The Trafalgar Day Wreath Laying Ceremony in The Crypt of St Paul’s Cathedral, London at 11.00am
Thursday 21st October 2010

Members of the MSSC and The 1805 Club were invited to attend the St Paul’s Trafalgar Day Ceremony in memory of Admiral Lord Nelson. The event consisted of a short service and wreath laying at Nelson’s tomb by Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope KCB, ADC, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, The Marine Society and Sea Cadets, The Royal British Legion and The 1805 Club.
The ceremony started at 11.00am, followed by a brief wreath laying at Admiral Lord Collingwood’s tomb by members of the Collingwood family.

The Annual Trafalgar Dinner
Saturday 16th October 2010

The Annual Trafalgar Dinner was held once again at historic Newhouse, Salisbury. This year was extra special as it also celebrated The 1805 Club’s 20th anniversary.

The Guest of Honour was Rear Admiral David Steel MBE, and the evening lecture was by Professor Andrew Lambert.

Rededication of the tombs of Admiral Sir Thomas Bladen Capel and Admiral Sir Robert Otway, conserved by the Club at Kensal Green Cemetery, London
Saturday 10th July 2010

The Club recently conserved the tomb of Admiral Sir Thomas Capel, who served in HMS Vanguard under Nelson at the Nile and commanded HMS Phoebe at Trafalgar, and also that of Admiral Sir Robert Otway who was present to the ‘Battle of the Glorious First of June’ and commanded HMS London at Copenhagen. The Club Chaplain, the Reverend Peter Wadsworth, conducted rededication ceremonies at these tombs at this event.

The ceremonies were followed by a buffet reception with wine and some spiced rum, known as “Nelson’s Blood” obtained from the inn “The Lord Nelson” at Burnham Thorpe, Nelson’s birthplace. Following the Reception, those interested toured the cemetery, as many with naval connections are interred there.

Others interred at Kensal Green include Admiral Sir George Cockburn who conveyed Napoleon to St Helena in HMS Bellerophon, and who was also responsible for burning down the White House during the War of 1812 against the United States. Others include Sir William Beatty, Nelson’s surgeon at Trafalgar for whom the Club erected a memorial plaque several years ago, and Lady Jane Franklin, the wife of Sir John Franklin who commanded the expedition in HMS Erebus and Terror to discover the North West Passage, the ships being lost with all hands.

AGM, Members’ Day and Cecil Isaacson Memorial Lecture
Saturday 15th May 2010

The AGM, Members’ Day and Cecil Isaacson Memorial Lecture this year were held at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth.

Collingwood Bicentenary in Newcastle and the North East
Saturday 6th March 2010 – Sunday 7th March 2010

This was a major club event celebrating the life and contribution to the Georgian Navy made by Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood on the bicentenary of his death in 1810. Club member Mark Thorburn, together with Max Adams and great support from many local organizations arranged an absolutely splendid weekend.

Our thanks go to the Trinity House, Newcastle, Newcastle City Council, The Lord Mayor of Newcastle, St Nicholas Cathedral, HMS Calliope, Tyne and Wear Museums, Morpeth Town Council and many others for their enthusiastic co-operation and valuable input to this 1805 Club initiative.

You can read more about this wonderful event in our May issue of The Kedge Anchor.

Another detailed description with photographs of this major event is available at the Collingwood 2010 Festival website.

Other local links include the Journal Live.co.uk, Morpeth Herald and The Northern Echo with articles on the various services and events celebrating the life of Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood, together with photographs.