Dr Mopp goes to the Chigley Pottery to buy a vase for his sister. Lord Belborough arrives on his steam engine Bessie to take a crate of pottery to Treddles Wharf where he collects a mysterious crate. What could it contain?
When Farmer Bell delivers some produce to the Chigley biscuit factory he finds that a box of biscuits meant for delivery has been left behind. Bell gives them to Lord Belborough to take to Treddles Wharf on his train Bessie.
The Mayor of Trumpton visits Lord Belborough and asks him for fund-raising ideas for the Old People's Holiday Fund. When Lord Belborough has to go to the Pottery he gives Winnie a ride on Bessie. Her balloon gives him an idea.
At Chigley Pottery, Mr Farthing tells P.C. McGarry that there is not much demand for stone sculptures these days. When McGarry visits the biscuit factory he suggests to Mr Cresswell that a stone fountain would look nice.
When Lord Belborough takes delivery of a new lawnmower he accidentally sends it crashing into his garden wall. He asks Mr Clutterbuck, the builder, to come and rebuild it. But a delivery of bricks is waiting at Treddles Wharf.
Chimney sweep Roger Varley comes to Winkstead Hall to help clean Bessie the steam engine and Binnie the pumping engine. But the hall has run out of coal so they have to go in Bessie to Treddles Wharf to pick up a load of coal.
While showing his butler an antique vase Lord Belborough drops it breaking it. The butler puts the pieces in the dustbin which is collected by the dustmen. But when they go to Treddles Wharf there is a surprise in store.
Mr Carraway the fishmonger delivers to the canteen at the biscuit factory when P.C. McGarry comes to tell him that the Chigley bridge has been closed. The soldiers of Pippin Fort have a temporary bridge at Treddles Wharf though.
The telephone engineers come to fix the phone at Chigley Pottery. They tell Mr Farthing that a lot of clay was dug out when the new telephone exchange was being built. He can have it for free but how to get it to the Pottery?
At Treddles Wharf a crate of antique books for Lord Belborough is being unloaded from Mr Rumpling's boat and a crate of Farmer Bell's scrap metal loaded but when the crane breaks and drops a crate in the canal, which is it?
Windy Miller suggests that the bumper crop of apples from the orchard at Winkstead Hall could be turned into apple juice using his cider press. Farmer Bell, the Fire Brigade, Lord Belborough and Bessie all help make the juice.
Greengrocer Mr Clamp is making a delivery to the biscuit factory canteen. He asks Mr Cresswell about his nephew Willie. Willie is a bit of a daydreamer but loves cars. They give him the job of delivery driver but he has problems.
Mr Antonio the ice cream man is making a delivery to Winkstead Hall. He gets chatting to Mr Bilton the gardener who is not feeling well. Antonio helps him by mowing the lawn. Lord Belborough would like to get a motor mower for him.
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By what name was Chigley (1969) officially released in Canada in English?