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he’s one of the girls is actress Anita Dobson. She laughs a lot, loves a glass of bubbly and a natter with friends. That makes her the natural choice to appear in the new line-up of Calendar Girls – the ultimate female ensemble piece currently playing at the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End. The new cast, which also includes Jerry Hall and June Brown, takes to the stage on July 28. Anita (60) is busy with rehearsals, getting to grips with the part of Chris, currently played by Yours columnist Lynda Bellingham, and in the movie by Helen Mirren. Lynda couldn’t have been more delighted when she heard Anita will be stepping into her shoes. “Anita is a friend so I can’t think of anyone nicer to take over from me,” she says. “We met through Christopher Biggins, a mutual friend, and hit it off right away. She’ll be absolutely marvellous in the role.” Although Anita, best known as the legendary Angie Watts in EastEnders, has played countless stage roles, most recently Dolly in a nationwide tour of Hello Dolly, this role has a difference. “You know why,” she laughs, “it’s because I’m going to have to get my kit off – or some of it, anyway. How do I feel about that? Fine now, but when I was first offered the part, I didn’t think I’d be able to do it; I just didn’t think I’d feel comfortable. “But the producer, David Pugh, is a lovely man who assured me that, although I would definitely have to take
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She tells Yours about her most revealing role to date and how she loves being a step-gran my bra off on stage, I will be up stage rather than facing the audience, with no one standing in the wings and all the crew will be female. I thought, ‘Wake-up girl! Why are you letting this stop you from taking on this great part?’ David and his team really care about us. If any actress feels uncomfortable with what she’s doing, they’ll work around it. “I can’t wait to start. It’s going to be such fun – especially working with June, who, of course, plays Dot in EastEnders. I see her occasionally at things, but never often enough to natter away like we used Anita and Queen guitarist Brian May are one of showbiz’s strongest partnerships
to. It’ll be great to catch up and, well, she’s just going to be hilarious, isn’t she? June plays Jessie, the older, school teacher Calendar Girl. I think there’ll be a riot when she does her thing.” Calendar Girls plays Tuesday to Saturday evenings with three matinees – a fairly punishing schedule. “True,” Anita agrees, “and none of us are getting any younger! But it’s only a three-month run and nowhere near as full-on as Hello Dolly, when we were moving around every week and I was pretty much on stage all the time. You get used to the routine. In Calendar Girls, we do more matinees than usual but we get two nights off – Monday as well as Sunday – which seems like a real weekend-length break.’ Anita is also appearing in an episode of Casualty on July 4.“I play a psychic called Cora,” she says. “There I am with no make-up, hair scraped back, flat shoes and tweed skirt. Not glamorous at all but do you know what? I loved every minute. It was so liberating not having to worry if my skirt was creased or I’d spilt something down my blouse.” Although Anita clearly loves her work, she also adores being at home with her husband, Queen guitarist Brian May. “I’m actually a bit of a slob when I’m not working,” she
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confesses. “I do love to cook, though. Nothing adventurous, but simple dishes with vegetables, salad, pasta and fish. Luckily Brian and I like the same kind of food and neither of us eats meat. “What else do I like doing? Seeing friends and family – the same as anybody else really. I’m a great believer in looking for the good in life and doing what makes you happy. If you want to go out for a couple of glasses of Bucks Fizz with friends, just do it! Fancy a lie-in? Why not? The important thing is to enjoy yourself and not feel guilty. “One of the great things about getting older is that you know what you like and you don’t particularly care what other people think. I used to go through agonies when I was younger, worried that I didn’t look right or wasn’t wearing the right thing. Not any more! Count your blessings – it’s an old one but a good one. I know I’m so lucky and I’m very grateful for that. I’ve got a good career, good health, good friends, good marriage and a great family.” The family includes Brian’s two grandsons, aged four and 14 months. Plus there’s another grandchild on the way. “Yes I’m a step-grandma,” Anita proclaims. “Can you believe it? I tried to tell them I’m not really a granny because it’s not my bloodline. But they say, ‘Yes you are Nana!’ Seriously though I love it, especially as I’ve never had children of my own, although Brian’s youngest, Emily, was only little when we got together in the late Eighties. I get to do all the nice stuff – like outings to the park, pushing the pram and cuddles. “Let’s be honest, step-families aren’t easy. There was an awful lot of heartache for everyone involved at first. But we’ve all hung on in there and now things are very different. My stepchildren’s real mum is coming to see me in Calendar Girls, for instance, and we all go out together to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. We’ve all come a very long way. ”
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✽ sweetie sensation Why do confectionery companies keep messing with our favourites?
