Some time meeting residents in Southoe and Diddington and then time preparing for my HDC committee and then meeting with Mike Pope discussing transport issues. This evening having dinner with Nigel and Lynne Smith and home worrying about Nigel after his skiing accident. A big bomb explosion that killed 6 soldiers in Lisburn, Belfast, after they had taken part in a charity fun run
A rather misty and dull day today, but quite warm. This morning, after breakfast, I drove over to Southoe & Diddington with my Focus 3 leaflets, to get them delivered. I had to deliver those in Diddington myself, as I could not find John Berrington in, but it was worthwhile, as I chatted to a couple of arch-Tories and tried to impress them with my local presence and concern. One was Mrs Peggy Somerset of South Lodge (whose son, Gary Somerset, is a Hunts Post journalist) and the other was Gerald Carpenter, the Estate Manager, who runs the business for the estate owner, Peter Thornhill. Back at Southoe I found Shirley Wright, who agreed to deliver my leaflets for me in that village and I chatted to her for quite a while and the old gentleman opposite, who was rather upset by a council house neighbour ‘pinching’ part of his garden. Home again and, this afternoon, Diana and sister-in-law, Chrisula, delivered one of the Little Paxton rounds as well.
They went to the playschool barbeque, which was a bit fraught as the youngsters got fed up and cried a lot. I watched some cricket on the TV today and then typed up my comments for the forthcoming Environmental Services Meeting. Mike came round and we went through the Transport and Agency items together, to give me the information that I needed. This evening, Di and I collected Nigel & Lynne Smith from Hail Weston House in our Corniche and drove them to Wyboston for dinner. It was a poor fare and a bit less than the occasion really justified, but we had a reasonable time. Nigel is worrying me at the moment and does not seem his same carefree self since his skiing accident. Perhaps they are growing away from us, as they are going to the Tory Ball this year! Home latish and little time for the news. A big story is the bomb explosion that killed 6 soldiers in Lisburn, Belfast, after they had taken part in a charity fun run. England were struggling again in the Test Match and West Indies are getting back on top.