Did you know?

George Orwell, who is in the news today after it was revealed his books such as Animal Farm and 1984 are to be banned from the school curriculum, took his surname from our lovely Suffolk river. Eric Arthur Blair spent several summers at his parents' house in Southwold and from there explored what is now within the Suffolk Coast & Heath AONB, falling in love with the Orwell adorned with yachts and flocks of wading birds.

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Today's Peninsula sunrise: 06.54

Today's Peninsula sunset: 18.33

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Tide Times:

04:25 1.1m

10:56 3.74m

17:06 0.58m

23:27 4.01m

Fine on the Strand

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Weather:

Cloudy and damp for many. Very gradually brightening up later, light winds. Maximum Temperature 18, low of 6c.

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Orwell Bridge:

Open

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Quote of the day:

'Intellectual honesty is a crime in any totalitarian country; but even in England it is not exactly profitable to speak and write the truth.'

George Orwell

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Joke of the day:

"You know, they've built a George Orwell memorial in America"

'What? Where?"

"Pretty much everywhere."

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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:

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

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

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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Live travel updates: 

Train times and traffic hold ups

Bus services:

Check here for Monday to Friday timetable

Ferrys

Felixstowe-Harwich-Shotley Foot Ferry running

Felixstowe to Bawdsey is now running.

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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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