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Winter Survival Appeal: South London community canteen faces its own fuel and energy price rise

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For 82-year-old Shirley Atkins, Wednesday lunch is one of the highlights of her week. The former Beefeater Gin factory worker heads to a community centre in Clapham Park where she finds a warm welcome, a free nutritious lunch and friends to talk to.

The community canteen, run by the Be Enriched, is proving a lifeline for people struggling this winter with the cost-of-living crisis and those who feel hungry, lonely or cannot afford to

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