Wednesday 8 June 1983
[Handwritten original lists several appointments marked as cancelled, apparently because of MT’s election tour. See THCR 2/7/3/56 for MT’s 1983 election tour
schedule for the day, including notes about the sites she’d be visiting.]
0745 Dr Henderson [THCR 2/7/3/58 f9]
0800 Robin Butler
0815 Depart for CCO [THCR 2/7/3/56 has MT arriving at Central Office at 0815]
0830 [Prime Minister’s Briefing Meeting] [THCR 2/7/3/56]
0930 Press Conference
1000 Chairman [Cecil Parkinson]
1020 BBC Interview
1050 ITN Interview
1130 Depart CCO [THCR 2/7/3/56 has this at 1055]
Depart Battersea by helicopter [THCR 2/7/3/56 has this at 1110]
1145 Arrive Old Sarum [To be met by: Mr. Robert Key, Candidate Salisbury, Mrs. Sue Key, Mr. Hugh Simmonds, Wessex Area Treasurer, Mr. David Roberts, Wessex
Area COA. Join Campaign Coach.] [THCR 2/7/3/56]
1150 Tour of Edgley Aircraft Ltd. [To be met by: Mr. John Edgley, Chairman and Joint Managing Director, Mr. Bill Fraser, Joint Managing Director, Mr. Bill Purbrick,
Sales Director] [THCR 2/7/3/56]
1215 Demonstration of Optica aircraft
1225 Depart Edgley Aircraft Corporation
1245 Arrive Guildhall Square, Salisbury [Unscheduled stop/walkabout/speak briefly to supporters – NOT TO BE PUBLICISED IN ADVANCE TO PRESS] [THCR
2/7/3/56]
1300 Depart Guildhall Square for UK Provident House
1310 Arrive for lunch [To be met by: Mr. S.G. Brooksbank, FCA, Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. A. Speddling, BSc, FIA, FSS, FIS, General Manager] [THCR
2/7/3/56]
1355 Tour Life Dept and VDU unit [Visual Display Unit]
1410 Computer Centre
1430 Depart UK Provident
1445 Take off Old Sarum Airfield
1500 Arrive British Hovercraft Corporation, Isle of Wight [To be met by: Mrs. Virginia Bottomley, Candidate Isle of Wight, Mr. Edward Giles, Chairman Isle of Wight,
Cons. Assoc., The Rt. Hon. The Lord Aldington, KCMG, CBE, DSO, TD, Chairman British Hovercraft Corporation, Mr. Richard Stanton-Jones, Deputy Chairman
B.H.C., Mr. Basil Blackwell, Chief Executive B.H.C. Tour works] [THCR 2/7/3/56]
1545 Depart British Hovercraft Corporation
1550 [Unscheduled stop at seafront site adjacent to works to meet supporters – NOT TO BE PUBLICISED IN ADVANCE] [THCR 2/7/3/56]
1615 Depart by helicopter
1645 Arrive Battersea
1700 Arrive No. 10
Hair
1830 Depart for Finchley [Note in THCR 2/7/3/56 pertaining to Finchley meetings: ‘NOT TO BE PUBLICISED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES’]
1830 [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: [Beating Retreat].]
1945 Arrive home of Mr. K. Patel, Oakleigh Park North [THCR 2/7/3/56 has this at 1915 and MT’s departure at 1945]
2015 Arrive Mrs. Franks, 5 Hendon Avenue [THCR 2/7/3/56 has this at 2000]
2045 Depart for No. 10 [THCR 2/7/3/56 has this at 2030]
2115 [Arrive Downing Street] [THCR 2/7/3/56]
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