Friday 27 May 1983
[See THCR 2/7/3/47 for MT’s 1983 election tour schedule for the day, including notes about the sites she’d be visiting.]
0700 [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: [Rehearsal].]
0800 Mr. Butler
0815 Arrive Central Office
0830 Briefing Meeting
0930 News Conference
1000 Chairman [Cecil Parkinson]
1020 Media interviews
1045 Depart for Battersea Heliport
1100 Depart for Sigmond Pulsover Pumps Ltd. Sports Ground, Reading
1120 Arrive and drive to Unit 16 [NOT TO BE PUBLICISED. To be met by: Mr. David Roberts COA, Wessex Area, Mr. Hugh Simmonds, Hon. Treasurer, Wessex Area
[THCR 2/7/3/47]
1125-1135 Unit 16, Reading [(CCO Print, Sales & Distrbution) 16 Stadium Way, Reading – NOT TO BE PUBLICISED] [THCR 2/7/3/47]
1135 Depart for Tempatron, Reading [Rendezvous with Press Coaches] [THCR 2/7/3/47]
1145-1215 Tempatron [To be joined by: Mr. Tony Durant, Candidate Reading West, Mrs. Audrey Durant, Mr. Arthur James, Chairman Reading West. To be met by:
Mr. Bill McNab, Managing Director & fellow Directors. Tour factory accompanied by Mr. McNab and fellow Directors] [THCR 2/7/3/47]
1215 [Depart Tempatron for Racal Research Ltd., via Honey End Lane] [THCR 2/7/3/57]
1220 Arrive Honey End Lane Shopping Precinct [Whistlestop – meet Party workers from Reading East & West – NOT TO BE PUBLICISED] [THCR 2/7/3/47]
1240 Arrive Racal Research Limited [To be joined by: Dr. Gerard Vaughan, Candidate Reading East, Mrs. Thurle Vaughan. To be met by: Sir Ernest Harrison, O.B.E.,
Chairman Racal Group, Mr. Geoffrey Lomer, Director Racal Group, & Directors of companies in the Racal Group. Tour of new Micro-Electronics Research and
Development Department. Official opening of new building] [THCR 2/7/3/47]
1310 Lunch in canteen [Luncheon party to include: Mr. and Mrs. Tony Durant, Dr. and Mrs. Gerard Vaughan, Mr. David Roberts, COA Wessex Area, Mr. Hugh
Simmonds, Hon. Treasurer Wessex] [THCR 2/7/3/47]
1350 Depart
1355 Arrive Racal Mobilcal and tour factory [To be met by: Sir Ernest Harrison, O.B.E. and fellow Directors, Dr. Gerard Vaughan, Candidate Reading East] [THCR
2/7/3/47]
1430 Depart
1445 Arrive Broadway, Thatcham for whistlestop [meet Party workers from Newbury – NOT TO BE PUBLICISED] [THCR 2/7/3/47]
1500 Arrive Quantel Limited, Newbury [To be met by: Mr. Peter Michael, Chairman, Mr. Richard Taylor, Managing Director & fellow Directors, Mr. Michael
McNair-Wilson, Candidate Newbury, Mrs. Deidre McNair-Wilson, Mrs. Aldina Pyne, Chairman Newbury Cons. Assoc. Tour of factory and demonstration of
Paint Box] [THCR 2/7/3/47]
1545 Depart
1550 Arrive Instrumental Colour Systems and unveil plaque [To be met by: Mr. Anthony Perry, Chairman, Mr. John Harding, Publicity Manager, Mrs. Polly Perry.
Tour of factory. The Prime Minister will unveil a plaque and declare the new building open] [THCR 2/7/3/47]
1610 Depart
1615 Arrive Newbury Racecourse [for take-off to Battersea Heliport] [THCR 2/7/3/47]
1635 Arrive Battersea Heliport
Drive to Downing Street [THCR 2/7/3/47 has arrival at Downing Street at 1655]
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