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t’s an outrage! Tangerine Confectionery, the maker of Sherbet Fountain, has abandoned the cardboard tube which housed the tongue-tingling confection for 84 years – in favour of resealable plastic ones. The move has brought howls of protest from traditional sweet-lovers up and down the country. And, to add insult to injury, it’s changing the recipe by introducing different sherbet flavours. Whatever next? Renaming Jelly Babies ‘age-challenged chews’? Taking the sticks out of lollipops in case we injure ourselves? Or
chocs away Many of our favourite bars and sweets have disappeared or been renamed – even little Jelly Babies fear for their future!
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disposable dispensers in sweet bags, so we don’t have to touch them with our bare hands? The reasons for the repackaging are down to hygiene. But how many of us actually became ill from wrestling with the soggy paper packaging while trying – and usually failing – to work out how to suck up the sherbet through the slightly stale liquorice straw. Surely that was half the fun? “Consumers want a more hygienic pack that can be resealed,” insists Tangerine Confectionery, which bought the Sherbet Fountain from Cadbury last year for £58 million. “And in order for the product to be here for another 84 years, we knew that it needed to appeal to new generations.” But the firm needn’t have bothered – if customers of AQuarterOf.co.uk, an online shop specialising in sweets and chocolates from yesteryear, are to be believed.
“We’ve been inundated with complaints,” says Michael Parker, who runs the company. “Tangerine must have its reasons, but no one has dropped down dead from eating Sherbet Fountains out of paper so you’ve got to question whether it was really necessary to swop to plastic. We also received many complaints when Smarties introduced the ‘hexatube’, and
‘ No one has dropped dead from eating Sherbet Fountains out of paper’
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In an online survey conducted by AQuarterOf. co.uk, 40,000 people named their top 10 favourite sweets of all time. Is yours here? 1 Texan 6 Curly Wurly 2 Nutty Bar 7 Caramac 3 Mint Cracknel 8 Mars 4 Cabana 9 Star Bar 5 Aztec 10 Secret
Opal Fruits were rebranded as Starburst. People are passionate about their sweets and tend not to react positively when packaging is changed, or a much-loved product is discontinued. “Perhaps it’s because we like rediscovering our childhoods through sweets. We cling to the nostalgia of it all. Sweets bring the memories flooding back.” Don’t they just? Anyone who remembers running their tongue round the indented centre of a Spangle as it got smaller and smaller in the mouth, or trying to guess which colour came next in Fry’s Five Centres, laments their passing. Reliving the
days of the ‘penny Bubbly’ gum (how big could you blow it?) or buying an Arrow Bar or four Fruit Salads for 1d, transports us back to our childhood corner sweetshop as though it were yesterday. Robert Opie, curator at the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, agrees. “When visitors see the sweet and chocolate section, they are immediately re-engaged, meeting their favourites again as long-lost friends,” he says. “All the memories come back – the combination of the taste, the image and the recollections. I’ve found people getting that waft of nostalgia just by looking at the packaging.
not enough of us loved them. According to Tim Richardson, author of Sweets – A History of Temptation, it’s a question of economics. “People always ask why things like Spangles were dropped,” he says. “Basically, they just weren’t selling.” But there’s now a big market for ‘heritage’ lines of chocolate and sweets. Online sites seem the best source for variety, but small traditional shops up and down the country where you can still buy sherbet lemons and sweet peanuts weighed out from the jar, are little oases. Some confectionery makers are waking up to tapping into this market and turn our memories into mainstream sales. Bars of Cadbury’s Old Jamaica, with its rum-flavoured raisins, are on sale in my local garage. Tangerine, to give the company its due, has kept alive names we love, like Barratt and Butterkist. But can we ever forgive the firm the new Sherbet Fountain?
