Did you know?

The original jack-o'-lanterns were made with turnips and potatoes by the Irish. In England, they used large beets and lit them with embers to ward off evil spirits. Irish immigrants brought their customs to America, but found that pumpkins were much easier to carve.

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Today's Hadleigh sunrise: 06:47

Today's Hadleigh sunset: 16:29

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Weather:

Cloudy with increasing amounts of rain spreading east Friday morning. Rain likely lingering into the afternoon and through the first half of the night. Windy at first, easing later. Mild. Maximum Temperature 16, low of 11c.

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Orwell Bridge:

Open

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Quote of the day:

Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen,

Voices whisper in the trees, "Tonight is Halloween!"

– Dexter Kozen

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Joke of the day:

What do you get when you divide the circumference

of your jack-o'-lantern by its diameter?

– Pumpkin Pi

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Doctors:

Hadleigh Health centre

1. 00am - 6.30pm

Boxford Mill Surgery

1. 00am - 13:00

Link to online booking system for both, here...

Contact: 01473 822 961

Call 111 out of hours.

Bildeston Health Centre

08:00 - 18:30

01449 740254

Call 111 out of hours

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Bus timetable:

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Hadleigh Town Council offices open - by appointment only.

Call 01473 823884 or email [email protected] to make an appointment if you have a query which you would like to have answered in person.

Telephone lines are managed between 09:30am and 12:30pm

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Supermarket opening times:

Morrisons – 07:00 – 22:00

Spar – 06:00 – 23:00

Co-op - 07:00 – 22:00

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Pharmacies:

Mill Lane: 08:00 - 18:30

Boots: 09:00 – 17:30

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