Friday 6 January 1984
0815 Depart No. 10 [+DT according to handwritten original] [for visit to Maidstone, Kent; MT and DT to be accompanied by Michael Alison, Stephen Sherbourne,
Romola Christopherson, and John Lacy: see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 for fuller details of the visit]
0945 Arrive County Hall, Maidstone: met by the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group, the Chairman of Kent County Council and the Chairman of the
SE Area Local Government Committee [R.H.B. Neame, R.H.C. (Ronald) Powling, J.A. (Alistair) Lawton, Mrs R.M.P. Nesham, W.U. Jackson, W.J. McNeill,
M. Armstrong, A.A.E. Gillham, Sir John Grugeon, R.S. Norman, A.H. Hart, J.A. Spence, Major J.L. Thomas, E. Moore, R.W. Ellingham, J. (John) Chatfield:
see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 and THCR 6-2-4-64 f119] [Councillor Laurie Smith: see MT to Smith, 31 Jan 1984 3/2/132 f4] [Councillor R.H.B. Neame: MT to Neame,
31 Jan 1984 f7] [Gay Biddlecombe: 3/2/132]
1035 Depart
1045 Arrive TV South [Lord Boston of Faversham (chairman TVS), James Gatward (managing director), Gordon Tucker (senior manager, press and public relations):
see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 and THCR 6/2/4/64 f119]
1100 Tour studio centre
1200 [Guests assemble in the foyer for opening ceremony: see THCR 6-2-4-64 f26 and THCR 6-2-4-64 f119]
1215 [MT to be conducted to the foyer and introduced to the Mayor and Mayoress of Maidstone, Chairman of the Kent County Council, Chairman of the Independent
Broadcasting Authority, and other principal guests: see THCR 6-2-4-64 f26 and THCR 6-2-4-64 f119]
1230 Opening Ceremony
1300 Lunch
1425 Depart
1445 Arrive Royal British Legion Village [R.S.C. Busby (chairman), K.J.R. Johnston (general manager): see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 and THCR 6/2/4/64 f119]
Tour workshops [Tony Morgan (secretary of Poppy Appeal), Ron Stringer (print manager), John Roberts (works manager), John Veasey (signs manager),
Derek Strickland (secretary of Disabled Men’s Industries): see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26]
1550 Tea with voluntary Directors of the Royal British Legion Village [R.S.C. Busby, K.J.R. Johnston, Dr Arnold Bentley, C. Stossel, Captain S. Leonard:
see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 also for agenda]
1600 Depart
1615 Arrive Great Danes Hotel, Hollingbourne [Material from handwritten original of the 1984 appointment diary: Maidstone; Arrive Tea Reception for Party Workers.]
Met by South Eastern Area Conservative Chairman, Mr. Michael Taylor [see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 for list of Conservative Association representatives from the
16 Kent constituencies and the two Kent Euro constituencies and additional guests]
1730 Depart for dental appointment
1930 approx. [Material from handwritten original of the 1984 appointment diary: Dentist, 5 Devonshire Place.]
To No. 10
To Chequers
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