Mum – Bit better – stuffy. Mr A in – with fires on when I got in – very concerned that I felt better. Very busy. P broke up. P left for Germany with school orchestra at 6.30pm. Going Harwich – Hook of Holland. 2S.
Roger – Spent lunch-time playing cards. Patricia left for Germany at ½ past 6. I’ve got a bit of a cold so I’ve gone to bed. Had a meeting at break today at which Mr Cheeseman thanked us for taking part in the Crime Prevention Quiz. An important football match tonight. Norwich v Ipswich but I didn’t go due to my cold but will probably go to see Death Race 2000 tomorrow instead.
Notes
Mum’s Cold
Mum had a cold, see Chapter 116 but was feeling a bit better although she still felt “stuffy“. I also noted that I had a cold so did not go out in the evening but went to bed early.
Mum Worked for Mr Ashken and Mr Stephens
During this period, mum worked as part-time medical secretary for the private practice of two surgeons, Mr Ashken and Mr Stephens, see Chapter 121. This practice was based at 41 Newmarket Road. She worked all day on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and half day on Fridays. On this occasion, Mr Ashken (Mr A) was already in when she got there. He had put the fires on and was very concerned that mum was feeling better. Mum noted that it was very busy and underlined very to emphasise this.
Tricia Went to Germany with the School Orchestra
P refers to my older sister Tricia (Patricia). She had broken up from school. Her holidays were often different from ours as she was at a grant-aided private school and we were all at state schools, see Chapter 118.
At 6..30pm, she left to go to Germany with the High School orchestra, see Chapter 118. Mum noted that they were travelling via Harwich and the Hook of Holland.
Senokot
Mum noted taking two Senokot (S) presumably for constipation, see Chapter 116. Senokot is a senna-containing medicine for the treatment of constipation.
Playing Cards
At lunch-time, at school, I noted playing cards, see Chapter 118.
Crime Prevention Quiz
At break time, at school, I went to a meeting where Mr Cheeseman thanked us for taking part in the Crime Prevention Quiz, see Chapter 118.
This was an inter-school quiz and our school entered at least two teams. It appears that these quizzes may have started in 1974 as I found an article which referred to the fourth Norwich inter-schools’ crime prevention quiz taking place in 1977. Apparently that year, Bowthorpe beat CNS in the final. This year, one of our teams lost in the semi-final to Thorpe House who went on to win the competition.
Norwich v Ipswich
I noted that Norwich played Ipswich that night and I referred to it as an important football match, However, I did not go because I had a cold. Norwich won this game 1-0 with Martin Peters scoring the winning goal, see Chapter 123. That year, both teams were in the First Division with Ipswich finishing sixth and Norwich tenth.
Derby Win in Pictures
“Death Race 2000“
I noted that I was planning to go to see “Death Race 2000” the next day. This was a 1975 film directed by Paul Bartel and starring David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone, Louisa Montez and Don Steele. There was a remake in 2008. According to an advert, it was on at ABC1.
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