Margaret Thatcher Engagement Diary - Fri 24 February 1984

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR6/1/2/6
Editorial comments:	Taken from a typed version of the appointment diary prepared in the Garden Room following MT's resignation but before 1992. The handwritten original has also been studied and material from that source has sometimes been added in, with explicit notes to that effect. The handwritten volumes are now being deposited at TNA in the series PREM32; PREM32/18 is the manuscript version of the diary, PREM32/6 the typed one.
Importance ranking:	Minor
Word count:	1p

Friday 24 February 1984

0845

Depart No. 10 for Warwick University, Coventry [+DT]

1040

Arrive University Senate House

Coffee with Chancellor, Lord Scarman, the Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Jack Butterworth, and the Registrar, Mr. Mike Shattock

1100

Meeting with senior academic members of the University to discuss research and collaboration with industry in training and research [Professor Roger Whittenbury, Professor Kumar Bhattacharyya, Professor David Whitehouse, Professor John Douce, Professor George Bain, Professor Ronnie Mulryne, Professor Ken Wallis: see THCR 6/2/4/65 f97 also for further details of these and other senior staff and a background note on the university]

1145-1200

Visit to University Arts Centre Science Park:

Opening of the Barclays Venture Centre

Met by Chairman of Barclays Bank, Sir Timothy Bevan and the Regional Director, Mr. Anthony Rudge [Lord Scarman, J.B. Butterworth, Sir Arthur Vick, Councillor P.W. Martin, M.L. Shattock, D.N.E. Rowe, Professor S.K. Bhattacharyya, Professor R. Whittenbury, Professor G. Nudd, Dr. J.D. Park, Sir Richard Young, Councillor P.W.G. Robinson, Councillor A.G. Waugh, Snr., Councillor J. Besserman, Councillor M. Willis, Councillor C. Raeburn, Councillor G. Prestidge: see THCR 6/2/4/65 f97 also for the full list of attendees and a background note on the science park]

Interview with local radio

1300

Lunch given by the University in the Venture Centre [Lord Scarman, J.B. Butterworth, Sir Arthur Vick, Councillor P.W. Martin, Professor A.G. Ford, Professor T.J. Kemp, Professor J.R. Mulryne, M.L. Shattock, D.N.E. Rowe, Professor S.K. Bhattacharyya, Professor G. Nudd, T.E. Watson, C. Brummitt, R. Jones, Allie Sheard, Sir Richard Young, Councillor P.W.G. Robinson, Councillor A.G. Waugh, Snr., Councillor J. Besserman, Councillor M. Willis, Councillor C. Raeburn, Councillor G. Prestidge: see THCR 6/2/4/65 f97 also for the full list of attendees]

1415

Visit to the Department of Biological Sciences: met by Professor Roger Whittenbury [see THCR 6/2/4/65 f97 for notes about the department]

1450

Depart Warwick University

1510

Arrive Allesley Hotel, Allesley, Coventry

Rest period

1525

Attend Tea Reception for Representatives of the Conservative Associations in Warwickshire, Coventry, South East Staffordshire and Cannock & Burntwood in the Allesley Hotel (short speech)

Tour constituency tables

1645

Depart Hotel for Chequers

MT Engagement Diary