Personal and party papers, Cambridge
MT Engagement Diary
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR6/1/2/2 |
| Editorial comments: | Taken from a typed version of the appointment diary prepared in the Garden Room at some point following MT’s resignation. The original remained in the custody of the Cabinet Office. Material has been added to this entry from the handwritten original of the 1980 appointment diary, accessed at the Cabinet Office prior to transfer to TNA. The full text of that volume can be accessed here. |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | 1p |
Friday 12 December 1980
0730
Left Post House
0900
Arrived SAS Barracks - met by Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Rose
0940
Close quarters shooting demonstration
1005
To Officers’ Mess
1010
Coffee in Officers’ Mess with Regiment’s wives
1030
Left SAS Barracks
1045
Arrived Bulmers - met by Chairman, Managing Director and Esmond Bulmer
1215
Left Bulmers
1225
Arrived Shire Hall, Hereford, for buffet lunch for Party workers
1400
Left for Leominster
1430
Arrived Paradise Court Housing Association. Met Chairman, Vice Chairman of Leominster District Council.
Presented key to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis.
Met warden, Mr. Charles Beech
1530
Left for Rankin
1540
Visited Rankin Conservative Club
1610
Left for Chequers