On This Day: in 1857, 24 Victoria Crosses were awarded in the Second Relief of Lucknow (British India). It was the most awarded in a single day. The HMS Ganges Museum, in Suffolk, is home to a replica VC, awarded to Leading Seaman Magennis for his heroics in freeing explosives and helping to save the crew of a midget submarine in an attack on the Japanese cruiser Takao in Singapore. A VC winner is commemorated on Felixstowe war memorial with Ernest Seaman VC, MM (16 August 1893 – 29 September 1918) who once worked at a hotel in the town.

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Today's Felixstowe sunrise: 07:18

Today's Felixstowe sunset: 16:01

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Tide Times:

05:32 0.44m

12:04 4.33m

17:57 0.25m

TUE 17 Nov

12:32 4.27m

Floodgates open

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Weather:

Breezy and a little cloudy at first but largely dry, with wind easing and sunshine developing. Sunshine will turn hazy though as cloud increases during the afternoon, perhaps bringing the odd spot of rain later. Maximum Temperature 12c, low of 3c.

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Orwell Bridge:

Open

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Quote of the day:

"War deals out strange tasks. Remember your great-aunt Roberta...She loaded the guns at Lucknow."

Violet Crawley.

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Joke of the day:

I entered a pun competition

Being a competitive sort, I scoured my brains for my very best puns, sorting them and analysing them by punningness, and finally submitting my very best top ten puns. I was sure I would win, or at least one would make the medals table.

But unfortunately no pun in ten did.

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Bus services:

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Live travel updates: 

Train times and traffic hold ups

Ferry

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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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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