MT Engagement Diary
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR6/1/2/8 |
| 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; PREM32/20, covering 1986, can be read here. |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | 1p |
Friday 4 July 1986
0905
Depart No. 10 for Wellington Barracks
0910
Depart by helicopter
1000
Arrive Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Welcome by: Councillor Philip Newton (Chairman, County Council), Michael Syddall (Chairman of Governors), Miss Margaret Wilson (Headmistress)
1005
Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication, Roberts Hall
1030
Unveil plaque – say a few words; introduction to County Councillors, Governors and LEA staff
1045
Tour school with lessons in progress and 1910 building
1200
Depart by helicopter
1210
Arrive Sherwood Lodge
Met by Chief Constable C. McLachlan
Sign Visitors' Book
Meet Chief Constable's Senior Colleagues for a short discussion over coffee, Command Conference Room
Meet selected representatives from different departments (including PCs from mining areas, the drugs squad, traffic department, community affairs, etc), Amenities Block
Speak to the press – Senior Officers' Mess
1315
Depart
1330
Arrive Stragglethorpe Hall
Met by Major Alan Rook, O.B.E., owner and President of Notts Conservative Federation; The Duke of Rutland (President of East Midlands Area); John Mason (Chairman, East Midlands); Jeffery Speed (Central Office Agent)
Attend Reception – Buffet
1415
Address those present
1510
Depart for Chequers by helicopter
1610
Arrive Chequers