Awoken by a minor earthquake tremor centred in Peterborough in the early hours
Awoken by a minor earthquake tremor centred in Peterborough in the early hours

Awoken by a minor earthquake tremor centred in Peterborough in the early hours and then got back to some routine catching up with all of the mail, calls and faxes that had been unattended to during my absence.

Some progress with builders for Horning and then an HDC group meeting in the evening preparing for a full HDC Council on Wednesday. Late to bed after finding Debbie, and her visiting guest Jo, bouncing around in her bedroom with no intention of going to bed and so I had to settle them down

I was awoken at around 2.00am this morning without apparent explanation until I then heard on the radio that there had been a minor earthquake (of 3.1 on the Richter scale) based on Peterborough in the early hours. This is the second one we have had in the last few years and, though minor, when added to the drought effects on the clay, must be leading to house settlement and subsidence for many. I was slow to breakfast and then found a lot of mail to deal with and later a card to indicate that the postman also had a parcel that he could not deliver (though I do not feel that he made a very good attempt at raising anyone).

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I had compiled my action list last night and then launched into a welter of telephone calls and faxes to follow up all of the matters that had been left fallow these last two weeks. I was called by both Percy and David Rooney (the new LibDem S.W.Cambs Chairman) about work on local political affairs and I confirmed that I would not be attending this afternoon's campaign meeting, though would be at this evening's one. This desk work continued all day and ended with me communicating with the builders likely to be able to take on the work to Heronshaw. Then off to the meeting of my HDC Group this evening. No sign of Michael, Ross or John Roscoe but a good meeting for the rest of us, preparing for the full meeting of council on Wednesday. I wore my nose dressing for the evening; the first time I had been out on a very cold evening. Home late to find Diana already in bed and then stayed up a while to watch TV before turning in, needing the electric blanket on full to warm up my feet. I also found Debbie, and her visiting guest Jo, bouncing around in her bedroom with no intention of going to bed and so I had to settle them down - to protect the ceiling decoration if not from them injuring themselves!