Thursday 2 June 1983
[Handwritten original lists an appointment that was apparently cancelled because of MT’s election tour. See THCR 2/7/3/50 for MT’s 1983 election tour
schedule for the day, including notes about the sites she’d be visiting.]
0815 Arrive Central Office
0830-0925 Briefing Meeting
0930-1000 Daily News Conference
1000-1020 Meeting with Chairman [Cecil Parkinson]
1020 Media Interviews
1045 Depart Central Office by car for Victoria Station
1100 Train to Gatwick Station
1200 Flight to East Midlands Airport [(Lunch on board)] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
1245 Arrive East Midlands Airport [To be met by: Candidates and supporters from Amber Valley, Bosworth, Broxtowe, Derby North and South, Erewash, Gedling,
Melton, Loughborough, Nottingham East, North and South, Rushcliffe and South Derbyshire] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
Join Campaign Coach
1300 Depart for Shepshed, The Bull Ring
1315 Arrive Shepshed [(N.W. Leicestershire Constituency)] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
Whistlestop [NOT TO BE PUBLICISED. To be met by: David Ashby (Candidate North west Leicestershire) & supporters] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
1320 Depart Shepshed for Leicester [As coaches pass through the Bosworth Constituency before reaching Leicester, Adam Butler’s supporters will be at the roadside to
let off blue balloons. NOT TO BE PUBLICISED] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
1345 Arrive Town Hall Square, Leicester [To be met by: Candidates for Leicester East, South and West & Supporters – NOT TO BE PUBLICISED] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
Open air meeting in Town Hall Square [Note: There will be an RAF Careers Display in the Town Hall Square at the same time featuring a Harrier] [THCR
2/7/3/50]
1405 Depart for T.W. Kempton Ltd., Burley's Way
1410 Arrive [To be met by: Mr. Neville Kempton, Joint Managing Director] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
Tour of knitwear factory. [Sample to be presented to Prime Minister] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
1440 Depart for Market Harborough
1505 Arrive for Whistlestop [NOT TO BE PUBLICISED. To be met by: John Farr, Candidate Harborough & Supporters] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
1510 Depart Market Harborough for Burton Latimer
1535 Arrive to visit Weetabix Ltd. [To be met by: Mr. Richard George, Chairman & Joint Managing Director, Mr. William George, President & Joint Managing Director,
and other senior Directors] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
Tour factory [principally new block where Weetabix is produced] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
1605 Depart for Pytchley
1610 Arrive Pytchley House [To be met by: Sir Gerald and Lady Glover, Candidates & supporters from Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Northampton North and South, and
Wellingborough – NOT TO BE PUBLICISED] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
1630 Take off from Pytchley by helicopter for Battersea
1715 Arrive Battersea Heliport [transfer to cars] [THCR 2/7/3/50]
1730 Arrive No. 10
2130 [Material from handwritten original of the 1983 appointment diary: [Beating Retreat].]
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