| Dear East Anglia 10:42 - Jun 26 with 3462 views | Bobbychase | This heatwave hellscape is yours now, love from the West Country |  |
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| Dear East Anglia on 10:52 - Jun 26 with 2545 views | _CliveBaker_ | I'm sick of it, not made for this weather at all. If Michael Barrymore invited me over for a dip I'd probably go at this point. |  | |  |
| Dear East Anglia on 10:56 - Jun 26 with 2516 views | Bobbychase |
| Dear East Anglia on 10:52 - Jun 26 by _CliveBaker_ | I'm sick of it, not made for this weather at all. If Michael Barrymore invited me over for a dip I'd probably go at this point. |
Surely it's not that bad It's still freakishly hot here but we have been promised temperatures of about 15c overnight which will feel cool compared to every other night this week. |  |
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| Dear East Anglia on 11:03 - Jun 26 with 2461 views | bluelagos | One thing I learned this week - you can still get sun burned sitting in the shade Googled it yesterday - sun rays can bounce off concrete and windows. Knew it can happen at the beach (Glass in the sand) but in yer back garden ffs |  |
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| Dear East Anglia on 11:05 - Jun 26 with 2433 views | Guthrum | It hasn't left Gloucestershire yet! |  |
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| Dear East Anglia on 11:06 - Jun 26 with 2433 views | Bobbychase |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:05 - Jun 26 by Guthrum | It hasn't left Gloucestershire yet! |
I remain hopeful it will b*gger off soon |  |
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| Dear East Anglia on 11:09 - Jun 26 with 2387 views | Metal_Hacker |
| Dear East Anglia on 10:52 - Jun 26 by _CliveBaker_ | I'm sick of it, not made for this weather at all. If Michael Barrymore invited me over for a dip I'd probably go at this point. |
An actual "dip" or a swim ? |  |
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| Dear East Anglia on 11:11 - Jun 26 with 2355 views | _CliveBaker_ |
| Dear East Anglia on 10:56 - Jun 26 by Bobbychase | Surely it's not that bad It's still freakishly hot here but we have been promised temperatures of about 15c overnight which will feel cool compared to every other night this week. |
Whenever people moan in the winter about it being cold and say 'oh I can't wait for June, leaving the house in a t-shirt at 10pm'. Nah, stick it. Give me the cold, I'll put a coat on. I've struggled to exercise this week as well which isn't helping. I normally run 25 miles a week and I've not been out for days. Not good for my head. |  | |  |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:18 - Jun 26 with 2295 views | _CliveBaker_ |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:09 - Jun 26 by Metal_Hacker | An actual "dip" or a swim ? |
If that's the price I have to pay |  | |  | Login to get fewer ads
| Dear East Anglia on 11:29 - Jun 26 with 2220 views | Bobbychase |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:18 - Jun 26 by _CliveBaker_ | If that's the price I have to pay |
On another note, a friend from Bristol is heading to Suffolk this weekend - any recommendations for a place to swim that aren't Aldeburgh or Thorpeness? Thanks |  |
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| Dear East Anglia on 11:29 - Jun 26 with 2214 views | Guthrum |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:06 - Jun 26 by Bobbychase | I remain hopeful it will b*gger off soon |
Did see some spectacular photos of the thunderstorms you got (but we didn't). https://share.google/wOEpZwK0l |  |
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| Dear East Anglia on 11:32 - Jun 26 with 2205 views | hammo56 | Having a heart condition I must admit I find it difficult to cope at times in this heat. Just glad I didn’t have one of my regular checkups in London this week. |  | |  |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:36 - Jun 26 with 2169 views | NthQldITFC |
| Dear East Anglia on 10:52 - Jun 26 by _CliveBaker_ | I'm sick of it, not made for this weather at all. If Michael Barrymore invited me over for a dip I'd probably go at this point. |
I've been in the Orwell this morning and for a second I thought I saw Drew Barrymore just beneath me, but it was just a mermaid. |  |
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| Dear East Anglia on 11:37 - Jun 26 with 2162 views | _CliveBaker_ |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:29 - Jun 26 by Bobbychase | On another note, a friend from Bristol is heading to Suffolk this weekend - any recommendations for a place to swim that aren't Aldeburgh or Thorpeness? Thanks |
