The sea, O, the sea Magical and elegant to some yet, Dull and life-shattering to others Oh, it sounds victorious Makes you feel a winner, Or terrible it may be And makes you quiver. The sea, O, the sea A glistening light for eternity How wonderful the sea can be Or is it just horrible A realm of horror It might be the brightest pearl Or just a murky swirl. Equally exciting was the desire for more information about Nelson and his death, the ships, weapons, and crew (‘because I found it really interesting’), the Battle of Trafalgar, who the French and Spanish were that Nelson fought against and how much Nelson’s tactics helped advance sea battles. The next step is to arrange three more similar workshops in other regions, which will give the Club credibility to apply for specific funding to roll out a host of Wooden Walls whole class-mixed ability workshops across the country. This is where the website development also comes in, since it will soon include an animation of Nelson’s life and be a shop window for the work of the students attending The Wooden World workshops. The educational programme as a whole is being dedicated as a memorial to the 1805 Club’s first President, Lily McCarthy. This year’s Members’ Day and Annual General Meeting takes place on Saturday, 5 May. Anthony Cross, after ten years dedicated and superb service as co-editor of the Trafalgar Chronicle, is stepping down from the Council. He has been a splendid editor and officer and we shall naturally miss him. However, he intends to continue to give his active support to the Club, most notably by writing for the Chronicle rather than editing it. We offer him a huge thank you and at the same time recognize the enormous contribution made by Huw Lewis-Jones who will continue as Editor. We can all look forward to another stunning edition of the Trafalgar Chronicle later this year. We have had fewer events during the past twelve months, which is highlighted by the exceptional number we managed to arrange in 2010! However, the future is bright as we plan a range of events to add to our flagships: The Members’ Day on Saturday, 5 May at Greenwich and The Trafalgar Dinner on Saturday, 20 October, again at historic Newhouse. In the immediate pipeline are special visits to The Old Admiralty, Whitehall, The House of Lords and Commons, the home of Earl Howe at Penn House, Amersham, a Study Day in partnership with The World Monuments Fund at St Paul’s Cathedral in September, and a joint event with the Royal Navy at Dartmouth Royal Naval College, including a lecture on Naval Leadership by Michael Duffy. The various dates will be announced soonest. With all good wishes, Peter Warwick REMINDER / FINAL NOTICE 2012 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE Membership subscription renewals for 2012 were due on January 1st. 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.
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