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Aldi’s Grandessa Mighty Yeast Extract has been voted better tasting than Marmite in a Which? consumer taste test Frederic Boyce and Douglas Everett; Foreword by M.R.D. Foot (2003). SOE: The Scientific Secrets. Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3165-5.

Aston House was the first establishment to experiment with plastic explosive for sabotaging German installations and railways. It also made a range of explosive charges and fuses, including 12 million of the time pencil fuses developed at Station IX, and created a gas-ejecting pen (very James Bond!) and an exploding bicycle pump. Station XV: The Thatched Barn Establishments concerned with experimental work, storage and production were given Roman numerals (mostly in Hertfordshire). Active stations and training schools had Arabic numbers. These included paramilitary schools around Arisaig in Scotland, "finishing" schools around Beaulieu in Hampshire and operational schools in various counties including Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire. Aston House, near Stevenage, specialized in the production of many of the weapons and explosive devices used by the SOE, often referred to by those in the know as ‘toys’. It worked closely with The Frythe, with the two establishments involved in both research and production, sometimes collaborating on the same inventions. All the equipment produced for SOE agents needed to be light in weight for ease of transport, strong enough to survive parachute drops, and ideally disguised so that it could be carried in public without arousing suspicion. Station XVb - The Demonstration Room, Natural History Museum in London. Camouflage Section - A training centre for agents and for briefing officials. [7]

Station XVc - 2-3 Trevor Square, Knightsbridge, South Kensington - Camouflage Section, photographic and make-up section. Station IX The Frythe estate, near Welwyn Garden City – initially a wireless research unit (Special Signals), then a weapons development & production centre, then a research & development station These were SOE's radio stations, established when SOE's signals establishments were separated from that of SIS / GCCS at Bletchley Park (originally "Station X"). This formally took place on 1 June 1942. Anti Malaria Malaria is a serious tropical disease spread by mosquitoes. If it isn’t diagnosed and treated promptly, it can be fatal. A single mosquito bite is all it takes for someone to become infected. Symptoms of malaria It’s important to be aware of the symptoms of malaria if you’re travelling to areas where there’s a high risk of the disease. Symptoms include: 1. A high temperature of 38C or above 2. Feeling hot and shivery 3. Headaches 4. Vomiting 5. Muscle pains 6. Diarrhoea Symptoms usually appear between 7 and 18 days after becoming infected, but in some cases the symptoms may not appear for up to a year, or occasionally even longer. When to seek medical attention Seek medical help immediately if you develop symptoms of malaria during or after a visit to an area where the disease is found. You should still seek medical help even if it’s several weeks, months or a year after you return from travelling. If there’s a possibility you have malaria, a blood test will be carried out to confirm whether or not you’re infected. You should receive the results of your blood test on the same day. If you have malaria, treatment will…The large mansion known as The Frythe, near Welwyn Garden City, was for the most part a research & development Station. Major John Dolphin, himself a scientist, was appointed to command the work that was carried out there. Station IX specialized in developing a whole range of 007-like inventions, many of which were designed by the highly regarded Major Hugh Reeves. Most were named using the first three letters of the Station’s location – i.e., Wel – and included both weapons and specialized forms of transport suitable for agents operating behind enemy lines. STS 4 - Winterfold, Cranleigh, Surrey - Preliminary School for N (Dutch) and T (Belgian) Sections. From June 1943 became STS 7, Students' Assessment Board (SAB). Not all of Station IX’s ingenious inventions were so successful however. A one-man midget submarine, the Welman, which was developed in 1941, was used on only one mission as it was thought to be too risky. It was about 20 feet (6.1 m) long and was loaded with a 425-pound (192.8 kg) high explosive charge that could be attached to an enemy warship. In 1942 another small submersible was produced, the Welfreighter, which looked like a boat. It too was loaded with a high explosive charge, as well as mines, but by the time it was ready for action the war was nearly over and it was never used. Similarly, a 12-foot (3.7 m) Motorized Submersible Canoe, which was called ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and was intended to be used by a frogman to carry out reconnaissance or sabotage, also never actually saw action – collapsible canoes tended to be used for such purposes instead. Station XII: Aston House Which? said of Aldi’s and Morrisons winning spreads: “Both got high marks across the board. But it was their flavour that set them apart from the rest, leading them to scoop Best Buys. Our panel rated them as superior when it came to taste, with a good strength of flavour that wasn’t too salty and an easy-to-spread texture.” Lynn Philip Hodgson; Foreword by Secret Agent 'Andy Durovecz (2003). Inside Camp X. ISBN 0-9687062-0-7.