Peggy’s Place
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Sean: A radio station? George: Where did you get that idea from?
Helen: I heard about it — actually, it must have been a couple of months ago — on Radio 4.
Phil: Don’t you think we’ve got enough to do?
Sean: No, listen to what Helen has to say. Peggy: Hi, everyone. What does Helen have to say?
Sean: She’s got an idea on how to build a better relationship with our customers. Peggy: We’ve tried a lot of those over the years, but never say never.
Helen: Well, I was in the kitchen listening to Radio 4 — I think it was the Saturday Live programme.
Sean: Oh, I love Saturday Live, don’t you? The Reverend Richard Coles is so funny. Helen: They were interviewing a record producer who had bought up a pub in Somerset.
George: I think I heard that interview. Helen: Can you all stop interrupting? George: Sorry.
Helen: Anyway, during lockdown, they tried out all sorts of ideas about how to help the community and keep their businesses going.
Peggy: Like what?
Helen: Like starting a radio show. They called it The Isolation Station.
Phil: That would be fun. I could have my own slot: “Perky Phil Performs for You!” Sean: That sounds dreadful, Phil.
Helen: And a bit rude...
Peggy: I don’t know. I’m not much of a public speaker.
Sean: Yeah, and you need to keep the momentum going.
George: Were there any other ideas?
Helen: Yes. Once a year, the owners of this pub do a kind of open day to promote local foods.
Sean: Now, that’s something I could get excited about.
Phil: Yes, but how many local food producers do we have here in this part of London?
George: More than you think, Phil. We wanted to do an event like this at the supermarket years ago and there were quite a few.
Peggy: There’s that organic bakery around the corner, A Bite of Delight. They make all their cakes on the premises and their ingredients are all sourced from within a hundred miles.
Helen: And how about the cheese shop on Albert Street?
Phil: But how would this work? We don’t have the space in here.
Sean: No, but we do have the beer garden. Helen: And you could put some stalls on the pavement.
Peggy: Not so sure about that. You have to get permission from the council.
Phil: I think it’s a great project. We could do it next month. September’s a good month for food.
Helen: You could give it a kind of harvest festival vibe.
Peggy: That’ll take a lot of organizing. George: Here’s a suggestion: I’ll organize everything for you for free...
Phil: You haven’t got the time, have you? George: ...Let me finish. I’d coordinate with you, but I’d be the event manager. Sean: Why would you take on the extra work? George: Look, I’m sick of my job at the supermarket. I know this might not be the ideal time to make a career change, but I’d like to try my hand at event management and this would be my chance.
“I’ll organize everything for free”