Friday 6 January 1984
0815
Depart No. 10 [+DT according to handwritten original] [for visit to Maidstone, Kent; MT and DT to be accompanied by Michael Alison, Stephen Sherbourne, Romola Christopherson, and John Lacy: see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 for fuller details of the visit]
0945
Arrive County Hall, Maidstone: met by the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group, the Chairman of Kent County Council and the Chairman of the SE Area Local Government Committee [R.H.B. Neame, R.H.C. (Ronald) Powling, J.A. (Alistair) Lawton, Mrs R.M.P. Nesham, W.U. Jackson, W.J. McNeill, M. Armstrong, A.A.E. Gillham, Sir John Grugeon, R.S. Norman, A.H. Hart, J.A. Spence, Major J.L. Thomas, E. Moore, R.W. Ellingham, J. (John) Chatfield: see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 and THCR 6-2-4-64 f119] [Councillor Laurie Smith: see MT to Smith, 31 Jan 1984 3/2/132 f4] [Councillor R.H.B. Neame: MT to Neame, 31 Jan 1984 f7] [Gay Biddlecombe: 3/2/132]
1035
Depart
1045
Arrive TV South [Lord Boston of Faversham (chairman TVS), James Gatward (managing director), Gordon Tucker (senior manager, press and public relations): see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 and THCR 6/2/4/64 f119]
1100
Tour studio centre
1200
[Guests assemble in the foyer for opening ceremony: see THCR 6-2-4-64 f26 and THCR 6-2-4-64 f119]
1215
[MT to be conducted to the foyer and introduced to the Mayor and Mayoress of Maidstone, Chairman of the Kent County Council, Chairman of the Independent Broadcasting Authority, and other principal guests: see THCR 6-2-4-64 f26 and THCR 6-2-4-64 f119]
1230
Opening Ceremony
1300
Lunch
1425
Depart
1445
Arrive Royal British Legion Village [R.S.C. Busby (chairman), K.J.R. Johnston (general manager): see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 and THCR 6/2/4/64 f119]
Tour workshops [Tony Morgan (secretary of Poppy Appeal), Ron Stringer (print manager), John Roberts (works manager), John Veasey (signs manager), Derek Strickland (secretary of Disabled Men’s Industries): see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26]
1550
Tea with voluntary Directors of the Royal British Legion Village [R.S.C. Busby, K.J.R. Johnston, Dr Arnold Bentley, C. Stossel, Captain S. Leonard: see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 also for agenda]
1600
Depart
1615
Arrive Great Danes Hotel, Hollingbourne [Maidstone; Arrive Tea Reception for Party Workers]
Met by South Eastern Area Conservative Chairman, Mr. Michael Taylor [see THCR 6/2/4/64 f26 for list of Conservative Association representatives from the 16 Kent constituencies and the two Kent Euro constituencies and additional guests]
1730
Depart for dental appointment
1930 approx.
[Dentist, 5 Devonshire Place]
To No. 10
To Chequers
