Thursday's Breakfast Briefing
By Derek Davis 7th May 2020
Did you know?
As the world prepared to celebrate Victory in Europe a six-bedroom house in Garrison Lane, Felixstowe, was on the market for £4,300. The detached period home also had two box rooms, Tudor-style fireplace, a brick garage and one-acre garden. Today this one in Garrison Lane would cost in the region of £425,000 Join soprano Christina Johnston in her Goodnight Sweetheart concert from Old Felixstowe tomorrow in tribute to VE Day 75.Today's sunrise over the Felixstowe area: 05:11
This evening's sunset: 20:30Tide times:
LOW TIDE: 05:52 - 0.10m
HIGH TIDE: 12:21 - 4.00mLOW TIDE: 18:07 - 0.40m
HIGH TIDE: 00:38 -4.00mToday's weather:
Fog patches soon clearing. Another largely fine day follows, with warm sunny spells. Some cloud will build later top temperature of 16c dropping down to a low of 8c.Orwell Bridge: Open
Today's Post Office Openings:
Bent Hill, Wolsey Garden – 10.30 – 12.30
Felixstowe, Hamilton Road - 09.00 – 15.00Old Felixstowe, High Road, East – 09.00-17.30
Walton High Street – 11.00 – 17.30Trimley High Road – 06.00 – 22.00
Today's supermarket shop openings:
Co-op Hamilton Road – 07.00-23.00Co-op Wadgate Road – 07.00-23.00
Co-op High Road West - 07.00-23.00Co-op King Street – 07.00-23.00
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 Please don't stockpile, respect social distancing rules and treat shop staff with respect.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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Quote of the day:
This is your hour. This is not victory of a party or of any class. It's a victory of the great British nation as a whole.
Winston ChurchillRiddle of the day:
What is a drill sergeant?
Answer will be revealed tomorrow.
Previous Riddle Answer:
If you told Royal Navy personnel to "secure a building," they would turn off the lights and lock the doors. The British Army would occupy the building so no one could enter. Royal Marines would assault the building, capture it, and defend it with suppressive fire and close combat.What would the RAF do?
A They would take out a three-year lease with an option to buy.Listen to Marc's Almanac every weekday morning for five minutes of civilised calm from the English countryside. Five minutes of civilised calm Our daily Breakfast Briefing is very popular but we are always striving to improve the experience for you. If you have any suggestions for inclusion please email [email protected]
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