Wednesday 1 June 1983
[See THCR 2/7/3/49 for MT’s 1983 election tour schedule for the day, including notes about the sites she’d be visiting.]
0830
TV interviews at Station Hotel, Inverness
0850
Depart Station Hotel
0900
Arrive Tarka Controls Ltd [To be met by: Mr. Jeremy Nichols (M.D.); David Maclean, Candidate Inverness, Nairn & Lochaber; & Mrs. Lorna Waddell, Constituency Chairman] [THCR 2/7/3/49]
0945
Depart Tarka Controls Ltd
1100
Arrive James Johnston & Co of Elgin Ltd [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1045 and adds: ‘Cashmere & Woollen Manufacturers, Newmill, Elgin. To be met by: Mr. John Harrison, Company Chairman; Mr. Alex Pollock, Candidate, Moray; Mr. Ian McLaren, Constituency Chairman; (Sir Russell Sanderson is a Director of Johnstons)’]
1145
Meet Scottish Press, at Johnstons of Elgin [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1130 and adds: ‘The travelling press depart on their buses for RAF Lossiemouth’]
1205
Depart Johnstons [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1140]
1230
Depart RAF Lossiemouth [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1200]
1330
Arrive Manchester Airport [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1306 and adds: ‘To be met by: Cllr Ken Franklin, Chairman (Labour); C/Cllr Gordon Thomas, Vice Chairman (Labour); Mr. Gil Thompson, Chief Executive; Mr. Don Brewin, Director of Operations; Mr. Bill Charnock, Commercial Manager’]
Inspect Airport Developments [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1315 and adds: ‘(Developments concerned with turning Manchester into a major international airport)’]
Interview at Airport with Granada TV in VIP lounge [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1345]
1440
Depart Airport [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1400]
1510
Arrive Warbuton's bakers, Hereford Street, Bolton [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1425 and adds: ‘Back o’ th’ Bank Bakery’]
Tour bakery [To be met by: Joint Chairmen Mr. Derrick Warburton, Mr. Tom Warburton. Introduced to: Directors Mr. George Warburton, Mr. Henry Warburton, Managing Director Mr. Jim Speak, Divisional Manager Mr. Alan Hood, General Manager (Bakery) Mr. Peter Haworth] [THCR 2/7/3/49]
1545
Depart Warburton's [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1505]
1550
Arrive Bolton Business Venture, 46 Lower Bridgeman Street, Bolton [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1510 and adds: ‘To be met by: Mr. Derrick Warburton, Chairman, Mr. Roger McMullan, Director. Introduced to: Mr. D. Buxton, Director of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. P. Bounds, Chief Executive of the Bolton Metropolitan District Council’]
1600
Depart [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1520]
1620
Arrive Frederic Robinson Ltd, Unicorn Brewery, Stockport, Cheshire [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1545]
Tour brewery [To be met by: Mr. Peter Robinson, Chairman and Director, Directors: Mr. David Robinson, Mr. Dennis Robinson] [THCR 2/7/3/49]
1650
Depart [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1615]
1705
Interview on campaign coach with BBC TV, Manchester [THCR 2/7/3/49 has this at 1615]
Interviewer, Mr. David Davies
1740
Depart Manchester Airport [THCR 2/7/3/49 has MT arriving at Manchester International Airport at 1630 and adds: ‘PICTURE STORY with Conservative Candidates for the Manchester Seats: Manchester Blackley – Peter Ridgway, Manchester Central – Dave Eager, Manchester Gorton – John Kershaw, Manchester Withington – Fred Silvester, Manchester Wythenshawe – Mrs. Joan Jacobs’]
1830
Arrive Gatwick Airport
1830
[Beating Retreat]
?
Arrive No. 10
Supper in flat and speech writing
