The Post Office will be open this morning (Tuesday) until 12 noon at the Comrades Hall. It will be closed on Friday, 22nd as post master, Peter has contracted Covid. We very much appreciate the services they provide and wish Peter a speedy recovery.
Until this week, the highest temperature in the UK recorded was 38.7°C, in Cambridge in July 2019.
A high of 38.1°C was recorded in Suffolk yesterday. The U.K. is bracing itself for higher temperatures today. To keep cool and avoid heat exhaustion and/or heatstroke, please read the following advice:
- Drink water.
- Eat foods with a high water content
- Wear loose clothing, breathable fabrics
- Wear a hat
- Stay in the shade where possible.
- Limit your travel & exercise
- Use fans, ice packs to cool down.
- Take lukewarm, not cold showers.
- Put nightwear in the fridge
The NHS recommends keeping all babies under six months out of direct sunlight, and older infants should be kept out of the sun as much as possible, particularly between 11:00hrs and 15:00hrs.
They should be kept in the shade or under a sunshade if they’re in a buggy or pushchair.
#StayCool
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