- Who is going to open the Village Fete?
- Clarrie going to have “a bit of time to myself”?
- Susan is so naughty
- Who is Corinthia Hart?
- Pies or salad?
- Garden Festival
- Usha’s stuck right in it
- “Distinct lack of inspiration on the specials board”
- The Llamas should be on Crimewatch!
Who is going to open the Village Fete?
Cripes – it’s all hotting up in Ambridge!
The Village Fete may be the ‘usual’ affair – but what a line-up!
Beer tent, tea tent, dunk the vicar, Susan’s swap stall, Kathy’s white elephant, Pat’s ice cream, Tom’s burgers … phew!
And there’s more … a Scarecrow competition. To be judged by Lewis (it takes a real arty type, don’t you know). With the theme of nursery rhymes and fairy tales.
While at first a bit disappointed that the Fete was again to be opened by an author (no offense, Mr Colin Dexter. You were marvellous), my interest perked up again when Susan said that the Fete will be opened by … .drum roll please … Corinthia Hart!
Clarrie going to have “a bit of time to myself”?
Not likely. Though I wish her warmly well in her attempt.
She’s already mentioned she’s first “to catch up on a few jobs”, and tidy the garden – what’s the chances of her then having time to have time?
Susan is so naughty
Susan knows all too well about who Mistress of the Paddocks is based on.
Despite her valiant efforts to save Jennifer’s blushes at the Book Club, she's now to be found actively encouraging folks, including Clarrie, to read it!
[Susan] “She’ll have to keep it nice, though … you know what Eddie and Joe are like. I don’t want to get ketchup over it”
And Susan also sounded quite gleeful that Corinthia Hart is opening the Fete,. Despite knowing that Jennifer won’t be feeling too happy about it.
Still she goes on … she’s even told Emma that Byron is Brian:
[Emma] “I saw Brian in the village the other day, and I could hardly look at him. Do you really think he got up to those ‘things’ with Mandy Beesborough?”
Naughty, cheeky and actually quite spiteful. In a way.
Who is Corinthia Hart?
According to Susan (for what it’s worth!), Corinthia Hart is a “really good” friend of Mandy’s.
[Susan] “So it’s from the horse’s mouth, so to speak”
[Emma] “Don’t. It makes me feel sick”
Pies or salad?
Emma and Ed have chosen 17th of July for Keira’s baptism. Which isn’t far away, according to Clarrie and Susan.
So the debate begins.
Having the ‘do’ at Ed and Emma’s is vetoed in favour of Susan’s (more room).
The catering seems slightly contentious – with Emma happy with Clarrie’s famous spread of Scotch eggs and mini pork pies, but Susan wants some salad.
But before Susan and Clarrie could start finding a proper squabble, Emma neatly steps out of the frame. She seemingly wants to “concentrate on something pretty for Keira to wear”.
Lazy madam!
Next on the list is who to invite.
“All” the family, reckons Emma.
Does that include Will and Nic, I wonder …
Garden Festival
A week after the Village Fete, Lower Loxley’s Garden Festival is more of a toffs ideas of a fete.
Bee keeping display, plants and seeds for sale, the allotments will be open to sell their surplus, food hall … not a damp vicar in sight!
As Usha said, at least it’s got Elizabeth a bit more enthused.
Usha’s stuck right in it
Well, right between them. Elizabeth and Ruth, that is.
Usha also tried to persuade Elizabeth that she should go for bereavement counselling.
Although Elizabeth doesn’t shout at her, she does refuse.
Maybe Usha should wheel out her best weapon – the very calm, and nearly always right, Alan Franks.
“Distinct lack of inspiration on the specials board”
According to Jolene, talking about The Bull.
Kenton’s been roped in to try and come up with better ideas.
But the problem isn’t ideas … it’s Freda.
[Kenton] “How to get Freda away from tried and tested … “
(and later on, after Usha confirms that the veggie meals at The Bull all taste the same)
[Kenton] “Freda is somewhat limited in her approach”
The Llamas should be on Crimewatch!
Lynda is putting up posters around the village, appealing for witnesses to the pinkification of the Llamas.
Susan rightly points out that it was probably done in the dead of night – but I suppose it’s worth a go. It might even make Spencer and Pip speak out …
Susan agrees that it’s outrageous. She even didn’t blink when Lynda said she’d already put a note up in the phone box ALREADY, without asking her first.
Wowzer!
[Susan] “Clarrie says they’re going a paler pink everyday now anyway”
[Lynda] “I shan’t rest til I’ve found the culprits!”
Lynda’s even been asking round the chemists, to see if they remember who bought pink hair dye.
But the lads stole them.
(Is Crimewatch still on? With that bloke who told us not to have nightmares, after showing an hour’s worth of crime …?)
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