25/05/2025

Fallon chats to Susan and Joy in the Shop about the EV Charging Station opening today. Fallon wants to go over there and Joy says she’ll go too. They’re both very impressed by how modern and smart the station looks, before heading inside the posh Underwoods Local store. Clarrie greets them, also having a nosey, while Fallon contemplates getting balloons for Harrison’s fortieth birthday next week. Back in Ambridge they discuss tomorrow’s T20 Cricket match between teams led by Hannah and Jolene, before Susan joins them. Despite hearing how impressive the Charging Station looks, Susan’s confident the Shop can cope with the competition. She does though accept Joy’s suggestion of a customer survey, to see what they can improve on.

At the Stables Lilian saddles up Amir for a ride, confessing to Alice she’ll avoid going near The Laurels. Her normal coping mechanism would be to busy herself with the funeral arrangements, but Peggy has already done all that. Alice rides with her, on Aziz, reminiscing about Peggy as they go, whilst also speculating about her will and not choosing Alan to conduct the funeral service. Lilian then indulges herself with thoughts of Canada, where her first husband, “Nick”, came from. She shocks Alice with the idea that she might leave Ambridge to go and live there, before admitting she hasn’t mentioned the idea to Justin. Alice implores Lilian not to go – they’d never manage without her. All Lilian will promise though is that she won’t make any decisions until after Peggy’s funeral.