The 1805 Dispatches #25.06 December 2025 7 of 10 VISIT TO STOREHOUSE No 10 On the Saturday morning of the Trafalgar Night Dinner in Portsmouth, and again on the next morning, Club member Nigel Linger (CPO RN Ret’d) arranged for groups to be shown around Storehouse No 10, within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Nigel is the Director and member of the Board of Trustees of Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust, which has a vast Archive collection of well over a million items, rescued and saved when it seemed that the historic dockyard would be lost to the nation in the 1980s. The tour and informal lecture were fascinating, and we were shown many treasures that are never on public display. There are mostly items that are from ‘behind the scenes’ as it were – the working side of the navy – and of less appeal to the lay observer, but of great interest to naval historians. It is hoped that this may become a regular treat to those members who can organise a group to attend. A full-length article with many pictures will appear in the next edition of The Kedge Anchor. Remember that there is a whole treasure trove here https://www.facebook.com/The1805Club/ And there is another whole treasure trove here https://www.instagram.com/the1805club GREAT LAKES STATION EIGHTH ANNUAL HMS PICKLE DINNER On November 8th, 2025, the gunroom of the HMS Psyche Canadian Maritime Heritage Society hosted its eighth annual Trafalgar Dinner. Guests included members of The 1805 Club, HMCS York Royal Canadian Naval Reserves, war of 1812 re-enactors portraying the officers and crew of HMS Psyche and HMS United, the brigade officers of the Crown Forces of North America, the 2nd Regiment of York Militia and the US Marines. The dinner was held at the Port Credit Yacht Club, the base of operations for the longboat and crew of HMS Psyche. The participants enjoyed a fine dinner. The toasts including the Immortal Memory and the Loyal Toast were made between the courses. The favourites are the seven daily naval toasts, made by different guests, with a personal story relating to the specific toast. The Saturday toast of wives and sweethearts took on a new meaning, when the toast master alluded to his latest sword in his collection, as his newest sweetheart. His wife, sitting beside him, knew of his paramour. The memory of Lord Nelson and those who fell with him shall never become shrouded by either the mist of time nor the fog of war.
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