Ah, just when Elf’n’Safety has taken most hazardous chemicals off the shelves and away from anywhere that they can harm children and small animals comes the terrifying news that NAAFI tea will be polluting the shelves of a Spar near you.

Sold in aid of Help for Heroes, who will get 50p for every packet purchased, now civvies too will have the chance to experience that sitting-in-the-guardroom-watching-the-rain-falling feeling.

TheEye will be stocking up for old times’ sake. The memories (and, recalling the taste, other things too) will come flooding back.

It’s unclear whether it’ll be the authentic Navy issue, though…the one with bromide in….