at its Newport store last week, in order to raise money for Red Nose Day. Claiming to be the largest creation of its type in the UK, the gingerbread man a replica of the supermarket’s Mr Red Nose Gingerbread biscuit stood at 15ft tall, 9ft wide and weighed 440 pounds. Food artist Prudence Stait and a specialist team took over a month to create the giant biscuit, made using 36 sheets of gingerbread, fixed together with a gingerbread-coloured chocolate paste.

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