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The Ambridge Socialist

14^th June

So, Farewell then Prof Jim

After 20 years Jim Lloyd is leaving the Archers. The most well know atheist in Ambridge and certainly the only classicist. A full tribute featuring Jazzer and Alastair can be found in this week’s Archers’ podcast The Archers Podcast – 88. Jim Lloyd and a journey into the archives – BBC Sounds

Adam is taking legal action against Brian but he claims he hasn’t ‘lost his marbles’

Brian has had one of the Trump style medicals to prove that he absolutely knows what he is doing and has now banned Adam from Home Farm. This will of course end in administration.

Changing places

A week of transition in Ambridge. After much deliberation (see TV cooking programmes) Tracy has decided she will become the new Cheese Supremo at the Diary, which seems to please Helen. That will mean less time for Tracy at The Bull which might be regarded as more of her natural social habitat…

Meanwhile Ed has started work at Home Farm although Adam is still working there, even though Brian thinks he has fired him. A meeting between Brian, Adam and Martyn Gibson on the Borchester Land contract offered little enlightment.

Farm Sunday and the Borchester Show

Farm Sunday arrived in Ambridge unheralded and while Brookfield did not join in this year Bridge Farm did. Meanwhile another event in the Ambridge agricultural summer calendar, the Borchester Show, is occupying the time of David and Amber…

Pip’s Genomic Test and Kirsty’s 12 week check

Pip has gone private with the genomic test but then decided not to actually take it until after the wedding with Stella, date uncertain. Meanwhile Jakob has accompanied Kirsty to her 12 week scan and check for her pregnancy, with the expected rather awkward impacts from Jakob. Outside of Ambridge (The Archers Podcast) Jacob and Erik are apparently great friends so who knows where this is going…

At the cricket

The Archers expedition to the T20 England v Sri Lanka at Edgbaston seems to have gone well as did the game for England