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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.

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Today's Hadleigh sunrise: 08.01

Today's Hadleigh sunset: 15:47

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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.

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Orwell Bridge:

Open

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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 Lane

Christmas Eve - 08:00 - 18:30

Christmas Day - Closed

Boxing Day - 10.00-12.00

Sunday Dec 27 - 10.00-14.00

Monday Dec 28 - 10.00-12.00

Tuesday Dec 29 - 08.00 - 18.30

Wednesday Dec 30 08.00 - 18.30

New Year's Eve 08.00 - 18.30

New Year's Day - 10.00-12.00

Saturday Jan 2 - 08.00 - 18.30

Sunday Jan 3 - 10.00-14.00

Monday Jan 4 - 08.00 - 18.30

Boots (High Street)

Christmas Eve - 09:00 - 16:30

Christmas Day - Closed

Boxing Day - 10.00-12.00

Sunday Dec 27 - closed

Monday Dec 28 - closed

Tuesday Dec 29 - 09:00 - 16:30

Wednesday Dec 30 - 09:00 - 16:30

New Year's Eve - 09:00 - 16:30

New Year's Day - closed

Saturday Jan 2 - 09:00 - 16:00

Sunday Jan 3 - closed

Monday Jan 4 - 09:00 - 16:30

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Hadleigh Post Office

Christmas Eve - 09.00-12.30

Christmas Day - Closed

Boxing Day - Closed

Sunday Dec 27 - Closed

Monday Dec 28 - Closed

Tuesday Dec 29 - 09.00-17.00

Wednesday Dec 30 - 09.00-17.00

Thursday Dec 31 - 09.00-17.00

Friday Dec 1 - Closed

Saturday Dec 2 - 09.12.30

Sunday Dec 3 -Closed

Monday Dec 4 - 09.00-17.00

Bildeston Post Office

Christmas Eve - 07.00-12.00

Christmas Day - Closed

Boxing Day - Closed

Sunday Dec 27 - Closed

Monday Dec 28 - Closed

Tuesday Dec 29 - 07.00-18.30

Wednesday Dec 30 - 07.00-18.30

Thursday Dec 31 - 07.00-18.30

Friday Dec 1 - Closed

Saturday 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 - 09.00-12.30

Christmas Day - Closed

Boxing Day - Closed

Sunday Dec 27 - Closed

Monday Dec 28 - Closed

Tuesday Dec 29 - 09.00-17.30

Wednesday Dec 30 - 09.00-17.30

Thursday Dec 31 - 09.00-17.30

Friday Dec 1 - Closed

Saturday Dec 2 - 09.12.30

Sunday Dec 3 -Closed

Monday 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 - Closed

Sunday Dec 27 - Closed

Monday Dec 28 - Closed

Tuesday 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 - Closed

Saturday 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

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Bus and train information

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Supermarket opening times

Morrisons

Christmas Eve - 6:00am - 6:00pm

Christmas Day - closed

Boxing Day - 9:00am - 6:00pm

Sunday 27 Dec10:00am - 4:00pm

Monday 28 Dec- 7:00am - 10:00pm

Tuesday 29 Dec - 7:00am - 10:00pm

Wednesday - 30 Dec - 7:00am - 10:00pm

New Years Eve - 7:00am - 6:00pm

New Years Day - 9:00am - 6:00pm

Saturday 2nd Jan - 7:00am - 10:00pm

Spar

Christmas Eve - 06:00 - 23:00

Christmas Day - 06:00 - 23:00

Boxing Day - 06:00 - 23:00

Sunday 27 Dec - 06:00 - 23:00

Monday 28 Dec - 06:00 - 23:00

Tuesday 29 Dec - 06:00 - 23:00

Wednesday 30 Dec - 06:00 - 23:00

New Years Eve - 06:00 - 23:00

New Years Day - 06:00 - 23:00

Saturday Jan 2 - 06:00 - 23:00

Co-op

Christmas Eve - 07:00 - 21:00

Christmas Day - Closed

Boxing Day - 09:00 - 18:00

Sunday Dec 27 - 10:00 - 16:00

Bank Holiday - 07:00 - 22:00

New Year's Eve - 07:00 - 22:00

New Year's Day - 08:00 - 20:00

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