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MPN11
How to keep slim. Afternoon shift in Strubby GCA meant you had to leave Manby before Lunch. Morning shift meant you got back to Manby after Lunch. A Day-worker covered the overlap of the shifts, who probably got no Lunch either!
Things had improved by the early 70s. ATC could take an early lunch in the Manby 'aircrew diner'. There were also catering facilities at Strubby itself, where the Morning and Day shifts could eat at lunchtime.