The Canteen Ladies

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Babs, Jane, Mary, Rita, Sharon and Trish feed the staff of a Sheffield supermarket.

4 Extra Debut. Meet the close-knit team of women running the canteen feeding the staff of a busy Sheffield supermarket. From 1994.

**** This documentary was suggested by Andrew Dalgleish as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****

Meet Babs, Jane, Mary, Rita, Sharon and Trish.

They make up the team who feed the staff of a big supermarket in Sheffield. 

They've worked together for eight years now and are still good mates at the end of the day.

Sarah Taylor joins them for a morning in the heat of the kitchen and an evening letting off steam on the tiles.

Producer:  Joy Hatwood

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1994.

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