Wild swim? Where in Suffolk are they staying? |  | |  |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:41 - Jun 26 with 2126 views | Bobbychase |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:37 - Jun 26 by _CliveBaker_ | Wild swim? Where in Suffolk are they staying? |
Ipswich area but happy to drive |  |
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| Dear East Anglia on 11:43 - Jun 26 with 2099 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:29 - Jun 26 by Bobbychase | On another note, a friend from Bristol is heading to Suffolk this weekend - any recommendations for a place to swim that aren't Aldeburgh or Thorpeness? Thanks |
Felixstowe |  |
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It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| Dear East Anglia on 11:54 - Jun 26 with 2045 views | ronnyd | Thanks a bunch. |  | |  |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:57 - Jun 26 with 2025 views | itfc1108 |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:11 - Jun 26 by _CliveBaker_ | Whenever people moan in the winter about it being cold and say 'oh I can't wait for June, leaving the house in a t-shirt at 10pm'. Nah, stick it. Give me the cold, I'll put a coat on. I've struggled to exercise this week as well which isn't helping. I normally run 25 miles a week and I've not been out for days. Not good for my head. |
I prefer the cold too, especially in the autumn time. |  | |  |
| Dear East Anglia on 12:02 - Jun 26 with 1992 views | _CliveBaker_ |
| Dear East Anglia on 11:41 - Jun 26 by Bobbychase | Ipswich area but happy to drive |
I like Knettishall Heath, if they're up for 45 minutes drive. Its nice there, very chill, reminds me a bit of the New Forest with the wild horses. Great for a walk in cooler weather and has a natural pool. Its not the biggest, so not great for proper swimming. Nice spot to cool down in though, I take my kids up there a lot. Closer to Ipswich there's always Flatford Mill - Dedham area, swimming in the Stour is popular. Seems to have been a crazy increase in paddle boarders there in recent years though. Alternatively, the sea. Obviously. |  | |  |
| Dear East Anglia on 12:38 - Jun 26 with 1868 views | BloomBlue | My mate (who lives in the far south West of Cornwall) said, dear West Country these thunderstorms are yours now. |  | |  |
| Dear East Anglia on 12:52 - Jun 26 with 1803 views | stonojnr | East Anglia is the sunniest part of the country i believe, most sunshine hours And im sure used to qualify technically as a desert due to the low rainfall, bearing in mind this is what a geography teacher over 40 years ago told us so probably completely wrong and we are merely semi arid instead So heatwave, what heatwave ? |  | |  |
| Dear East Anglia on 13:03 - Jun 26 with 1740 views | wischip | Just read Suffolk is the hottest area in UK at midday. Peaking at Cavendish, 35.8 C Good luck, everyone out there. |  | |  |
| Dear East Anglia on 13:09 - Jun 26 with 1718 views | iamatractorboy |
| Dear East Anglia on 13:03 - Jun 26 by wischip | Just read Suffolk is the hottest area in UK at midday. Peaking at Cavendish, 35.8 C Good luck, everyone out there. |
Not sure if my android phone's weather app is playing up but it currently says 40°c in Ipswich. FORTY. if that is accurate that is insane. |  | |  |
| Dear East Anglia on 13:17 - Jun 26 with 1663 views | wischip |
| Dear East Anglia on 13:09 - Jun 26 by iamatractorboy | Not sure if my android phone's weather app is playing up but it currently says 40°c in Ipswich. FORTY. if that is accurate that is insane. |
The data seems to vary a bit from BBC to Met Office to others but the centre of it looks like the area between Thetford & Ipswich and anywhere from 35-40. Yikes! [Post edited 26 Jun 13:18]
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| Dear East Anglia on 13:25 - Jun 26 with 1615 views | Scuzzer |
| Dear East Anglia on 12:52 - Jun 26 by stonojnr | East Anglia is the sunniest part of the country i believe, most sunshine hours And im sure used to qualify technically as a desert due to the low rainfall, bearing in mind this is what a geography teacher over 40 years ago told us so probably completely wrong and we are merely semi arid instead So heatwave, what heatwave ? |
Average annual rainfall has been 23". Technically does qualify as a desert. |  |
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| Dear East Anglia on 13:28 - Jun 26 with 1598 views | hype313 | Feel like I'm in Death Valley. |  |
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