I still made breakfast despite being exhausted from the last few days’ activities and was pleased to hear before school that Debbie came first in History in her school exams and Della had been given costume for the school play. After returning the cement mixer, I attended the HDC Planning meeting and managed to change certain of the wording of the plans so as to ensure that Little Paxton was considered as a separate settlement and not submerged within the affairs of St Neots.
Then to catch up with my journal and messages as the rain fell this afternoon and evening whilst noting that Heseltine was predicted to get sufficient votes for the Tory leadership election campaign to damage if not defeat Thatcher; the East/West summit in Paris agreed the final numbers of arms reductions for conventional armaments and a treaty was signed and US President Bush is seeking support for a further UN resolution to sanction the use of force to displace Sadam Hussein from Kuwait.
Freda, reported that Mum had gone home again after two weeks' stay and I asked her to get the accountants in to report on the first six months trading of her ownership of the Redgrave Stores.
To say that I was tired this morning would be a wonderful understatement. I have always had a talent for driving myself to the very limits of endurance physically and mentally and the last few days were no exception. I still got up fairly early and got showered, shaved and dressed so as to have breakfast with the girls. The news was that Debbie came first in History in her school exams and Della has been given her "cockerel" costume for the school play (albeit that it is missing one foot that needs replacement!). Once the girls had gone, I drove round to Cosy Corner to return the cement mixer and then got back to get changed for the Huntingdonshire District Council Planning Meeting.
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It was a meeting of the Planning Committee convened to consider the local plan for the district and I got there in good enough time to secure a parking place and a reasonable seat from which to watch proceedings. I had given notice to speak and managed to gain the acceptance of the committee to change certain of the wording of the plans so as to ensure that Little Paxton was considered as a separate settlement and not submerged within the affairs of St Neots. I stayed until lunchtime and enjoyed a nice pork chop in the council canteen and then left afterwards and got home in mid-afternoon. Diana and I sat and had afternoon tea and then I worked for the rest of the afternoon and the evening on my journal for these last few days and also to clear my desk from the invasive matters of post and telephone messages.
The news on this day was of the eve-of-poll forecasts for the Tory leadership election campaign the following day and it is becoming obvious to those whose eyes are open that Heseltine is going to get sufficient votes to damage if not defeat Thatcher. The East/West summit in Paris agreed the final numbers of arms reductions for conventional armaments and a treaty was signed. It seemed that US President Bush is seeking support for a further UN resolution to sanction the use of force to displace Sadam Hussein from Kuwait; even though Thatcher does not think that this would be necessary. His political antenna are demonstrably more sensitive than hers.
It was raining for much of the afternoon and evening and we were thus getting the water that the supply organisations have been needing. I heard from Freda, who reports that Mum had gone home again after two weeks' stay and I also asked her to get the accountants in to report on the first six months trading of her ownership of the Redgrave Stores.