Slow to arise on another day of torrential rain and hot sunny intervals as I caught up with correspondence, went and bought a wreath for Edie Smith’s funeral and then tried to engage Mr Jeeves, the Little Paxton Primary School Headmaster, about the new admission policies and then joined Mike Pope for the parents’ evening before going on to the Parish Council meeting to hear about complaints of playing field vandalism
After the very late night, I was slow to arise and, after breakfast, even slower to dress and get ready. I am actually beginning to anticipate a few days’ holiday and chance to get away from my Council work, finances and history worries. I read the rather large mail and assimilated it and then pondered over Edith Smith’s death notice in the Hunts Post and wondered what to do about her funeral. In the end, I decided to send a wreath and drove into St Neots to organise it and do some financial transactions as well. I got my Building Sty pass book updated, so that I had the information to bring my affairs up to date. Back home for lunch of salad and then this afternoon working on with my financial statement. I realised on completing the sums that my forestry tax relief was in excess of that I could reclaim and so it seems that I have slipped up there. I spoke to Mr Jeeves, the Primary School Headmaster, and pointed out the problems of the new policies of the school admissions and heard the explanations.
After tea, I went across early to the School with Mike Pope for the parent’s meeting, but Mr Jeeves did not turn up until later and, evidently, then skirted around the issues. Mike and I had to go on to the Parish Council meeting, where we had quite a good meeting in terms of progressing the vital village issues. Four local residents turned up, as member of the public, to hear the report on playing field vandalism, which was good to see as public participation in the meeting. Mike came back for a cup of tea and then I sat up to write my journal, before retiring at 11.00pm. Another day of torrential rain, interspersed with hot sunny spells and the weather remains very unsettled.