Hadleigh Christmas Breakfast Briefing
By Derek Davis 24th Dec 2020
Did you know?
According to Wikipedia, Tom Smith (1823–1869) of London invented crackers in 1847. He created the crackers as a development of his bon-bon sweets, which he sold in a twist of paper (the origins of the traditional sweet-wrapper). As sales of bon-bons slumped, Smith began to come up with new promotional ideas. His first tactic was to insert love messages into the wrappers of the sweets (similar to fortune cookies).Smith added the "crackle" element when he heard the crackle of a log he had just put on a fire. The size of the paper wrapper had to be increased to incorporate the banger mechanism, and the sweet itself was eventually dropped, to be replaced by a trinket: fans, jewellery and other substantial items. The new product was initially marketed as the Cosaque (French for Cossack), but the onomatopoeic "cracker" soon became the commonly used name, as rival varieties came on the market. The other elements of the modern cracker—the gifts, paper hats and varied designs—were all introduced by Tom Smith's son, Walter Smith, to differentiate his product from the rival cracker manufacturers which had suddenly sprung up.
Today's Hadleigh sunrise: 08.01
Today's Hadleigh sunset: 15:47
Weather:
Cloudy with further long periods of rain, heavy at times. Generally light winds and mild. A brisk north-easterly wind developing in the north later in the day. Maximum temperature 11c, low of 5c.
Orwell Bridge:
Open
Christmas cracker jokes:
What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney?
Claustrophobia What kind of motorbike does Santa ride?A Holly Davidson
What happens to elves when they are naughty?
Santa gives them the sack How does Good King Wenceslas like his pizzas?One that's deep pan, crisp and even
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Pharmacy opening times:
Mill LaneChristmas Eve - 08:00 - 18:30
Christmas Day - ClosedBoxing Day - 10.00-12.00
Sunday Dec 27 - 10.00-14.00Monday Dec 28 - 10.00-12.00
Tuesday Dec 29 - 08.00 - 18.30Wednesday Dec 30 08.00 - 18.30
New Year's Eve 08.00 - 18.30New Year's Day - 10.00-12.00
Saturday Jan 2 - 08.00 - 18.30Sunday Jan 3 - 10.00-14.00
Monday Jan 4 - 08.00 - 18.30 Boots (High Street)Christmas Eve - 09:00 - 16:30
Christmas Day - ClosedBoxing Day - 10.00-12.00
Sunday Dec 27 - closedMonday Dec 28 - closed
Tuesday Dec 29 - 09:00 - 16:30Wednesday Dec 30 - 09:00 - 16:30
New Year's Eve - 09:00 - 16:30New Year's Day - closed
Saturday Jan 2 - 09:00 - 16:00Sunday Jan 3 - closed
Monday Jan 4 - 09:00 - 16:30Hadleigh Post Office
Christmas Eve - 09.00-12.30Christmas Day - Closed
Boxing Day - ClosedSunday Dec 27 - Closed
Monday Dec 28 - ClosedTuesday Dec 29 - 09.00-17.00
Wednesday Dec 30 - 09.00-17.00Thursday Dec 31 - 09.00-17.00
Friday Dec 1 - ClosedSaturday Dec 2 - 09.12.30
Sunday Dec 3 -ClosedMonday Dec 4 - 09.00-17.00
Bildeston Post Office
Christmas Eve - 07.00-12.00Christmas Day - Closed
Boxing Day - ClosedSunday Dec 27 - Closed
Monday Dec 28 - ClosedTuesday Dec 29 - 07.00-18.30
Wednesday Dec 30 - 07.00-18.30Thursday Dec 31 - 07.00-18.30
Friday Dec 1 - ClosedSaturday Dec 2 - 07.00-18.30
Sunday Dec 3 - Closed (shop 09.00-12.00)Monday Dec 4 - 07.00-18.30
Boxford Post Office
Christmas Eve - 09.00-12.30Christmas Day - Closed
Boxing Day - ClosedSunday Dec 27 - Closed
Monday Dec 28 - ClosedTuesday Dec 29 - 09.00-17.30
Wednesday Dec 30 - 09.00-17.30Thursday Dec 31 - 09.00-17.30
Friday Dec 1 - ClosedSaturday Dec 2 - 09.12.30
Sunday Dec 3 -ClosedMonday Dec 4 - 09.00-17.30
Elmsett Post Office
Christmas Eve - 09.00-12.30 (Shop - 07.00-13.00)Christmas Day - Closed
Boxing Day - ClosedSunday Dec 27 - Closed
Monday Dec 28 - ClosedTuesday Dec 29 - 09.00-17.00 (Shop - 07.00-17.00)
Wednesday Dec 30 - 09.00-17.00 (Shop - 07.00-17.00)Thursday Dec 31 - 09.00-12.30 (Shop - 07.00-13.00)
Friday Dec 1 - ClosedSaturday Dec 2 -09.00-12.30 (Shop - 07.00-13.00)
Sunday Dec 3 -Closed (shop - 08.00-11.00)Monday Dec 4 - 09.00-17.30
Bus and train information
Supermarket opening times
MorrisonsChristmas Eve - 6:00am - 6:00pm
Christmas Day - closedBoxing Day - 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday 27 Dec10:00am - 4:00pmMonday 28 Dec- 7:00am - 10:00pm
Tuesday 29 Dec - 7:00am - 10:00pmWednesday - 30 Dec - 7:00am - 10:00pm
New Years Eve - 7:00am - 6:00pmNew Years Day - 9:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday 2nd Jan - 7:00am - 10:00pm SparChristmas Eve - 06:00 - 23:00
Christmas Day - 06:00 - 23:00Boxing Day - 06:00 - 23:00
Sunday 27 Dec - 06:00 - 23:00Monday 28 Dec - 06:00 - 23:00
Tuesday 29 Dec - 06:00 - 23:00Wednesday 30 Dec - 06:00 - 23:00
New Years Eve - 06:00 - 23:00New Years Day - 06:00 - 23:00
Saturday Jan 2 - 06:00 - 23:00 Co-opChristmas Eve - 07:00 - 21:00
Christmas Day - ClosedBoxing Day - 09:00 - 18:00
Sunday Dec 27 - 10:00 - 16:00Bank Holiday - 07:00 - 22:00
New Year's Eve - 07:00 - 22:00New Year's Day - 08:00 - 20:00
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