The 1805 Dispatches #25.06 December 2025 8 of 10 EVENTS DIARY DATE EVENT TITLE EVENT DESCRIPTION CLUB LEAD Sat 8 Mar 300th birthday of Admiral of the Fleet Earl Howe Lecture & Lunch (Times & Venue TBC) Stephen Howarth The Earl Howe Sat 9 May The 1805 Club AGM Army & Navy Club (The Rag), Pall Mall, London, 1000-1530 Stephen Howarth Mon 1 Jun Glorious First of June Annual commemoration and lunch for the Glorious First of June, Langar, Nottinghamshire, 1200-1500 Stephen Howarth Sat 25 Jul Visit to the former Royal Hospital, Haslar Private Visit to the former Royal Hospital, Haslar, Hampshire Stephen Howarth and Mark Trasler MBE, Chairman, Haslar Heritage Group (and Club member) Sun 26 Jul Visit to Buckler's Hard, Bealieu Visit to Buckler's Hard, Bealieu, Hampshire, with river trip, personal updates on the archaeology and guided tour by Mary Montagu-Scott, 1000-1700 Stephen Howarth and Mary Montagu-Scott DL, Director, Buckler's Hard Maritime Museum (and Club member) Wed 19 Aug The George Forbes project Unveiling and completion of the George Forbes project, Logie Coldstone kirkyard, Aberdeenshire Stephen Howarth 21 Oct Annual Wreath-laying at Nelson's Tomb Annual Wreath-laying at Nelson's Tomb, St Paul's Cathedral 1100-1200 Stephen Howarth Sat 24 Oct Trafalgar Night Dinner HMS NELSON WARDROOM, Portsmouth, 1800-2230+ Stephen Howarth TBD Visit to Sutton Hoo Ship’s Company Visit to Woodbridge Riverside Complex. Four venues. TBD The sharp-eyed among you may have noticed that the Club Lead for every one of the events in the UK is Honorary Club Secretary Stephen Howarth. You will know that ‘Honorary’ means the job is entirely voluntary, and your Editor respectfully suggests that it is too much to expect one person to bear the total load of organising events. The 1805 Club is widespread, and would welcome any suggestions for relevant local events that could be of interest to other local members, and that could be organised by those local members. The Club would be happy to assist, and to publicise, any such events. CONGRESS FOR THE NAVAL ORDER OF THE US IN PHILADELPHIA Five US 1805 Club members, on 16-18 October 2025, attended the annual Congress for the Naval Order of the US in Philadelphia. Here they are on the final evening at the Distinguished Sea Service Awards dinner: L-R - John Rodgaard, Ralph Day, Judy Pearson, Phil Puckett, and John Cupschalk (seated). The Congress consisted of visits to historic ships, award ceremonies, and lectures on naval history.
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