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They have moved back in time and are reliving it.” The internet is flooded with sites lamenting lost or hard-to-find brands. One group, with thousands of members, is dedicated to Wispa and, at last year’s Glastonbury Festival, two die-hard fans stormed the stage to hold up a Bring Back Wispa banner. The manufacturer had to listen. Wispa, the aerated chocolate bar taken out of production in 2003 was relaunched last year due to unprecedented public demand. The initial run of 23 million bars sold out almost immediately, looking and tasting just the same as it used to. “We get letters about bringing back the Aztec bar and others,” says Tony Bilsborough, at Cadbury. “But this was on a whole different scale.” It’s not such a happy ending for lovers of Spangles, Fry’s Five Centres, the Amazin’ Raisin bar, Five Boys, Fuse, Skippy and, my own personal favourite, Milk Tray in a bar – oooh, the bliss of that barrelshaped lime one. It seems that
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meet the Yours panel Joy Harris (57) has been married for 33 years with two grown up children. Her role is that of a listening ear. Marion Clarke (62) was widowed eight years ago and says being single again is a huge learning curve.
Philip Weiner (69) says life’s never been better – he’s become a grandfather and had a quadruple heart bypass.
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lynda says: It’s absolutely right to allow yourself to feel the loss of your feline friend. You’re going through a natural grieving process and it’s important to allow your feelings through so that you can accept them and let go. Take great care of yourself at this time, do things that will nurture you and help you to heal and only spend time with friends who understand. Be kind to yourself, go for walks and take plenty of rest and before too long your heavy feelings will lift and you will feel more part of the world again. The book Weep Not for Me: in Memory of a Beloved Cat by Constance Jenkins is lovely and might help you.
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Every fortnight, our experts – plus Yours readers with plenty of life experience – take a look at your family issues and come up with possible solution!
How can I go to my granddaughter’s wedding?
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marion says: This is a problem that really highlights the generation gap and how much attitudes towards gay relationships have changed over the last 20 years or so. While you and your husband are not comfortable with your granddaughter’s sexuality, it’s clearly not something that troubles her friends or even her parents.
Before turning down the invitation too hastily, ask yourself what is to be gained by not attending the wedding? Your absence won’t alter the fact that your granddaughter is gay or persuade her to change her mind in any way. The only thing you are likely to achieve by boycotting her big day is to hurt her feelings – something she (and her parents) might find hard to forgive. You are lucky to have a granddaughter who feels she can be honest and open with her family. A wedding should be a joyous occasion that brings together all the different generations to wish the couple well. So go on – buy a nice new hat, go to her wedding and be glad that she has found someone to love and who loves her in return.
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I lost my wife after 40 contented years of marriage. Recently I have met someone new and we get along famously. But it is such a long time since I last dated that I find it hard to guess just how serious her feelings are towards me. How do I tell if she would like to be more than just good friends? Christine says: After 40 years of marriage it is entirely understandable that you are wondering how to take this new relationship further. When we’re young and experimenting
with different relationships we usually feel confident because it’s what we expect to be doing at that time in our lives. Take your courage in both hands and speak to your new friend calmly and confidently. Tell her about your feelings, but explain that you are not sure about hers. Make it clear that you will respect her wishes and that whatever she says need not affect your new friendship at this time. Her ideas about your relationship may not be at the same stage as yours, so be prepared for her to say that she needs some time to think things over. Good luck!
Do you have an emotional problem that needs solving? Ask our experts by writing to – Your Problems Solved at the usual Yours address found on page 49.
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Joy says: If only having a baby was as simple as ‘obliging’ the grandparents. Maybe your children are in even more turmoil than you are. If they are having trouble conceiving – which is incredibly stressful – perhaps they fear your possible reaction. Maybe
they can’t afford a family yet or it’s not a good time career-wise. You must even face the possibility that they have no baby plans – now or ever. Fill that gap for now by offering to help at a local school or library story time, or invite round a friend when she has the grandkids over. The last thing we grans-in-waiting must do is apply pressure or drop hints which may be hurtful. A grandchild is a gift, not a right. My son gets married next year, so my grannyhood is still a dream too. But I’ve learned the best things in life are worth the wait and never to take things for granted.
