Tuesday 24 May 1983
[Handwritten original lists several appointments marked as cancelled, apparently because of MT’s election tour. See THCR 2/7/3/44 for MT’s 1983 election tour
schedule for the day, including notes about the sites she’d be visiting.]
0745 [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: Dr Henderson.]
0815 Arrive Central Office
0830-0925 Briefing meeting
0930-1000 Daily News Conference
1000-1020 Private Discussion with Chairman [Cecil Parkinson]
1020 Media Interviews
1115 Depart Central Office by car for Battersea Heliport
1130 Take off by Helicopter for Deal
1200 Arrive Royal Marine Depot, Canada Road, Deal [To be met by: Mr & Mrs Peter Rees and others] [THCR 1/11/19 f4]
Join Campaign Coach
1215 Arrive Walmer Lifeboat Station to meet members of the crew and voluntary supporters from the RNLI and the Ladies Lifeboat Guild
1240 Depart for Deal Conservative Office
1245 Arrive [To be met by: Mr James Thompson, Chairman Deal Cons. Branch and Mrs Sally Le Faye, Secretary Deal Cons. Branch] [THCR 1/11/19 f4]
1300 Depart for Dover
1330 Arrive Dover Promenade opposite Harbour Board HQ [Meet Harbour Board Officials and view the Harbour. Chairman: Sir Frederick Bolton MC. Managing
Director & Register: Mr W.T. Allen, MBE, BSc, CEng.] [THCR 1/11/19 f4]
1345 Working Lunch with Harbour representatives
1415 Depart for Dover Party HQ
1430 Arrive [To be met by: Mr Fred Cleary, CBE – President Dover Cons. Assoc. and Mrs Ruth Purnell – Chairman Dover Cons. Assoc.] [THCR 1/11/19 f4]
1500 Depart from Connaught Barracks by helicopter for Battersea
1530 Arrive Battersea Heliport
Car to Downing Street
1600 Arrive
Briefing prior to Nationwide
1715 Depart for BBC Television Studios (Lime Grove)
1745 Arrive BBC
1825 TV Nationwide programme
1915 Return to Downing Street
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