Things To Do in Ambridge When Rob's Dead. Can The Archers get Home Deliverance for Helen?

[PseudoBadger]

I haven't listened for 2 days.

It is feeling like the SWs are looking at these threads and our plucking ideas at random, even when we are being sarcastic!

Right - that is most definitely it. I am not listening any more.

Between the gruesome pantomime of Blossom Hill Cottage and shouty Pip milking every line for all it's worth I think i will just keep tabs via this thread until things begin to change. I miss Lillian, Susan, Jennydarling, Brine, Ian... sigh...All those long-forgotten characters.

It's bollocks is what it is.

Yeah me too Grumpy..we're not listening anymore....

I'm reading this thread and lowfield

At first I was really cross about the crap but know I just don't care. I'm just waiting for the nonsense to end and hoping the new ed will turn things around

I tried looking up whether there is any minimum age for boarding schools, didn't succeed, but found this.

In order to register an independent school, details of, amongst other matters, the age range of pupils have to be filed. If there are to be changes, the school has to "apply in writing or by email to DfE or the Welsh government for approval of any significant change to the school or its running. This includes changes to any of the information which was required when applying for registration." I'm guessing that the DfE would have a lot of questions to ask about why a boarding school wants to change its range to include a 5 year old; a statement that his stepfather says his mother isn't coping in the later stages of pregnancy would hardly be sufficient. They would also want to know how they would propose to teach and look him given that they would have no other pupils of that age.

Why on earth would any school want to go through all that hassle, no matter how much they loved their former pupil?

It is feeling like the SWs are looking at these threads and our plucking ideas at random, even when we are being sarcastic!

or they're actually ON THE ACTUAL THREAD

actually contributing

come on

who is it

unmask yourself/ves

I was wondering if, when Helen goes into labour, they'll lie to her about having called the midwife but get interrupted in their misadministrations by Pat, who will be rightly horrified and wake up from her stupor to rescue her daughter.

But maybe it will be Linda who turns up...

Pip actress's acting standards in today's episode definitely reached new lows.

I was wondering if the CA was a lurker...

Now Rob really is busy gaslighting...And lying. And it's not his son or Arsula's who their planning to send away to school. What on earth are they thinking? How has Arsula been allowed to take over Helen and her son's life like this? Surely Arse doesn't pay the rent? Grrrr. I am really confused and have more important things to think about. Yes, Gruach, I expect that R & A will be forging H's signature.

It's bollox Gruntled - the "leading" boarding preps don't accept boarders below 8 / yr 4. That's all one needs to know.

This is terrible, terrible storytelling.

I think boarding school would be the catalyst to get out. No one in her extended family would go for it. They would take Henry before they let that happen.

And yes questioning if Rob had fiddled with the timer - is she beginning to suspect?

I am still pissed off that they had to bring in the Ursula character. Rob couldn't just be a shit, he's a shit because of his mum.

I came across this when I was trying to find out about UK boarding.

It says...

"Below the age of 7, children can attend boarding schools as a day pupil. From the age of 7 and upwards, children can attend as either day pupils or boarders. To join a UK boarding school, you don’t have to start at the age of 7. Most international pupils join at the age of 7, 11, 13, 14 or 16."

If I didn't hate him for ruining the archers for me - I would feel sorry for soc as he obviously had a really shitty upbringing

To be fair though, Arsula was right about the dripping. Toad in the hole with olive oil is all sorts of wrongness.

Knob turned up the oven though, didn't he?

I think the penny is beginning to drop for Hellin - hope she rings Kirsty.

My children are at a school which is day and boarders. You can do the odd nights boarding from year 2 so age 6 but to do full time boarding you need to be year 3 so aged 7.

I think this is pretty standard.

I don't believe there is any decent prep which would take a 5 year old boarder not even if a parent had died.

What a load of old bollocks.
If anyone on here is a sw they should be banned for life
Is it too early for

Ursula arranged not to have veg in.
Ursula decided to walk to the shop, rather than drive or send Rob.
Ursula decided to stop for a natter with Susan.

So who was it that messed with the oven setting/timer? I really can't think...

I can't listen anymore. I just can't bear to get so stressed and upset.

Waiting for this storyline to end is horrible...although I won't switch off as I need to know what happens. (I do leave the room when bloody Pip comes on though, argh can't stand her. The way she says Matthew alone makes me want to strangle her slowly.)

Arsula has ruined it for me. Hellin was much more assertive tonight though, she's starting to twig thank bloody god. I think Kirsty and Tom will unite to save her once they hear of the boarding plans, no way will anyone let that happen.

just read the synopsis

it's tipping into absolute baloney now

what about the smoke point??

you'd use rapeseed oil, not olive oil

sheeshh

My money's on Ursula rigging the oven. She wants Helen to look useless. I think her attacks on Helen are actually designed to punish both her and Knob.

I can easily imagine there was once someone in Knobs life who was perfect wife material in Ursula's eyes (her comments about thinking Rob would marry someone more outdoorsy spring to mind) but then Jess got in the way. And now there's Helen. Neither women traditional enough or rich enough.

Ursula is punishing Helen for not being worthy and punishing Knob for not doing as he was told and marrying the right woman. She would probably be quite happy if his second marriage fails as well.

Whilst Knob simply likes to control Helen and others around her because he is a complete arsehole and it makes him feel superior.

Swirling I am impressed and LOVE IT. Will be thoroughly upset if this isn't how it now pans out.

this boarding school sl is so absolutely batshit I can't think that not one person involved in it went 'errmmm, hang on a minute'

????

there are so very many holes in it, it's nearly all...just...hole