Start of Daniel’s GCSE Exams – Starting the day anxious to know how well prepared Daniel was for his first GCSE French oral exam and then catching up on yesterday’s journal before compiling and filing my press cuttings and accepting my first invitations as a local councilor. A broadcasting commission will oversee British television, a British relief agency couple and their children die in a Sudan bombing incident and the UK stock exchange declines over financial policy worries
Rather tired this morning and was reluctant to get up and about the day. Was still earlier to my breakfast than normal, as I was anxious to see Daniel and ask how prepared he was for his first GCSE exam today. It is a French oral comprehension test, of the type at which he did badly in his mock GCSE exam, but then his hearing was in difficulty, but is now improved. Di took them to the bus stop to ensure that they caught the bus all right. I went to my office and caught up on yesterday’s journal, which had taken second place to the letter writing yesterday evening. The weather was cooler still today and the wind even more fresh, so that the house missed the central heating, which we have now switched off for the summer. Then the whole day working on the job of taking press cuttings from the last two week’s papers and entering them, first into my scrapbook of Little Paxton, and then in my personal career cuttings book, those items that referred to me personally.
Quite a job. Entailed reading all the papers too! Heard from Peter Watkins of HDC this morning – my standing order 8 question was only received today and so they claim lack of two clear day’s notice, but Pete will get the Chairman of the Planning Committee to answer it for me separately anyway. Had a few calls today from various people on Ward matters. Accepted an invitation to judge the cub kite flying contest on May 29th (!) and another to speak to St Neots Rotary on Little Paxton History in June/July. Di delivered all my copy letters about Ward problems in Little Paxton this morning and was caused to stop and chat to many of the recipients who were grateful for the attention. The government has announced the setting up of a new Broadcasting Commission today, to overlay the BBC and IBA with Mr Rees-Mogg as its first Chairman. He denied that there would be any political censorship. The tragic death in the Sudan of a British Relief Agency couple, Mr & Mrs Rolfe, and their two children, on a bombing incident. Such a tragedy to happen to people whose life’s work was to show compassion to others. Despite more takeover speculation in the City, the market still slipped back a few points over worries about the government’s financial policies.