howard House 09.00-17.00 (282706)

Felixstowe Community Hospital (458820)

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