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MADE IN THE UK !
Primrose
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Can we start a new thread on here to list all the things we use which made in the UK to encourage their wider use, help support UK jobs and get our economy going again ? Kicking off with one of my favourites:
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West Yorkshire Spinners knitting yarns. All British grown animal fibre (wool/mohair/alpaca) spun in Yorkshire and reasonably priced.Primrose said:Can we start a new thread on here to list all the things we use which made in the UK to encourage their wider use, help support UK jobs and get our economy going again ? Kicking off with one of my favourites:
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- Pip"Be the type of woman that when you get out of bed in the morning, the devil says 'Oh crap. She's up.'
It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it - that’s what gets results!
2026 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 24 spent out of 80.5 coupons (66 plus 14.5 from 2025)
12 coupons - yarn
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Local Honey, locally made Double and Single Gloucester cheese, local reared and sold Lamb, hogget and mutton and free range eggs from the local farm. Herefordshire Cider.4
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Melton Mowbray pork pies
Stilton cheese (I think those two were connected by ingredients somehow?)
Marmite
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I try to support local produce from the farmers market and local farm shop we have some great local gin sold there too
when buying plants in the garden centre I try to buy british grown, it usually says on the labels.
Melton Mowbray pies and stilton cheese have to be produced in those areas to be called thatLife shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage - Anais Nin6 -
Can anybody name any items of domestic equipment like, toasters, kettles, fridges etc that are made in the UK. Virtually everything seems to have a Made in China label on it these days.6
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Henry Hoovers.£71.93/ £180.007
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Primrose I found this site but I don't know how accurate it is
https://makeitbritish.co.uk/ - they say they are 'A community of UK-made brands & manufacturers'
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Thank you.. Looks an interesting website. I will peruse ,4
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Kenwood is British made. The site is in Havant, Hampshire.Primrose said: noCan anybody name any items of domestic equipment like, toasters, kettles, fridges etc that are made in the UK. Virtually everything seems to have a Made in China label on it these days.2025 Fashion on a ration 0/66 coupons
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