A day started with me completing negotiations with Derek Holley who had to agree to my draft of his apology to be published in the local paper. Then a successful afternoon canvassing the council house bungalows in Buckden on behalf Percy before returning to help Michael re-erect some of his Paxton signs. Off to the Village Hall early this evening to set up my projector and my talk went very well as I sold some 80 of the 100 books.
This was a very full day and a wet once later as it poured with rain all afternoon and evening. The first part of it was taking up with a succession of phone calls and facsimiles to and from Derek Holley who eventually agreed to the form of words we proposed, and we should now see an apology in this week’s Hunts Post paper. Later, I drove over to Buckden to help Percy canvass the council house bungalows, where the results were quite good. This afternoon, I helped Michael Pope get some of his Paxton signs back up and then got out my slide projector to try it out for my evening talk. After tea, I changed and showered and there was then a visit from PC Smith of Offord to see me and Michael about the local recent weekend vandalism. A real ‘Mr Plod’ of limited intellect and capabilities which was quite depressing. Then, off to the village hall where I set up my projector, laid out the books and prepared my talk to an open meeting of the Women’s Institute and Little Paxton Village on The History of Little Paxton. There was over 100 people there and 80 of my books were sold. My talk went down very well and those present had an enjoyable evening and thanked me afterwards. Home by 10pm, but it was nearly midnight again before I had finished my diary, relaxed and could get to bed.