With Michael Pope we prepared for our election campaigns in May with budgets and timescales that could see me getting a couple of colleagues on the District Council.
With Michael Pope we prepared for our election campaigns in May with budgets and timescales that could see me getting a couple of colleagues on the District Council.

A day spent almost entirely on local party matters after some time in my conservatory with my plants and fish reviewing some exotic seeds from Freda. With Michael Pope we prepared for our election campaigns in May with budgets and timescales that could see me getting a couple of colleagues on the District Council.

This afternoon documenting and circulated the plan to activists under confidential cover before attending the AGM of the local S.W.Cambs constituency Liberal Democrat Party where I resisted involvement on the executive. Daniel now faces his delayed driving test until March for lack of practice and the stock market is sliding again.

An active day, with the effort spent almost entirely on local party matters. I was awake a little easier this morning and then took a little time after breakfast feeding the fish and tending the plants. I have received some exotic seeds from my sister Freda, but I need to find out much more about them before I commit them to grow. At 9.00am, Michael Pope arrived, and we spent time discussing and resolving the initial preparation for our election campaigns in May. We produced budgets, time-scales and plans that could see me getting a couple of colleagues on the District Council yet.

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A break for lunch and then I spent most of the afternoon transforming the plan into an activists newsletter and then updated my database to allow a full mailing to known activists and party members. This took me beyond tea in the end, by the time I had ensured that the papers were securely placed into window envelopes so that this confidential information would not be leaked. This evening, I went to the AGM of the local South West Cambridgeshire constituency Liberal Democrat Party. There had been a desperate call from the outgoing Chairman for people to attend and nominate a new committee and officers. I made a report on the District Council but resisted involvement on the executive, concentrating instead on the local election campaigning. The meeting went reasonably well with all items accomplished. Home rather late, but Diana was still up and watching a film. Daniel got the date for a new driving test in early March which is a shame to see his driving going backwards for lack of more practice. The stock market is sliding again.