The Ambridge Socialist
Save Tumble Tussocks
Eddie has been working hard trying to save what is left of the community orchard after the latest great storm of Ambridge. Speaking to Lynda he suggests that he is on the lookout for a Tumble Tussocks tree to plant so that this unique Ambridge cider apple can be saved and continue to produce fruit for Grundy cider.
Josh, haircut etc
Josh is still hanging around in Ambridge. Chelsea has given him a new haircut and checked his 30 acres and a cottage privilege. He continues to be a rebel without a cause
Crisis at Berrow and the Abattoir
A major meat wholesaler has gone under leaving the Abattoir with a lot of unsold meat and Berrow Farm with pigs it needs to offload. Fortunately Freddie has negotiated a new contract, although it may not have been all his own work
Vince, Elizabeth and Lily
Challenging times continue and it makes for compelling listening without becoming over dramatic. Given how hard pressed the NHS is it will be interesting to see how Vince gets on with rehabilitation…
Nathan Booth
The BBC doesn’t report what appears on the Ambridge village website now its run by free speech fundamentalist Nathan Booth. The Free Speech Union beckons
Dog field
Martyn Gibson has finally agreed to Lynda and Robert’s dog field. Happy days…
Martyn Gibson
Martyn has wound Kirsty up, reminding her in The Bull, about the tree that fell on Vince and the requirement of the rewilding project to make sure it was safe. In fact there is no issue as an inspection was not due for several weeks after the incident. Martyn is a malevolent character and next he’ll be trying to take Neil’s pension off him.
Class politics
It was good to hear Melissa Benn on the Archers Podcast. As the Ambridge Socialist has long underlined class politics is at the centre of what happens in Ambridge.
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