Yours sexpert Julie Peasgood offers some love advice for grown-up women (and men too)
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he other day I had lunch with an old friend I hadn’t seen for ages. It was great catching up, though I was sorry to hear her marriage had broken down. She’s now back dating again, and it concerned me that she’s not using condoms when her encounters (and there have been a few!) have become physical. For an intelligent, well-informed woman she admitted it was irresponsible – but unfortunately, she’s not alone in this… When we have unprotected sex with someone, in effect we’re also having it with all the previous partners they’ve had unprotected sex with. So using the ‘family tree’ principle, this means we’re sharing body fluids - and risks - with countless others. Scary. Although there’s less danger of pregnancy post-50, we still need condoms as protection against a host of sexually transmitted infections. In less than a decade STIs have tripled in people over 45, and recent figures from the Health Protection Agency show that the older generation are actually taking more risks than teenagers. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and herpes are rife, and HIV is ever present. With an increase of 1,800 per cent in syphilis alone, we cannot allow ourselves to believe that our chances of picking up an infection are negligible. Apologies for the lecture, but being more mature does not make us immune to infection. There’s
‘ We still need condoms as protection against a host of infections’ no way of knowing someone’s sexual health from their outward appearance, so with new or multiple partners we must always practise safe sex. Both men and women back in the dating game should carry condoms – and never be shy about using them. As Heidi Wright, spokeswoman for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, says “You can’t always tell who has an STI - and infections don’t discriminate on the basis of age”.
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Dr Ceri says: Your mention of the importance of gardening as a longstanding pursuit in your husband’s life leads me to assume that it’s more than just a pastime for him. It sounds like it’s an activity
that is central to his identity and helps him to feel strong and capable. When you realise that your son’s practical and well-intended suggestion conflicts with this selfimage it’s easier to understand how he caused offence. One idea that may help to heal the rift might be to suggest to your son that he helps out in the garden. He could offer to help his father with some of the more laborious aspects, which will allow your husband to carry on doing what he loves. It will also give the two of them more time together and provide an opportunity for your son to see how important gardening is for his dad and your husband will hopefully see that his son has his father’s best interests at heart.
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Choose a neat, simple pattern that won’t overwhelm your size and keep sarongs short – anything too long will drown your figure. Big sunglasses never go out of style and a few accessories will give you a polished beach look.
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A tailored kaftan helps to nip in your waist and it’s great for covering bingo wings too. Pair with wedge sandals rather than flip flops to balance out your figure and lengthen your legs. Add a simple wide-brimmed hat to keep cool.
£5, Allusions @ BHS
If you have a large bust it’s essential that you get a bikini or swimsuit that provides you with good support. Look for under-wiring and wide supportive straps. Avoid triangle and bandeau bikinis, which won’t flatter your chest.
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No need to hold in your tummy – buy a swimsuit like the one above with a control panel built in. Ruching can disguise belly bulges on the beach while a sarong can hide a multitude of sins. Add a necklace to draw the eye upwards.
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A tankini is a great alternative to a one piece. Plus a patterned top with a plain bottom will slim your hips. A carefully tied short sarong with fringing helps disguise heavy thighs. Draw the eye upwards with earrings and a necklace.
Our Beauty Editor says: Spotty back and chest areas are very common complaints. If you suffer from a spotty back then regular exfoliation and body brushing can help, but be careful with the décolletage and chest areas as here your skin is much more sensitive and fragile. Instead try using an anti-bacterial cleanser and finish with a targeted treatment like this AntiBlemish Solutions Body Spray from Clinique (£13/100ml). Its special oilfree formula helps to stop pores from clogging and spots developing. The handy pump works at 360 degrees, so it’s ideal for use on your back and shoulders, too. Apply once a day to freshly cleansed skin. // Send your questions to: Beauty Dilemma, Yours Magazine, Media House, Peterborough Business Park, PE2 6EA If you’re going THE to splash out on one item this PICK fortnight… Make it this L’Oreal Paris Age Re-Perfect ect ProCalcium Radiance Restoring Day Cream (£15.99/50ml). Lightly tinted, this hydrating cream works to even out your complexion while reducing the appearance of age spots.
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I bet a lot of readers will recognise this dress. It had appeared that spring in a women’s magazine as a ‘cut-out-ready-tosew’ offer and it was so popular that whenever I wore mine I couldn’t turn around without seeing someone wearing the exact same dress. It camee in a range of colours; pink, k, green and yellow, but mine was a beautiful sky blue with white spots. It was a favourite of mine for a long time.
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Here I am in Blackpool, where my husband Tony and I were on holiday. It was our second year of marriage and we were having a wonderful time. I was so proud of all my clothes and very lucky to have lots of them. This dress was one of my favourites, Navy Blue with white spots, could be worn on or off the shoulder. I liked to wear it over lots of flouncy net and lace underskirts, which I stiffened by rinsing in sugar water. I really felt smart – like a film star.
