David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
September 1995 - A mild and damp month, wet and muddy for walking my dog Sam but one where he was second fiddle to me living in my new relationship with my passionate Wiggly.
With her, we had received the ‘All Clear’ from Dr Edgar at our important clinic appointments.
She had a doubly emotional automobile month having her own old Astra car damaged with hooliganism and breakdowns and then crashing my own Discovery.
Wiggly combined her new role as St Neots Town Councillor with helping me at Redgrave and still enjoying her amateur dramatics, winning her preferred role as Fatima in Sinbad.
Lots of film, theatre and meal outings followed as well as river trips in my boat.
We drove to Glasgow for the Liberal Democrat Party Conference heard Michael Grade, the Channel 4 Director, Jim Wallace MP, the leader of the Liberal Democrats in Scotland and met Paddy Ashdown again.
I was still missing the girls but meeting up with them and Daniel whilst attending the pond filters at The Hayling View.
Debbie from her Kimbolton School 6th form party and Della starting the main school.
This month was all about Redgrave too, where we greeted Sarah Francis on her first day as the shop manager.
We completed the Spar forms together and made our decision to go with them as our wholesaler and meetings followed thick and fast.
I briefed local councillors in a private briefing and then addressing a meeting of Redgrave Parish council with some 50 or so local residents present enlisting their support for the revamped shop, ordering £13,500 worth of equipment for a revamp and starting newspaper deliveries.
I met representatives from Post Office Counters who had come to interview me successfully for the job of sub-postmaster.
This month, there was a strong NATO air attack on the Bosnian Serb artillery positions with planes from the US, UK and France taking part with one French plane shot down
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Albert Jojuan Belle (born August 25, 1966), formerly known as Joey Belle was an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1989 to 2000, most notably for the Cleveland Indians
As a Cleveland Indians outfielder ,Albert Belle achieved a remarkable milestone by hitting his 50th home run of the season, solidifying his status as one of the most powerful hitters of the mid-1990s.
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Sony released its revolutionary PlayStation gaming console in Europe, following its earlier US launch on September 9.
This release marked a significant moment in video game history, introducing a powerful new platform that would transform the gaming industry.
It had been released in Japan on 3 December 1994, followed by North America on 9 September 1995, and then Europe on 29 September 1995, and other regions following thereafter. As a fifth-generation console, the PlayStation primarily competed with the Nintendo 64 and the Sega Saturn.
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Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) signed the Oslo II Accords, also known as the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip or the Taba Agreement.
This historic diplomatic agreement divided Gaza and West Bank into three administrative areas, granting limited Palestinian self-governance and calling for the first Palestinian elections.
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On this day, mercenaries led by French mercenary Bob Denard staged a coup in the Comoros, successfully capturing President Said Mohammed Djohar.
The local army offered no resistance during the takeover, marking a significant political disruption in the island nation's governance.
Born on 22 August in 1918 in Majunga, Madagascar, Djohar was the half brother of socialist Comorian president Ali Soilih, who had been brought to power in a coup d'état organised by Bob Denard. Djohar was minister of public service, labour, youth and sports in 1960s. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies from June to October 1972.
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The landmark trial against former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti began in Rome, with serious allegations of his alleged connections to organized crime.
This high-profile legal proceeding would become a significant moment in Italy's ongoing struggle against Mafia influence in political circles.
The dominant political figure of post-World War II Italy, Giulio Andreotti, went on trial , accused of having links with the Mafia and, through it, to an array of crimes including extortion, misuse of power, obstruction of justice and murder.
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