Colly is saving up for a new shoelace. He received one for a birthday present and found that his shoe not falling off when he runs for a bus is a great improvement to his quality of life. However he is often awakened by his feet arguing over which one should have the shoelace in its shoe the next day. To keep them quiet he holds the shoe without a lace in position with rubber bands and insulating tape, but this leads to schoolgirls giggling at him and mimicking the way his odd shoe retention method makes him walk, this mocking caused him to go into severe depression, so he went to the doctor who referred him to NHS psychiatry services, who recommended him to buy a second shoelace, but he was refused a free prescription for a 'lace. He hopes to have put the shoelace contract out to competitive tender by the 8th August and-if all goes smoothly-have obtained the lace and have it in position before schools open again in September.