Sir Anthony Grant with me at the Grove House opening, my former Head Office building in Little Paxton
Sir Anthony Grant with me at the Grove House opening, my former Head Office building in Little Paxton

After a book signing and dealing with the aftermath of Daniel missing his school bus, I heard from the Wroxham agent with a new proposal and then drove to Grove house for the official opening of the extension with Sir Anthony Grant with whom I am in a single mind opposing Nicholas Ridley’s ‘A45 village’ development.

A late start and then only just washed and shaved when the visitor called at 9am to get her book signed and dedicated to her husband for Father’s Day. Daniel had missed his bus whilst looking for his calculator, occupying Diana, and so I had to take Della to school. I had an hour or so to work and I received a call from the Wroxham agent with some new concessions including an offer to fund a new and independent valuation to settle the argument. Then I got ready and drove across the village to Grove House, where there was an official opening of the extension in a large company of guests to watch. MP Sir Anthony Grant officiated, and I was next in line of the dignitaries, although I avoided an unseemly rush for the press cameras. I spoke to Sir Anthony there and we had a meeting of minds on local development issues and the need to oppose the ‘A45 village’ proposal for Nicholas Ridley’s development