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After a late night and a slow start to the day, I attended to my mail and correspondence; crafting motions and questions for forthcoming District Council agendae and then took Diana for lunch in Saint Neots before driving to my solicitors in Cambridge to discuss the Cow Lane, Godmanchester acquisition. Then to Huntingdon for a Planning Seminar for Members before back to Saint Neots for a meeting of the Southern Area District Councillors before visiting the Moughton’s of Lakefield Avenue about playing field disturbances. Directors of P&O ferries face prosecution over the sinking of the Herald of Free Enterprise and Thatcher faces railway, tube and dock strikes with GPs also discontent as the House of Lords defeats the government on its Child Benefit policy whilst the Bank of England spends reserves to try to maintain the value of sterling.
I was late to bed and slow to get up again and Diana and the children were already on the way and I showered and dressed on my own and then ate breakfast in the same way. This morning, I reviewed the papers and a large post and then typed out several letters on District Council business. I was putting motions and questions on the agendas of the next main Council meeting and to committees. Then lunch out with Diana in Saint Neots to compensate her for the lack of trips this week. I then embarked on a series of meetings. First, across to Cambridge to Vinters/Taylors, my solicitor, for a briefing on the contract for Cow Lane, Godmanchester. We are left with some queries on access and vacancy at possession. Then on to Huntingdon for a District Council Planning Seminar for Members. I stayed a short while in Huntingdon for a doner kebab and then drove to Saint Neots for a meeting of the Southern Area District Councillors, where the main matter was securing the election of a decent chairman after the disastrous chairmanship of Bill Longford last year.
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The longest day after a very hot and sticky night and a busy one for me as my gardener Pete is absent this day, leaving me to do all the watering feeding and mowing. An order for 18 more books for local libraries means we have sold over 420 copies so far. Derived to Godmanchester Meadows reveals them in full use when I should be able to buy with vacant possession. A visit to Saint Neots town Council with Sally Guinee this evening to support Michael Pope. The first day of a national train strike at home and the execution of three protesting students in China are the main news items
A very hot and sticky night that left us struggling to get to sleep. Late to breakfast accordingly and then I had to do all of the Wednesday’s chores in the absence on this day of Pete, the gardener. These included watering the flower baskets and conservatory, back flushing the pond filter and feeding the fish. Diana got the Escort to the garage for a service and did some book transactions. We had orders for 18 copies from the libraries today which will see plenty of copies for reference and lending in local libraries. I worked out that we had sold some 421 copies so far, which is quite good for the first six weeks. This afternoon, I took a drive over to Godmanchester Meadows that I’m supposed to buy with vacant possession. However, there were about 50 to 60 cows in one field and another just been harvested for hay!
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On the warmest June day since 1976 with hot sunshine of burning intensity, I work inside on paperwork and create a St James’s Church historical leaflet for a very appreciative Reverend Peter Lewis before taking Debbie horse riding and attending a Leisure and Amenities Committee Meeting of the District Council. Double union trouble for the government, as the law lords allow a national dock strike from early July and the appeal courts allow a railway strike and there are rumours of Kenneth Baker taking over the party chairmanship. Russian cruise liner, the ‘Maxim Gorkiy’, hits an iceberg in the Arctic Ocean and a thousand passengers are rescued
A little late up again on a day that has been the warmest in June since 1976 in some places. More hot sunshine of almost burning intensity. At least we have a cheery wren to listen to in the garden as a pair are nesting in the coconut shell under my office balcony for the first time since I created the nesting place many years ago. This morning, I worked on some paperwork and, this afternoon, I created the St James’s Church leaflet for giving visitors information. The church will sell it for 25p and the Reverend Peter Lewis was very pleased when I took it round to show him. Tonight, I collected Debbie from her school, took her to Offord for her horse riding and then attended a Leisure and Amenities Committee Meeting of the District Council. The news today is of trouble for the government on the industrial front.
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A late start to hot and sunny day and then an urgent job in the conservatory as my rubber plant had fallen over. After a series of organising phone calls, I cleared up my office for a good and positive Democrat Committee meeting my house. Nationally, the Tories are critical of their party chairmanship as they lost 13 seats to Labour in the European elections such that an anti-Thatcher coalition will be in charge of the new European Parliament British Rail union members have won a legal battle and be able to strike, the government now plans to replace student grants with an educational loan system
Yet another hot and sunny day and, after a late night staying up to see the European Election results. It is amazing just how consistent the results were across the country and how such a national consensus can emerge. This morning, I was late to breakfast but at least I could eat my meal in peace after the children had gone to school. I had to do a support job in the conservatory – the rubber plant had outgrown its cane and fallen over! I cut the top shoot off to make it bush outside ways. I sorted out my office again this morning and stored the old election and book material for the loft to make the space.
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