2 of 7 December 2023 The 1805 Dispatches #23.06 THE 1805 CLUB TRAFALGAR NIGHT DINNER – 2023 Left: Portrait of Admiral Horatio, Lord Nelson, at his desk in HMS Victory. Right: Portrait of Admiral Horatio, Lord Nelson, No 2. Both by member Jessica Turgoose Members of the Top Table, L to R Adm Sir Jonathon Band, Lisa Krivoruchkina, Mary Montagu-Scott, Capt Penny Mordaunt MP RNR, Lady Band, Angela McCarthy, Stephanie Hayes, Dr Judy Pearson, Cdr Leigh Hayes RN, John McCarthy Jr, Capt John Rodgaard USN (Ret). As many readers will already know from first-hand experience, The 1805 Club had another very successful Trafalgar Night Dinner, this time on the very anniversary, 21 October 2023. This year fireworks were reintroduced, which were great fun and almost worked perfectly, any irregularities not being the fault of compere Chairman John Rodgaard, who handled the situation with his usual aplomb. Our very successful guest speaker was The Right Honourable Capt Penny Mordaunt, MP RNR, MP for Portsmouth North, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons. Chris Hobby, Chairman of MoSHRS, presented a generous cheque to Sir Jonathon for the Club, as seen below. This very special event, the highlight of our social year, is simultaneously a commemoration, a party, and a major fund-raiser for the Club. This year, as well as the now regular fun quiz and premium-quality raffle, it included ‘The Bookshop’, selling excellent second-hand books donated to the Club, and ‘The Art Shop’, selling by Silent Auction two unique signed and dated prints of original oil-on-canvas Nelson paintings by the talented artist and Club member Jessica Turgoose. Other prints of these fine paintings are EXCLUSIVELY available through the Club’s online Shop in our website www.1805club.org, with standard unsigned prints at £100.00, and limited edition signed and numbered prints at £185.00. (Photos thanks to Stephen Howarth and Bryan Gaggs)
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