Andrew Lambert gave a superb talk on The War of 1812, highlighting the action between the HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake, and the flower table decorations, generously arranged and provided by Kathy Clark, were simply stunning. While immensely enjoyable in their own right, occasions like the Trafalgar Dinner remind us of the conservation work we undertake and I congratulate the editors of the Kedge Anchor for the focus in this issue they have given to our conservation activity past, present and future. It has been a rewarding twenty years and the Council is keen to lay foundations that carry the Club forward into the next twenty years, in particular, fundraising. One fundraising idea we propose launching next year is a register of Top Men (or Women) who have agreed to raise £100 each year for the next five years for the Nile and Copenhagen Captains’ Memorial Project. Top men were sailors who worked on the highest sails, which gave them peer prestige. On completion of the task your name will be entered on the 'Nile and Copenhagen Roll of Honour', which will be produced as a special certificate for you to have at home. An electronic version will be located within the Club’s website. You will, therefore, be associated with both battles and the conservations for evermore. Your views on this idea will be very welcome, so please feel free to email me at < peterwarwick@compuserve.com >. Another essential component of The Nile and Copenhagen Captains’ Memorial is the requirement for a Conservation Officer to help Council to oversee the programme. A brief description of the sort of things this role is expected to involve is featured in the conservation section and we very much hope that it is something that will appeal to one of our existing members. You will also see a notice for the commemorative mug we have produced to celebrate the Club’s first twenty years conserving the memorials to Georgian naval heroes. It is an elegant design and has been manufactured by Aynsley, one of the oldest surviving potteries in this country, founded in 1775, when Nelson was invalided home from the East Indies suffering from Malaria. The mugs are a limited edition of 150 and are we believe very reasonably priced at £10.00 each, with two pounds per mug going to support the work of the Club. They also make excellent Christmas stocking fillers! With best wishes, including a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all, Peter Warwick Chairman The KEDGE ANCHOR is the newsletter of The 1805 Club. It is published three times a year (in March, July and November) and is distributed free to members. For information about the newsletter contact the North American editors: Randy and Dana Mafit at 1980 Sunrise Blvd., Eugene, Oregon 97405, USA, phone +1 541-343-1894, email: randym1805@aol.com ; or the UK editor Ken Flemming, 15 Southlands Drive, Leyland, Preston Lancs PR26 7SJ, UK , phone +44 (0)1772 433970, email: kenflemming@sky.com . UK Edition 2011 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE Membership subscription renewals for 2011 are due on January 1st. A renewal form was enclosed with the 2010 Trafalgar Chronicle. Your continued membership in the 1805 Club is very important to us—your participation and subscription support a variety of club activities including monument conservation/restoration, the organization and staging of commemorative events, and the publication of the Trafalgar Chronicle, the Kedge Anchor and other publications. We encourage you to renew your membership and hope that you continue to find it worthwhile. Again this year, we are inviting those of you who would like to make an additional contribution to the conservation work of the club (above and beyond your annual subscription) to include it with your dues. If you wish to donate for this purpose you should tick the appropriate box on the renewal form. You may designate any amount and your donation will be duly recorded. It may be listed on a conservation project in the future, unless you would prefer anonymity. The annual subscription is £35.00, with cheques made payable to “The 1805 Club.” For North American and Caribbean members the annual subscription is $70.00US (if paid before January 1st). After January 1st members need to send $70.00 + $30.00 conversion/draft fee for a total of $100.00. North American and Caribbean members should forward their checks in US dollars made payable to our North American Secretary, R. Burdett Mafit, at the address provided on the renewal form. The North American Secretary will convert all the checks into one sterling draft, thus saving the Club time and conversion charges. If you joined after 30th September 2010, or have already paid, please disregard this notice.
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