Did You Know?

The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on this day in 1954 to Ernest Miller Hemingway "for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style."

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Today's Felixstowe sunrise: 06.44

Today's Felixstowe sunset: 16:32

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Tide Times:

02:58 1.18m

09:28 3.67m

15:36 0.63m

22:01 3.95m

Floodgates open.

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Weather:

A breezy day with sunny spells and isolated showers, these mainly through the afternoon and across western parts of the region. Many places will escape the showers and stay dry. Maximum Temperature 13c, low of 7c.

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Orwell Bridge:

Open

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Quote of the day:

"Now is no time to think of what you do not have.

Think of what you can do with that there is"

Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

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Joke of the day:

What do you get when you mix alcohol and literature?

Tequila Mockingbird

(Also Ernest Hemingway, but that's beside the point)

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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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