One This Day

1718 - The birth of John Montague, fourth Earl of Sandwich who gave his name to the Sandwich Islands, and to the 'sandwich' as a result of his reluctance to leave the gaming tables but requiring a quick and easy to eat snack.

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Today's Felixstowe sunrise: 06.55

Today's Felixstowe sunset: 16.21

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Tide Times:

00:50 3.87m

06:33 0.74m

13:01 3.85m

18:46 0.73m

Floodgates open

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Weather:

Dry at first in the far east, but outbreaks of heavy and perhaps thundery rain elsewhere. Rain clearing to sunny spells and isolated showers by late morning, but dry with clear spells by evening. Maximum Temperature 11, low of 1c.

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Orwell Bridge:

Open

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Quote of the day:

Earl of Sandwich

'You, sir, will certainly either die upon the gallows or of a social disease.'

Samuel Foote

'That depends, sir, upon whether I embrace your principles or your mistress.'

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Joke of the day:

Does anybody want to buy 500 sandwiches and 250 sausage rolls?

I misread the headlines and thought we were picnic buying.

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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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