Today at the shop... Monday 22nd March

Today at the shop... our logistics have been a little bit challenging. The GVG van (Thunderbird 1) thus far has been zooming willingly at 15,000 mph to get to the market scene first, fighting off the likes of Kirklees Council gritter trucks en route. This week though, it's been struggling with trips o'er t'hill to the market and on Friday decided that Manchester was enough and Elland afterwards was simply too far. It left Jim high and dry en route to fetching the honey from our lovely bee-man Phillip. No panic though, FAB1 (little blue Corsa) piloted by the gorgeous Lady Heather saved the day using her air-cooled machine gun to ease her way over the border to Planet Calderdale.

So, this morning, Thunderbird 2 (Jim and Lesley's campervan) was dispatched for the all-important replenishment of bananas - the people of Slawit WILL get their bananas - a little bit slower but full of emergency equipment just in case, such as brewing-up facilities and even a bed in case of Jim becoming beknighted in outer space! Another benefit for the GVG is that Thunderbird 2 can get anywhere in the world without re-fuelling, so better for cash flow.

Later today at the shop... the carrier pigeon came from Marsden - Thunderbird 1 is still sick and not playing (with only two levers, what can be wrong?), so Wednesday's market run looms ... will we dispatch Thunderbird 2 again? Thunderbird 3 (Ange and Mike's red pick-up) is waiting eagerly in the wings for another go at the market run. If we get really desperate, I'm sure a nearby Thunderbird 4 could be 'borrowed' from along the canal to make an underwater journey through Standedge, to Ashton and beyond.

This has, of course, all been going on behind the scenes. Most of 'us' have been just a little bit pre-occupied with 'going to the ball'. This evening, in fact right now, it is the Mayor of Huddersfield's Local Food awards evening, a very posh black tie dinner at the Town Hall for those select, invited guests who have made notable contributions to Local Food in Kirklees. They WILL be telling you all about it on this website tomorrow when they've sobered up.

Meanwhile there's a rumour that Zero X is being assembled to pick the party-goers up and deposit them back home - all part of the GVG service.

Thunderbird 1 with Slawit's Scott Tracy                                                           Lady Heather and GVG's FAB1