David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
Wiggly's car breakdowns dominated the day but gave us the opportunity to me the chance to watch the closing conference speech by Jim Wallace MP , the leader of the Liberal Democrats in Scotland, and to meet her brother.
Home early in the morning and very tired.
I got us up early again and we packed our things ready to leave after having an even lighter breakfast at the hotel.
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A further Glasgow conference day. The Albert Ingham award was being presented for the person organising the best Liberal Democrat campaign in the last year, for which I had been nominated by my local party. I am glad that I did not win it!
Another struggle to get up this morning as Wiggly seems to be getting more tired with each day that passes.
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A full Liberal Democrat Conference Day listening to Alan Beith and Paddy Ashdown, as I exchanged nods with the latter.
A short walk to the Rotunda and, between this and the conference hotel stood one of the large ship building cranes which had been renovated as a monument to the past ship building industry
Wiggly was again reluctant to wake up and so it was left to me to get us going so that we ended up struggling to make breakfast on time as usual.
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Recuperating at our hotel and spending the day at The Glasgow Conference Centre for day of speeches, conversations and fringe meetings.
After relaxing in the hotel together, it was back to the conference hotel by car for the fringe activities.
The British Film Industry was one topic and we were addressed by Michael Grade, Channel 4 Director. Later, we caught the end of ALDC meeting which Chris Rennard was addressing
We did not feel too bad today considering what we had been through the day before and even made breakfast in time for the 9.30am deadline.
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Driving to Glasgow for the Liberal Democrat Party Conference when Wiggly crashed the Discovery.
She then saved the day with her trusty membership of the RAC, whose long suffering staff first recovered the Discovery from the carriageway and then relayed it all the way back to Sawtry.
Then back home to collect Wiggly's Astra to resume a very tiring journey all the way up to Glasgow for a sound nights sleep in a nice room at the Ambassador Hotel in Kelvin Drive.
We were soon ready to get going having only to prepare ourselves and eat breakfast whilst Sam was enjoying his holiday in Wymondham.
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Further Redgrave work before watching Norwich City draw against Millwall before dropping Sam off for a holiday with Jim in Wymondham.
The drive back to Montagu St for the night, collecting Debbie from her Kimbolton School 6th form party.
Up early without needing the alarm to bring a tray of tea to Wiggly still sleeping on my bunk in the boat.
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