26/02/2023

Harrison and Alan discuss Lent. This year Harrison’s giving up being a slave to his work. He can see how much Fallon gets out of community activities but he has so little time to take part at the moment. Neil lines him up to ring the bells for Jennifer’s funeral. He also suggests signing up for volunteering at Lower Loxley which he’s doing himself, but that’s not really Harrison’s thing. Noluthando comes over to Lower Loxley for a change of scene. Lily and Freddie ask after her family and when she will be returning to South Africa. She then gets roped into Freddie’s recruitment drive for more volunteer guides. Along with Lily, the pair assess Neil’s credentials to join the Lower Loxley team. Neil feels like he’s been grilled. Afterwards, Freddie thinks Neil isn’t young enough but Lily reminds him that beggars can’t be choosers. Freddie’s disappointed in the lack of interest and wants to prove himself to Elizabeth. Alan confides in Harrison that he’s feeling nervous about Jennifer’s funeral. Even though he’s taken many of them this one feels different because Jennifer was a friend. Funerals are a day families never forget and he has to get it right. Harrison attends to a repair in the church and returns to Alan’s worry. As a police offer, Harrison has to perform his job without his emotions getting involved and the same’s true for Alan as a vicar. This helps Alan and he remembers that the day isn’t about him, it’s about Jennifer and the people she has left behind.