31/07/2023

Lynda’s delighted to discover Brad’s treasurer on the fete committee. As he begins to divulge information and she discovers there are no minutes of the meetings, she encourages him to share more. Brad protests that he only does the figures, but Lynda declares he has a duty of truth. She convinces him they can save the fete between them. He admits two bands have been cancelled, and there are no favourites like the tombola. They’re set to make a loss. Lynda asks if anything at all is likely to come off, and Brad tells her there are some planned ferret attractions at the fete – in fact most of it is ferret based. Lynda galvanises; they have to act. She persuades Brad to provide more information which she can use to confront Eddie. Brad’s horrified; they’ll know it’s him who’s grassed and he’ll be banished from the family! Lynda reassures him. She’ll see to it that Eddie’s far too busy to even question him. Helen has another go at persuading Adil to take Bridge Farm cheese at Grey Gables. He admires the samples before declaring Helen can send over some figures for Borsetshire Blue, but for the hard cheese, he’s already sorted. Helen’s despondent. Tom worries about the veg too – their connection with Grey Gables may soon be over. They have to win Adil round; it’s clear none of the deals he mentioned are signed off yet. Tom picks up that Adil likes the personal touch; he reckons he can charm him by being his new best mate.