Sally is embarrassed in the corner shop when she doesn't have enough money to pay for her groceries. Deirdre tells Sally to stop being so hard on herself over the business. Curly has a day off from looking after Ben and uses the time to go to see the council about funding. Blanche cadges £40 from Deirdre for a new outfit and hairdo. Fred admits to Mike to having a domestic problem. Ken has to endure Aidan Critchley's rendition of a poem written about trolley-pushing with the intention of humiliating him. Ken gives him the task of writing another on the theme of "Pushing Your Luck, Not Trolleys." Curly goes to see Councillor Naysmith about funding, but is told the event will not even take place. Naysmith explains that they needed to apply for all sorts of permits weeks ago.