Asil Nadir who was the owner of Polly Peck
Asil Nadir who was the owner of Polly Peck

An active morning working on my quarterly financial summary until the better weather tempted me out to clear the lawns of fallen autumn debris. A Parish Council meeting this evening where I secured a further £1,000 for the Village Hall and then a row between the UK and Turkish governments over who is to rescue the "Polly Peck" trading organisation

I was up on time and busy this morning getting my chores done so that I could make a start on the family's income and investment summary. I also tried to get some financial transactions prepared for Diana, but I could not do them all before she left. I worked on this morning and did quite a lot but then, after lunch, I decided that I had to go out and do some gardening as the weather was dry and the lawns and leaves beckoning. First was the very long job of clearing away the leaves from the riverside lawn. It was not only leaves, but twigs, acorns, beech nuts and all else as well. The good weather this summer has led to lots of fruit and even the hawthorn berries are as large as I have seen them before. The decorators were here as well, coming after lunchtime when the window frames had dried out more.

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I had a Parish Council meeting this evening at the Village Hall. It was rather a confused affair with the mood alternately one of good humour and then strong views which made for a lively evening. Certain members, such as John Grosvenor, made quite strong but confusing inputs and I could not always understand what they were on about, although it is good to hear people actively participating at these meetings. I had to plead for the Village Hall again and obtained another £1,000 but the council were rather reluctant and certain members were against until we had discussed it. It ended quite late as a result. More announcements of redundancies as the recession bites and there are rifts between the UK and Turkish governments over who is to rescue the "Polly Peck" trading organisation with Thatcher upsetting Turkish President Turgut Ozal with "an ultimatum".