Thursday 30 August 2018 announcement

On Thursday 30 August, I hope to announce:

Definite confirmation of the first athletics event I attended - that started the whole experience off - at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, in 1984;
Hopefully, confirmation of which two athletics events I attended as a spectator at the same venue in 1985, and which year the Loughborough v AAA U23s event I considered attending either in 1986 or 1987.


UPDATE 8 August:
I've scanned all four requested volumes of The News and Sports Mail, 1 April-30 September 1984.
I've identified the first event I attended based on advance published information and will photograph the articles and the bound volume in the next day or so.
UPDATE 9 August:
Ordered entire 1986 and 1987 volumes of Athletics Weekly for consultation on Monday 13th to identify advance information, dates of events and results of Loughborough v AAA U23s competitions for those years.
I photographed newspaper articles for the 1984 event that I attended and will upload them onto my home laptop tonight to check if they appeared OK.
UPDATE 13 August:
Completed photography of articles published in 1984 and cover of bound volume to my satisfaction. Only the first six issues (January-February) of Athletics Weekly for 1986 and 1987 arrived for me to check, so returned straight away; re-submitted request to consult issues from May to July inclusive for each year.
UPDATE 17 August:
Identified most likely Loughborough v AAA U23s event from Athletics Weekly that I considered attending.
Today, requested four volumes of The News and Sports Mail, 1 April-30 September 1985, for consultation from Tuesday 21st, to identify which two athletics events I attended that year at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth.
UPDATE 20 August:
All four volumes of The News/Sports Mail arrived sooner than anticipated, I've already scanned the first volume, 1 April-15 May 1985. Both events which I attended may take longer to identify this time round.
UPDATE 23 August:
I've identified one of the 1985 events that I attended, but hampered by incomplete results reported in the paper for a competitor I remember in order to identify the other event, so I'll have to call up Athletics Weekly for May-July 1985. Will photograph news reports of my confirmed event in the next day or so.
UPDATE 24 August:
All The News/Sports Mail articles I wanted for my records successfully photographed, all volumes now returned to store. I've requested issues of Athletics Weekly for May-July 1985 for 29th August. I may be on the cusp of remembering the other event which I attended in 1985.
UPDATE 28 August:
Today the requested Athletics Weekly issues arrived, they were consulted, details noted and immediately returned back to store. By a process of elimination and putting on my thinking cap I now know the other event which I attended in 1985.
Now it's ready to roll for the 30th!