Leisurely day of catching up on the news and watching televised sport as security measures are tightened after the Brighton bombing ready for the opening of Parliament as the four dead are remembered
A poor night with one of my wakeful times before venturing to the toilet and then sleeping fine until morning. A lay in, breakfast of fried eggs, bacon and bread and then my Sunday Times arrived late and was read cover to cover. Very late to dress after washing and shaving and then to clean out the duck hutch as my only activity before lunch. A chicken lunch, and pears to follow and then an afternoon watching snooker and the Portuguese Grand Prix. In an exciting last motor race of the season, Nicki Louder came second behind McLaren team mate Alan Proste; but by doing so won the driver’s championship by half a point. Then tea of my smoked mackerel with strawberries and ice cream to follow; the ice cream so cold that it froze the strawberries and made them crunchy.
An evening watching television documentaries of a cruise down the Australian river Murray; and then of the history of the ancient scribes and tomb makers of Egypt. News tonight of church services in memory of the four killed in the Brighton bomb as security measures are implemented for this week’s opening of parliament. At the NCB, Michael Eaton, the Director of the Yorkshire pits, is appointed the coal board’s new spokesman and communicate with the media. At the NACODS union, attentions this week will be on the Leicester area to see if the strike is solid. The British Foreign Secretary has made an ultimatum to the Durban three (they will be ejected if they continue to make political statements) and Bishop Tutu continues his acclamation on his return as a Nobel Peace prize winner.