High tides and winds sent the tide crashing over the sea wall in Towyn again
High tides and winds sent the tide crashing over the sea wall in Towyn again

Wearing my St David's Day daffodil, on a cold and frosty morning, I worked at my desk this morning and then collected Helen Young and took her to Sally’ house to use the spare Apple Mac for village hall typing. This afternoon going with Di to take Debbie and Della for their riding lessons where Fiona was there and behaving in an accommodating manner for once.

This evening’s Little Paxton Parish Council Meeting which was quite a good-humoured affair. Arranging with Steve Bloom of Gransden about going to Norfolk in the morning. The government looked even more beleaguered over the Poll Tax. T

he Chinese will not recognise the latest British plan to give up to 50,000 Hong Kong families British Passports when they take over the colony in 1997. Nelson Mandela will address a concert crowd at Wembley next Easter Monday and the high tides and winds sent the tide crashing over the sea wall in Towyn again.

The first day of a new month and St David's Day when many more people than before (including me) were following the tradition of wearing a daffodil in their button-hole in recognition of this Welsh feast and Saint's day. This did not seem to be reflected in the weather as it was another very cold day. Diana was still suffering from her sore throat and stayed in this morning and I had plenty to do as well. I worked at my desk for most of the morning and then collected Helen Young and took her to Sally Guinee's house in St Neots to collect the spare Mac. I left her there to try the computer as I went on to the Doctor's surgery to get my foot dressed. I am hoping that the next visit there will be my last.

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I then dropped Helen off with the computer to let her try typing in her Village Hall Committee letters. Daniel came home in the afternoon and later I went with Diana to take Debbie and Della for their riding lessons. They both rode well and Fiona was there and behaving in an accommodating manner for once. Pity was that I had to lead Della around the school and the dust from the peat floor of the school got through my sock and on to my new dressing! After tea, I got my foot re-dressed and went to the Little Paxton Parish Council Meeting which was quite a good-humoured affair. It went well and finished at a reasonable time and I came home to telephone Steve Bloom of Gransden about going to Norfolk in the morning.

The weather seems reasonably calm, even if cold and frosty, which was good enough to plan the tow of his boat as previously discussed. To bed after making some preparations. The news is of the eventual victory of the England Test Cricket team (by 9 wickets) against the West Indies for the first time in 29 matches since 1974. Back home, the government looked even more beleaguered over the Poll Tax but are trying to mount a campaign to try and mend the damage. The Chinese are spurning the latest British plan to give up to 50,000 Hong Kong families British Passports and say that they will not recognise them when they take over the colony in 1997.

Nelson Mandela is coming to Wembley Stadium in England to address a concert crowd next Easter Monday. The high tides and winds sent the tide crashing over the sea wall in Towyn again, rendering to nought the frenetic efforts of the emergency workers who had been trying to re-build it. The banks are reporting greatly curtailed profits because of yet more Third World debt provisions.