A hearty greeting from Tim and Rory, to our half-a-dozenth episode of our (may the) fourth series, and, as always we have crammed in the usual topical chat and our personal musings on what we’ve both been up to since our last outing. A sprinkler of topics douses you with observations on local elections, on fund raising discos, on birthdays, and, amongst so much more, on the joy of taking delivery of a new car.

With recent island discussions and news roundly focussing upon a perfect storm of road closures to facilitate work on critical infrastructure improvements, we ride our torrent of chat rapidly around a whirlpool of stories, from engaging with MPs, to parental pride.  

The steam whistle of joy takes us from the island to a family-run restaurant in Inverness, almost as far away as you can navigate from us on the north island, via the Caledonian Sleeper.  We’re big fans of weaving public transport together with enjoyable experiences whether on or off the island.  There’s much more to come in future episodes.

There is a distinct whiff of fete in the air as we discuss Gardening Galore in Rookley held on Sunday 3rd May 2026 and preview Riverfest taking place in Newport on Saturday 9th May 2026. Something for everyone as the sun continues to kiss our brows with warm days as we canter towards mid-summer and the plethora of things to do here on the island.

It means a lot, that you continue to listen, and as we see our regular listener count continue its inexorable rise towards total podcast domination on this island. If we're not there already, we're really close.

So, thanks for listening.

Tim and Rory