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Welcome to the *Gransnet Café. This is a non-judgemental space for you to pop in for a cuppa with some virtual friends, seek out advice for a particular problem, or share an update on your life - important or trivial. Feel free to have your say and chat about your day, but please leave any arguments at the door. If you're struggling to find someone to talk to in real life, or are simply looking for a bit of a chat, this is the place for you.

Things you wish would return/come back?

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Curling Tue 24-Oct-23 15:28:12

Hand written letters.
A breakfast cereal called Bran Buds.

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MrsKen33 Tue 24-Oct-23 16:26:01

Cremola pudding mix. Loved it

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Calendargirl Tue 24-Oct-23 16:29:02

Symington Table Creams.

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M0nica Tue 24-Oct-23 16:50:32

1)The marvellous baker in our village, who closed last year because of soaring energy costs
2) Our local turkey breeder, whose rented land has been reclaimed by the owner for house building,
3)Our local farmer/butcher who is closing the farm shop next week for lack of staff and illness.

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NotSpaghetti Tue 24-Oct-23 17:09:22
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Collard and Bowser - delicious and beautifully packaged treats - liquorice toffee, fudge and nougat.

Newer versions leave a lot to be desired, sadly.

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Theexwife Tue 24-Oct-23 17:09:48
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Just looked up Bran Buds, used to like those, and found them £71.00 from America and shipped to UK! If you know someone that's going to Canada or USA they could bring some back.

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Shelflife Tue 24-Oct-23 18:02:01

Mrs Ken , I remember cremola . You just jogged my memory!!

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Jane71 Tue 24-Oct-23 19:58:19

Our local baker. He made lovely artisan bread, but he closed in Covid and never re-opened. So sad.

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winterwhite Tue 24-Oct-23 20:08:34

Branch lines (railway)
Various varieties of English apples
Pontefract cakes
Juke Box Jury

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Lomo123 Tue 24-Oct-23 20:10:40

Golden cups.

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Aveline Tue 24-Oct-23 21:02:09

Huntley and Palmer Breakfast Biscuits.
Fuller's walnut cake
Callard and Bowser sweets as mentioned above.

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Allsorts Tue 24-Oct-23 21:34:18

Used to love Cremola, think it might have been semolina but yellow. Eating Thortons toffee, bought by loose weight, when I wasn’t worried about fillings, if I ate it now it would probably pull all my teeth out. Flying Saucers were a favourite too.

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nadateturbe Tue 24-Oct-23 21:42:52

Sunday closing. Such a peaceful day. Everyone just relaxed.

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Curling Tue 24-Oct-23 21:55:54

Sunday closing....Yes, a good one.

Who else remembers Barmouth biscuits?
Spangles.
Bovril crisps.

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Germanshepherdsmum Tue 24-Oct-23 22:39:49

Another vote here for Symingtons Table Creams.

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NotSpaghetti Tue 24-Oct-23 23:40:08

nadateturbe

Sunday closing. Such a peaceful day. Everyone just relaxed.

Oooh, yes please!

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Sparklefizz Wed 25-Oct-23 08:08:41

Shelflife

Mrs Ken , I remember cremola . You just jogged my memory!!

Me too. Loved it. smile

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LadyGracie Wed 25-Oct-23 08:20:22

Golden Wonder smokey bacon crisps. Spangles, particularly old English.

Good manners, pride, respect and discipline.

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nanna8 Wed 25-Oct-23 08:38:19

Duncan’s walnut whips, basic reading and writing and arithmetic skills in primary schools.

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loopyloo Wed 25-Oct-23 09:07:34

Police Stations.

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Grantanow Thu 26-Oct-23 11:31:24

A UK that is not going down the tubes!

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glammagran Thu 26-Oct-23 11:36:14

The inferior quality of just about everything nowadays.

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JennyCee Thu 26-Oct-23 11:41:20

Apples eg: Cox’s which have NOT been stored and are still really crispy. In fact apples and pears, but doubt they will ever come back

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clbm48 Thu 26-Oct-23 11:47:10

Couldn't agree more. How my sisters and I loved those Callard & Bowser nougats in their silver paper wrapper. Nothing like them ever since.

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DianaLouise Thu 26-Oct-23 11:50:44

Debenhams, Hammels, Richard shops and somewhere to shop in person. Am I the only one just hating internet shopping

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