MT Engagement Diary

Friday 20 May 1983

[Handwritten original lists several appointments marked as cancelled, apparently because of MT’s election tour. See THCR 2/7/3/41 for MT’s 1983 election tour schedule for the day, including notes about the sites she’d be visiting.]

0800

Robin Butler

0810

Depart No. 10

0815

Arrive Central Office

Briefing

0930

Press Conference

1000

[Rehearsal]

1000

Chairman [Cecil Parkinson]

1020

Possible interviews

[CAMPAIGN STARTS]]

[ELECTION TOUR [West Country]]

1045

Depart CCO by car for Victoria Station

1100

Depart Victoria by train

1141

Arrive Gatwick [transfer to car] [THCR 2/7/3/41]

1215

Depart Gatwick for St. Mawgan [Lunch on board] [THCR 2/7/3/41]

1315

Arrive St. Mawgan and embark coach [To be met by: Mr. Peter Gower, C.B.E. – Central Office Agent & Mr. Gordon Shattock – Western Area Chairman. Join Campaign Coach to leave at 1330] [THCR 2/7/3/41]

1355

Arrive Padstow Harbour (North Cornwall constituency)

Visit fishtanks, walk along quay, etc. [Visit fish tanks and meet Fishermen/Merchants/Harbour Master at quayside. Walk along quayside and meet supporters] [THCR 2/7/3/41]

1435

Depart Padstow in coach

1450

Arrive Trelyll Farm [near WADEBRIDGE (North Cornwall). Owner Mr. W.D. Nightingale – a large dairy farm, meet farmers and families] [THCR 2/7/3/41]

1520

Depart Trelyll Farm in coach

1530

Walkabout in Molesworth Street, Wadebridge [Arrive MOLESWORTH STREET CAR PARK, WADEBRIDGE, to meet supporters from North Cornwall and Truro constituencies. **NOT TO BE PUBLICISED] [THCR 2/7/3/41]

1715

Depart St. Mawgan Airport [THCR 2/7/3/41 has this at 1600]

1815

Arrive Gatwick [THCR 2/7/3/41 has this at 1700 and adds: ‘transfer to car for return to London’]

By car to No. 20 [sic: No. 10]

1915

Arrive No. 10 [THCR 2/7/3/41 has this at 1800 approx. and adds: ‘Provision for meeting Robin Butler’ and ‘Provision for speech preparation’]

Clear boxes

Supper in flat

2030

Speechwriting