MT Engagement Diary

Wednesday 25 May 1983

[See THCR 2/7/3/45 for MT’s 1983 election tour schedule for the day, including notes about the sites she’d be visiting.]

0815

Arrive Central Office

0830-0925

Briefing Meeting

0930-1000

News Conference

1000-1020

Meeting with Chairman [Cecil Parkinson]

1020

Media interviews

1045

Depart for Victoria Station

1100

Train to Gatwick

1200

Take off for RAF Marham [Lunch on board] [THCR 2/7/3/45]

1255

[Arrive RAF Marham. To be met by: W.R. Henderson, COA, Eastern Area, Sir Paul Hawkins, PPC for South West Norfolk, & Mr. Brian Tooke, East of England Area Chairman] [THCR 2/7/3/45]

Join Campaign Coach

1305

Arrive Narborough Village [Whistlestop. Escorted by Sir Paul Hawkins, PPC South West Norfolk] [THCR 2/7/3/45]

1315

Depart

1325

Arrive Castle Acre Village Green [To be met by: Henry Bellingham, PPC North West Norfolk]

Address Rally [for North West Norfolk Conservative workers and villagers] [THCR 2/7/3/45]

1340

Depart

1400

Arrive East Dereham Market Square [To be met by: Richard Ryder, PPC Mid Norfolk] [THCR 2/7/3/45]

Address Rally [Mid Norfolk rally for Conservative workers and general public in Dereham Market Place] [THCR 2/7/3/45]

1410

Depart

1427

Divert off A47 to Hockering Village for three minute stop [with Mid Norfolk supporters and villagers] [THCR 2/7/3/45]

1445

Arrive Norfolk County Showground, Costessey

Address Rally [for workers and supporters from Norfolk constituencies. Meet Candidates for Norfolk constituencies] [THCR 2/7/3/45]

1510

Depart

1525

Arrive Norwich Airport [Airport Manager’s Office] [THCR 2/7/3/45]

Press Conference [/Interviews: BBC East, Anglia TV, Local radio stations and newspapers] [THCR 2/7/3/45]

1600

Depart for Gatwick

1645

Arrive Gatwick and drive to No. 10

1740

[Arrive central London] [THCR 2/7/3/45]

1800-1900

[On the record briefing for American journalists – No. 10. PM wants cancelled but BI (Bernard Ingham) asked if it cd be kept in]

1800

[Briefing for Economic Summit]