Friday 24 February 1984
0845 Depart No. 10 for Warwick University, Coventry [Material from handwritten original of the 1984 appointment diary: +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
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