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Coffee Pecan Muffins
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• 300g (12oz) plain flour • 2 tsp baking powder • 150g (6oz) light muscovado sugar • 100g (4oz) pecans • 1 large egg • 225ml (9fl oz) whole milk • 50g (2oz) unsalted butter, melted • 4 tbsp strong black coffee • 1 tbsp demerara sugar 1 Preheat the oven to 200˚C/400˚F/Gas Mark 6. 2 Line two Pyrex muffin tins with 12 small squares of greaseproof paper. 3 In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour and baking powder before stirring in the muscovado sugar and pecans. 4 In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, melted butter and coffee. 5 Pour into the bowl with dry ingredients and gently mix until just combined. Divide the mixture between the 12 Pyrex muffin tins. 6 Sprinkle over the demerara sugar and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Can be served warm or cold.
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Cheap weekend treat
Smoked Haddock Eggs Benedict
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• 200g (8oz) smoked haddock fillets • Juice of half a lemon • 1 tsp of vinegar • 4 eggs • 1x packet of powdered cheese sauce • 2 English muffins (plus butter) • Freshly ground pepper 1 Preheat the grill to medium. Use BacoFoil Non-Stick to make a small opentopped parcel around the smoked haddock and add a little water and lemon juice. Grill for 8-10 minutes, then remove the skin and flake into large pieces. 2 Bring a large pan of water to the boil and add a teaspoon of vinegar, to help the egg whites stay intact. 3 Make up the cheese sauce as instructed. 4 Halve the muffins and, using a grill or toaster, toast the muffins. Butter, and place onto two plates. 4 Set the water to a simmer and create a whirlpool by stirring. One by one, crack the eggs into a cup and pour into the centre of the whirlpool. 5 Divide the smoked haddock and eggs between each muffin half. Spoon the cheese sauce generously over the top. Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper and serve immediately. //
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[Top Tip] // Recipe courtesy of Pyrex, available from all good kitchenware retailers
Why not divide the mixture in half and freeze to use later?
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Dorset Cereals Fruit, Nuts & Seeds
£3.43
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Try Porridge Mixed nuts Sunflower oats & raisins seeds (65p) (65p) (57p)
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Oat Bread • 175g (7oz) rolled oats, plus extra to sprinkle • 250g (10oz) strong brown or white bread flour • 7g (1⁄2 oz) sachet easy-blend dried yeast • 1 tsp celery salt 1 Place 100g (4oz) of the oats in a food processor and blend until finely ground. Tip into a large mixing bowl and add the remaining oats and flour. Mix before stirring in the yeast and celery salt. 2 Add 275ml (1⁄2 pint) luke-warm water to the bowl. Using a round bladed knife, mix to a soft dough, adding a little more water if the dough feels dry. 3 Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave to rise in a warm place for about half an hour, or until double in size. 4 In the meantime, preheat the oven to 200˚C/400˚F/Gas Mark 6. Grease a 900g (2 lb) loaf tin. Pierce the dough to deflate and turn out onto the work surface. Shape into an oblong and drop into the tin. Cover with greased clingfilm and leave in a warm place for about 1 hour until the dough fills the tin. 5 Scatter with the extra oats and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until pale golden. Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool.
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Make this a lunchtime treat by adding 75g (3oz) mature Cheddar cheese, finely grated, and 1 tbsp grainy mustard to the mixture before baking.
Plain pancakes (£1.09 for 6)
£2.22
& lemon curd (£1.13)
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lemon (30p)
drizzle of honey (9p)
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£1.75
// Recipe courtesy of All about Oats, www.allaboutoats.com
JAzz uP yOur OATS Cook 50g (2oz) porridge oats with 350ml (14fl oz) lESS £1 THAn milk or water (or a mixture of the two) in a saucepan or microwave as instructed on the packet, then try one of these tasty topping ideas: Very Berry – Sprinkle 75g (3oz) fresh blueberries or raspberries over your porridge, and drizzle over a tablespoonful of honey. Maple Marvel - Drizzle with maple syrup and sprinkle with a handful of dried cranberries. Well Seeded - Toast 2 tablespoons of pumpkin and sunflower seeds and stir into the porridge with a handful of fresh blackberries. Tropical Treat – Finely slice a whole kiwi and wedge of honeydew melon and spoon over your porridge. // Recipe courtesy of Jordans Cereals, visit www.jordanscereals.co.uk
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Rachel’s Organic Luxury Greek style yogurt with honey (£1.89) & flaked almonds (92p)
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£2.81
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Flaked almonds (92p)
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£1.33 Total savings
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