Did you know?

Lightning strikes the Earth 6,000 times every minute

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Today's sunrise over the Felixstowe area: 04:47

This evening's sunset: 20:57

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Tide times:

• 02:25 0.84m

• 08:59 3.03m

• 14:46 1.14m

• 21:17 2.97m

Flood gates open.

Today's weather:

Bright start with a few scattered clouds and day will warm up nicely Top temperature of 18c dropping down to a low of 8c.

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Orwell Bridge: Open

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Today's supermarket shop openings:

Co-op Hamilton Road – 07.00-19.00

Co-op Wadgate Road – 07.00-19.00

Co-op High Road West - 07.00-19.00

Co-op King Street – 07.00-19.00

Morrison's – (09.00 for NHS workers) then 10.00 – 16.00 (petrol 08.00-22.00)

Tesco Metro – 10.00-1600

Sainsbury's Warren Heath – 10.00-16.00

Lidl Langer Road 10.00 – 16.00

Lidl Haven Exchange 10.00 – 16.00

Please don't stockpile, respect social distancing rules and treat shop staff with respect.

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This weeks' surgeries and dispensary times:

Closed until Tuesday. Call 111 for medical advice.

Felixstowe Community Hospital (458820)

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Live travel updates:

Train times and traffic hold ups

Bus services:

Check here for Monday to Saturday timetable

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

Add your business or community group to our Local List

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Sunday quotes:

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." –

Mark Twain

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Riddle: 

A prison you feel safe in, yet never quite happy. Whenever you try to leave, it only grows bigger.

Previous riddle answer:

At night they come without being fetched. By day they are lost without being stolen.

Fears and doubts, so stay strong in unguarded moments.

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Pause for Thought;

Government guidance around non-essential contact, advices that public worship is suspended until further notice. 

In the absence of church services here is a verse from -

Colossians 3:12:  Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tender-hearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.